महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-33

तस्मात्क्रीत्वा महीं दद्यात्स्वल्पामपि विचक्षणः ।
पिण्डः पितृभ्यो दत्तो वै तस्यां भवति शाश्वतः ॥३३॥

33. tasmātkrītvā mahīṁ dadyātsvalpāmapi vicakṣaṇaḥ ,
piṇḍaḥ pitṛbhyo datto vai tasyāṁ bhavati śāśvataḥ.

33. tasmāt krītvā mahīm dadyāt svalpām api vicakṣaṇaḥ
piṇḍaḥ pitṛbhyaḥ dattaḥ vai tasyām bhavati śāśvataḥ

33. tasmāt vicakṣaṇaḥ krītvā svalpām api mahīm dadyāt.
tasyām pitṛbhyaḥ dattaḥ piṇḍaḥ vai śāśvataḥ bhavati

33. Therefore, a wise person should give land, even if it is a small amount, after having bought it. An offering (piṇḍa) given to the ancestors (pitṛs) on such land indeed becomes eternal.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• क्रीत्वा (krītvā) - having bought

• महीम् (mahīm) - land, earth, ground

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give

• स्वल्पाम् (svalpām) - even a small amount of land (small, little, a small amount)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - a wise person, discerning, clever

• पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - an offering (piṇḍa) (a ball (of rice flour), an offering)

• पितृभ्यः (pitṛbhyaḥ) - to the ancestors (pitṛs)

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, offered

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily (an intensifier)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - on that (land)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, permanent, everlasting

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Used as an adverbial conjunction

क्रीत्वा (krītvā) - having bought

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √krī (to buy)

Root: krī (class 9)

महीम् (mahīm) - land, earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land, ground

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of dā

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: dā (class 3)

स्वल्पाम् (svalpām) - even a small amount of land (small, little, a small amount)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svalpa

svalpa - very small, little, trifling

Note: Agrees with mahīm (implied)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - a wise person, discerning, clever

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, clever, wise; an intelligent person

Present Active Participle (secondary suffix)

Derived from √cakṣ (to see, perceive) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - an offering (piṇḍa) (a ball (of rice flour), an offering)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa

piṇḍa - ball, lump, body; specifically a ball of rice flour offered to ancestors

पितृभ्यः (pitṛbhyaḥ) - to the ancestors (pitṛs)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefather (pitṛ)

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with piṇḍaḥ

वै (vai) - indeed, verily (an intensifier)

(indeclinable)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - on that (land)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to mahī (land)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, permanent, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

Derived from śaśvat (always, perpetually) + -a (suffix)

Note: Agrees with piṇḍaḥ

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