महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-30

क्षेत्रभूमिं ददल्लोके पुत्र श्रियमवाप्नुयात् ।
रत्नभूमिं प्रदत्त्वा तु कुलवंशं विवर्धयेत् ॥३०॥

30. kṣetrabhūmiṁ dadalloke putra śriyamavāpnuyāt ,
ratnabhūmiṁ pradattvā tu kulavaṁśaṁ vivardhayet.

30. kṣetrabhūmiṃ dadat loke putra śriyaṃ avāpnuyāt
ratnabhūmiṃ pradattvā tu kulavaṃśaṃ vivardhayet

30. putra loke kṣetrabhūmiṃ dadat śriyam avāpnuyāt
tu ratnabhūmiṃ pradattvā kulavaṃśaṃ vivardhayet

30. O son, a person who gives agricultural land in the world will attain prosperity. But by giving jewel-bearing land, one should surely cause the family lineage to flourish.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षेत्रभूमिं (kṣetrabhūmiṁ) - field-land, agricultural land

• ददत् (dadat) - giving, bestowing

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in this world

• पुत्र (putra) - vocative, addressing a son (O son)

• श्रियं (śriyaṁ) - material and spiritual prosperity (prosperity, wealth, glory)

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may attain, should attain, will obtain

• रत्नभूमिं (ratnabhūmiṁ) - jewel-land, land rich in gems

• प्रदत्त्वा (pradattvā) - having given, by giving

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• कुलवंशं (kulavaṁśaṁ) - family lineage, clan succession

• विवर्धयेत् (vivardhayet) - should increase, should develop, should cause to flourish

Words meanings and morphology

क्षेत्रभूमिं (kṣetrabhūmiṁ) - field-land, agricultural land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṣetrabhūmi

kṣetrabhūmi - cultivated land, field, plot of ground

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣetra+bhūmi)

• kṣetra – field, land, territory, sacred place
  noun (neuter)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of dadat.

ददत् (dadat) - giving, bestowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dadat

dadat - giving, bestowing

Present Active Participle

From root dā (to give) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: dā (class 3)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in this world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common practice

पुत्र (putra) - vocative, addressing a son (O son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

श्रियं (śriyaṁ) - material and spiritual prosperity (prosperity, wealth, glory)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, fortune, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Object of avāpnuyāt.

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may attain, should attain, will obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of ava + āp

Optative Mood

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix ava. 5th conjugation, parasmaipada.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

रत्नभूमिं (ratnabhūmiṁ) - jewel-land, land rich in gems

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ratnabhūmi

ratnabhūmi - land containing jewels/gems, gem-bearing land

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratna+bhūmi)

• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of pradattvā.

प्रदत्त्वा (pradattvā) - having given, by giving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root dā (to give) with prefix pra and suffix ktvā.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कुलवंशं (kulavaṁśaṁ) - family lineage, clan succession

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kulavaṃśa

kulavaṁśa - family lineage, race, succession of a family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+vaṃśa)

• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)
• vaṃśa – bamboo, lineage, race, family, pedigree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of vivardhayet.

विवर्धयेत् (vivardhayet) - should increase, should develop, should cause to flourish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vi + vṛdh

Causative Optative Mood

From root vṛdh (to grow) with prefix vi and causative suffix ṇic, 10th class equivalent. parasmaipada.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 10)

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