महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-61, verse-44

यथा बीजानि रोहन्ति प्रकीर्णानि महीतले ।
तथा कामाः प्ररोहन्ति भूमिदानसमार्जिताः ॥४४॥

44. yathā bījāni rohanti prakīrṇāni mahītale ,
tathā kāmāḥ prarohanti bhūmidānasamārjitāḥ.

44. yathā bījāni rohanti prakīrṇāni mahītale
tathā kāmāḥ prarohanti bhūmidānasamārjitāḥ

44. yathā prakīrṇāni bījāni mahītale rohanti,
tathā bhūmidānasamārjitāḥ kāmāḥ prarohanti.

44. Just as seeds, when scattered upon the earth's surface, sprout and grow, so too do the desires that are acquired through the gift of land (bhūmidāna) flourish.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• बीजानि (bījāni) - seeds (seeds, germ, origin)

• रोहन्ति (rohanti) - they sprout and grow (they grow, they sprout, they ascend)

• प्रकीर्णानि (prakīrṇāni) - scattered (scattered, strewn, spread out)

• महीतले (mahītale) - upon the earth's surface (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

• कामाः (kāmāḥ) - desires (desires, wishes, pleasures)

• प्ररोहन्ति (prarohanti) - they flourish (they grow, they flourish, they sprout, they increase)

• भूमिदानसमार्जिताः (bhūmidānasamārjitāḥ) - acquired through the gift of land (bhūmidāna) (acquired by the gift of land, earned through land donation)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

बीजानि (bījāni) - seeds (seeds, germ, origin)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

Note: Subject of rohanti.

रोहन्ति (rohanti) - they sprout and grow (they grow, they sprout, they ascend)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ruh

present active

Present active 3rd person plural, Class 1 verb (ruhati).

Root: ruh (class 1)

प्रकीर्णानि (prakīrṇāni) - scattered (scattered, strewn, spread out)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prakīrṇa

prakīrṇa - scattered, strewn, spread out

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ (to scatter) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies bījāni.

महीतले (mahītale) - upon the earth's surface (on the surface of the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound of mahī (earth) and tala (surface, plane).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with yathā.

कामाः (kāmāḥ) - desires (desires, wishes, pleasures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, pleasure, love

From root kam (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Subject of prarohanti.

प्ररोहन्ति (prarohanti) - they flourish (they grow, they flourish, they sprout, they increase)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ruh

present active

Present active 3rd person plural, Class 1 verb, with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: ruh (class 1)

भूमिदानसमार्जिताः (bhūmidānasamārjitāḥ) - acquired through the gift of land (bhūmidāna) (acquired by the gift of land, earned through land donation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūmidānasamārjita

bhūmidānasamārjita - acquired by the gift of land

Compound: bhūmi (land) + dāna (gift) + samārjita (acquired).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+dāna+samārjita)

• bhūmi – earth, land, soil
  noun (feminine)
• dāna – giving, gift, donation
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)
• samārjita – acquired, gained, earned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṛj (to procure) with prefixes sam- and ā-.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: ṛj (class 1)

Note: Modifies kāmāḥ. The compound as a whole is in the nominative plural masculine.