महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-63, verse-24

मूले मूलफलं दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यः समाहितः ।
पितॄन्प्रीणयते चापि गतिमिष्टां च गच्छति ॥२४॥

24. mūle mūlaphalaṁ dattvā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ samāhitaḥ ,
pitṝnprīṇayate cāpi gatimiṣṭāṁ ca gacchati.

24. mūle mūla-phalam dattvā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ samāhitaḥ
| pitṝn prīṇayate ca api gatim iṣṭām ca gacchati

24. A man, composed and attentive, who gives root vegetables to Brahmins during the Mūla nakshatra, also pleases his ancestors (pitṛs) and attains a desired destination.

Words meanings summery:

• मूले (mūle) - during the Mūla nakshatra (lunar mansion) (in Mūla)

• मूल-फलम् (mūla-phalam) - root fruit, tuber, root vegetable

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, attentive, tranquil

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers

• प्रीणयते (prīṇayate) - pleases, satisfies, delights

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• गतिम् (gatim) - path, destination, state

• इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - desired, wished for

• च (ca) - and

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches

Words meanings and morphology

मूले (mūle) - during the Mūla nakshatra (lunar mansion) (in Mūla)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, basis; name of a lunar mansion (nakshatra)

मूल-फलम् (mūla-phalam) - root fruit, tuber, root vegetable

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mūlaphala

mūlaphala - root fruit, tuber, root vegetable

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūla+phala)

• mūla – root, origin, basis
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'dattvā'.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √dā 'to give' + -tvā suffix.

Root: dā (class 3)

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, belonging to Brahmins, related to Brahman

Root: bṛh

Note: Recipient of the donation.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, attentive, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - collected, composed, attentive, absorbed in meditation, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

From sam-ā-√dhā 'to place together, compose'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers (collectively pitṛs), progenitor

Note: Object of 'prīṇayate'.

प्रीणयते (prīṇayate) - pleases, satisfies, delights

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prīṇayate

Causative of √prī

Causative form (ṇic) of √prī 'to please' (9th class), used in the middle (ātmanepada) voice.

Root: prī (class 9)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with 'ca' for emphasis.

गतिम् (gatim) - path, destination, state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, destination, state, liberation

From √gam 'to go'.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gacchati'.

इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - desired, wished for

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished for, beloved, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

From √iṣ 'to wish, desire' or √yaj 'to worship'. Here, 'desired'.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gacchati

From √gam 'to go' (1st class, parasmaipada).

Root: gam (class 1)