महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-62, verse-27
अन्नं हि दत्त्वातिथये ब्राह्मणाय यथाविधि ।
प्रदाता सुखमाप्नोति देवैश्चाप्यभिपूज्यते ॥२७॥
प्रदाता सुखमाप्नोति देवैश्चाप्यभिपूज्यते ॥२७॥
27. annaṁ hi dattvātithaye brāhmaṇāya yathāvidhi ,
pradātā sukhamāpnoti devaiścāpyabhipūjyate.
pradātā sukhamāpnoti devaiścāpyabhipūjyate.
27.
annam hi dattvā atithaye brāhmaṇāya yathāvidhi
pradātā sukham āpnoti devaiḥ ca api abhipūjyate
pradātā sukham āpnoti devaiḥ ca api abhipūjyate
27.
hi yathāvidhi atithaye brāhmaṇāya annam dattvā
pradātā sukham āpnoti ca api devaiḥ abhipūjyate
pradātā sukham āpnoti ca api devaiḥ abhipūjyate
27.
Indeed, by offering food to a guest (atithi) and a brahmin (brāhmaṇa) in the prescribed manner, the giver attains great happiness and is also worshipped by the gods.
Words meanings summery:
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- अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain, meal
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely
- दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given
- अतिथये (atithaye) - to a guest
- ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a brahmin (brāhmaṇa)
- यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule/rite, in the prescribed manner
- प्रदाता (pradātā) - giver, bestower
- सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, pleasure
- आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches
- देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- अभिपूज्यते (abhipūjyate) - is worshipped, is honored
Words meanings and morphology
अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain, meal
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain, cooked rice, meal
हि (hi) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed with 'ktvā' suffix.
Root: dā (class 3)
अतिथये (atithaye) - to a guest
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of atithi
atithi - guest, stranger, one who comes without fixed date
ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a brahmin (brāhmaṇa)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule/rite, in the prescribed manner
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)
- yathā – as, just as, according to
indeclinable - vidhi – rule, ordinance, method, rite
noun (masculine)
प्रदाता (pradātā) - giver, bestower
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pradātṛ
pradātṛ - giver, bestower, donor
Agent noun
Derived from root 'dā' with prefix 'pra' using 'tṛc' suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, pleasure
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, comfort
आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, obtains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of āp
Root: āp (class 5)
देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
अभिपूज्यते (abhipūjyate) - is worshipped, is honored
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of pūj
Prefix: abhi
Root: pūj (class 10)