महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-62, verse-14
यो दद्यादपरिक्लिष्टमन्नमध्वनि वर्तते ।
श्रान्तायादृष्टपूर्वाय स महद्धर्ममाप्नुयात् ॥१४॥
श्रान्तायादृष्टपूर्वाय स महद्धर्ममाप्नुयात् ॥१४॥
14. yo dadyādaparikliṣṭamannamadhvani vartate ,
śrāntāyādṛṣṭapūrvāya sa mahaddharmamāpnuyāt.
śrāntāyādṛṣṭapūrvāya sa mahaddharmamāpnuyāt.
14.
yaḥ dadyāt aparikliṣṭam annam adhvani vartate
śrāntāya adṛṣṭapūrvāya saḥ mahat dharmam āpnuyāt
śrāntāya adṛṣṭapūrvāya saḥ mahat dharmam āpnuyāt
14.
yaḥ adhvani vartate,
śrāntāya adṛṣṭapūrvāya aparikliṣṭam annam dadyāt,
saḥ mahat dharmam āpnuyāt.
śrāntāya adṛṣṭapūrvāya aparikliṣṭam annam dadyāt,
saḥ mahat dharmam āpnuyāt.
14.
Whoever gives untainted food to a tired stranger encountered on a journey, that person obtains great spiritual merit (dharma).
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give, would give
- अपरिक्लिष्टम् (aparikliṣṭam) - untainted, pure (untainted, unblemished, pure, not distressed)
- अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance
- अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the path, on the road, on a journey
- वर्तते (vartate) - is, exists, happens, turns, is present
- श्रान्ताय (śrāntāya) - to a tired one, to one who is weary
- अदृष्टपूर्वाय (adṛṣṭapūrvāya) - to one not seen before, to a stranger
- सः (saḥ) - he, that person
- महत् (mahat) - great, large, important
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - spiritual merit (merit, righteousness, virtuous action)
- आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - should obtain, would obtain
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give, would give
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
अपरिक्लिष्टम् (aparikliṣṭam) - untainted, pure (untainted, unblemished, pure, not distressed)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aparikliṣṭa
aparikliṣṭa - untainted, unblemished, pure, not distressed
Past Passive Participle
formed with privative prefix 'a' and ppp of kliś
Prefix: a
Root: kliś (class 9)
अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, boiled rice, sustenance
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'ad' (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the path, on the road, on a journey
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of adhvan
adhvan - path, road, journey
वर्तते (vartate) - is, exists, happens, turns, is present
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
श्रान्ताय (śrāntāya) - to a tired one, to one who is weary
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of śrānta
śrānta - tired, weary, exhausted
Past Passive Participle
Root: śram (class 4)
अदृष्टपूर्वाय (adṛṣṭapūrvāya) - to one not seen before, to a stranger
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of adṛṣṭapūrva
adṛṣṭapūrva - not seen before, unprecedented, a stranger
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dṛṣṭa+pūrva)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
privative prefix - dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: dṛś (class 1) - pūrva – before, formerly
adjective
सः (saḥ) - he, that person
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
महत् (mahat) - great, large, important
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important, immense
धर्मम् (dharmam) - spiritual merit (merit, righteousness, virtuous action)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - spiritual merit, righteousness, moral duty, natural law, intrinsic nature
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - should obtain, would obtain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of āp
Root: āp (class 5)