महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-55

श्रान्ताय क्षुधितायान्नं यः प्रयच्छति भूमिप ।
स्वायंभुवं महाभागं स पश्यति नराधिप ॥५५॥

55. śrāntāya kṣudhitāyānnaṁ yaḥ prayacchati bhūmipa ,
svāyaṁbhuvaṁ mahābhāgaṁ sa paśyati narādhipa.

55. śrāntāya kṣudhitāya annam yaḥ prayacchati bhūmipa
svāyambhuvaṃ mahābhāgaṃ saḥ paśyati narādhipa

55. yaḥ śrāntāya kṣudhitāya annam prayacchati saḥ
svāyambhuvaṃ mahābhāgaṃ paśyati bhūmipa narādhipa

55. O king (bhūmipa), O ruler of men (narādhipa), whoever offers food to a weary and hungry person, that individual beholds the greatly revered self-existent one (svayambhū).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रान्ताय (śrāntāya) - to a person who is weary (to the weary, to the tired)

• क्षुधिताय (kṣudhitāya) - to a person who is hungry (to the hungry)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food (general offering) (food, sustenance, rice)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (referring to a person) (who, whoever)

• प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives (food) (gives, offers, bestows)

• भूमिप (bhūmipa) - O king (addressing the listener) (O king, O protector of the earth)

• स्वायम्भुवं (svāyambhuvaṁ) - the self-existent one (referring to Brahma or a divine state) (related to Svayambhu, self-existent, venerable)

• महाभागं (mahābhāgaṁ) - greatly revered/blessed (describing the self-existent one) (greatly fortunate, highly auspicious, having a great share)

• सः (saḥ) - that man, he (referring to the giver of food) (he, that one)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - beholds (a divine entity or state) (sees, beholds, perceives, experiences)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men (addressing the listener) (O king, O lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रान्ताय (śrāntāya) - to a person who is weary (to the weary, to the tired)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of śrānta

śrānta - weary, tired, exhausted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śram (to be weary) with suffix -kta.

Root: śram (class 4)

क्षुधिताय (kṣudhitāya) - to a person who is hungry (to the hungry)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of kṣudhita

kṣudhita - hungry, famished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṣudh (to be hungry) with suffix -kta.

Root: kṣudh (class 4)

अन्नम् (annam) - food (general offering) (food, sustenance, rice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, sustenance, rice

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ad (to eat) with suffix -na, meaning 'that which is eaten'.

Root: ad (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (referring to a person) (who, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives (food) (gives, offers, bestows)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of prā-yam

Present active 3rd singular

Derived from root yam with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

भूमिप (bhūmipa) - O king (addressing the listener) (O king, O protector of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, protector of the earth, ruler

Compound: bhūmi (earth) + pa (protector).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

स्वायम्भुवं (svāyambhuvaṁ) - the self-existent one (referring to Brahma or a divine state) (related to Svayambhu, self-existent, venerable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svāyambhuva

svāyambhuva - self-existent, originating from Svayambhu (Brahma), sacred

Derived from svayambhū (self-existent, Brahma).

महाभागं (mahābhāgaṁ) - greatly revered/blessed (describing the self-existent one) (greatly fortunate, highly auspicious, having a great share)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, highly auspicious, noble, venerable, having a great share

Compound: mahā (great) + bhāga (portion, fortune).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – portion, share, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhaj (to divide, obtain)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with svāyambhuvaṃ.

सः (saḥ) - that man, he (referring to the giver of food) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

पश्यति (paśyati) - beholds (a divine entity or state) (sees, beholds, perceives, experiences)

(verb)

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

Present active 3rd singular

From root dṛś, irregular present stem paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men (addressing the listener) (O king, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men, ruler

Compound: nara (man) + adhipa (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi + root pā (to protect/rule)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

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