महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-62, verse-28

ब्राह्मणो हि महद्भूतं क्षेत्रं चरति पादवत् ।
उप्यते तत्र यद्बीजं तद्धि पुण्यफलं महत् ॥२८॥

28. brāhmaṇo hi mahadbhūtaṁ kṣetraṁ carati pādavat ,
upyate tatra yadbījaṁ taddhi puṇyaphalaṁ mahat.

28. brāhmaṇaḥ hi mahat bhūtam kṣetram carati pādavāt
upyate tatra yat bījam tat hi puṇyaphalam mahat

28. hi brāhmaṇaḥ pādavāt mahat bhūtam kṣetram carati
tatra yat bījam upyate tat hi mahat puṇyaphalam

28. Indeed, a brahmin (brāhmaṇa) is like a vast field (kṣetra) that moves about on feet. Whatever seed is sown in that field (referring to the offerings made to a brahmin), that indeed yields a great fruit of merit (puṇya-phala).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin (brāhmaṇa), a priestly person

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - being, creature, element

• क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field, ground, domain

• चरति (carati) - moves, walks, wanders, acts

• पादवत् (pādavat) - moving like one with feet (like having feet, footed)

• उप्यते (upyate) - is sown, is planted

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin

• तत् (tat) - that

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• पुण्यफलम् (puṇyaphalam) - fruit of merit, reward for virtuous acts

• महत् (mahat) - great, vast, immense

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin (brāhmaṇa), a priestly person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, related to brahman

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important

भूतम् (bhūtam) - being, creature, element

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field, ground, domain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, ground, land, sacred place, body

चरति (carati) - moves, walks, wanders, acts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

पादवत् (pādavat) - moving like one with feet (like having feet, footed)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'pāda' (foot) with 'vat' suffix, functioning as an adverb.

उप्यते (upyate) - is sown, is planted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vap

Root: vap (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, whatever

बीजम् (bījam) - seed, origin

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

पुण्यफलम् (puṇyaphalam) - fruit of merit, reward for virtuous acts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇyaphala

puṇyaphala - fruit of merit, reward for virtue, result of good deeds

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṇya+phala)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, auspicious
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

महत् (mahat) - great, vast, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive, important