महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-62, verse-42
प्राणान्ददाति भूतानां तेजश्च भरतर्षभ ।
गृहमभ्यागतायाशु यो दद्यादन्नमर्थिने ॥४२॥
गृहमभ्यागतायाशु यो दद्यादन्नमर्थिने ॥४२॥
42. prāṇāndadāti bhūtānāṁ tejaśca bharatarṣabha ,
gṛhamabhyāgatāyāśu yo dadyādannamarthine.
gṛhamabhyāgatāyāśu yo dadyādannamarthine.
42.
prāṇān dadāti bhūtānām tejaḥ ca bharatarṣabha
gṛham abhyāgatāya āśu yaḥ dadyāt annam arthine
gṛham abhyāgatāya āśu yaḥ dadyāt annam arthine
42.
bharatarṣabha yaḥ gṛham abhyāgatāya arthine āśu
annam dadyāt bhūtānām prāṇān ca tejaḥ ca dadāti
annam dadyāt bhūtānām prāṇān ca tejaḥ ca dadāti
42.
O best among the Bharatas, whoever quickly offers food to a needy person who has come to their home, bestows life and vital energy upon all beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life (lives, breaths, vital airs)
- ददाति (dadāti) - bestows (gives, grants, bestows)
- भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - upon all beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)
- तेजः (tejaḥ) - vital energy (light, splendor, energy, vital power, fiery energy)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
- गृहम् (gṛham) - home (house, home, dwelling)
- अभ्यागताय (abhyāgatāya) - to a guest who has come (to one who has arrived, to a guest)
- आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)
- यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)
- दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should offer (should give, may give, might give)
- अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain, sustenance)
- अर्थिने (arthine) - to a needy person (to one who seeks, to a petitioner, to a needy person)
Words meanings and morphology
प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life (lives, breaths, vital airs)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa
prāṇa - breath, life, vital air
From root 'an' (to breathe) with prefix 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2)
ददाति (dadāti) - bestows (gives, grants, bestows)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (Lat) of dā
Present active, 3rd person singular, from root 'dā' (class 3, reduplicated)
Root: dā (class 3)
भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - upon all beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, existing thing
Past Passive Participle
From root 'bhū' (to be) + ktapratyaya
Root: bhū (class 1)
तेजः (tejaḥ) - vital energy (light, splendor, energy, vital power, fiery energy)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - light, splendor, energy, vital power, fiery energy
Root: tij (class 6)
Note: Contextually accusative, parallel to 'prāṇān'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of a king
proper noun (masculine)
Root: bhṛ (class 1) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, pre-eminent
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
गृहम् (gṛham) - home (house, home, dwelling)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
Root: gṛh (class 7)
Note: Indicates destination.
अभ्यागताय (abhyāgatāya) - to a guest who has come (to one who has arrived, to a guest)
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of abhyāgata
abhyāgata - one who has arrived, guest
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gam' (to go) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ā'
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'arthine'.
आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should offer (should give, may give, might give)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (Liṅ) of dā
Optative active, 3rd person singular, from root 'dā' (class 3)
Root: dā (class 3)
अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain, sustenance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain, sustenance
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'ad' (to eat) + ktapratyaya
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Object of 'dadyāt'.
अर्थिने (arthine) - to a needy person (to one who seeks, to a petitioner, to a needy person)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of arthin
arthin - one who seeks, petitioner, needy, suppliant
From 'artha' (purpose, wealth) + suffix 'in'
Note: The recipient of the food.