महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-7

माघमासे तिलान्यस्तु ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छति ।
सर्वसत्त्वसमाकीर्णं नरकं स न पश्यति ॥७॥

7. māghamāse tilānyastu brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchati ,
sarvasattvasamākīrṇaṁ narakaṁ sa na paśyati.

7. māghamāse tilān yaḥ tu brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchati
sarvasattvasamākīrṇam narakam saḥ na paśyati

7. yaḥ tu māghamāse brāhmaṇebhyaḥ tilān prayacchati,
saḥ sarvasattvasamākīrṇam narakam na paśyati

7. In the month of Magha, whoever offers sesame seeds to brahmins does not see hell, which is teeming with all kinds of beings.

Words meanings summery:

• माघमासे (māghamāse) - in the month of Magha

• तिलान् (tilān) - sesame seeds

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

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

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to brahmins

• प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, offers

• सर्वसत्त्वसमाकीर्णम् (sarvasattvasamākīrṇam) - describing hell as teeming with beings (filled with all beings/creatures)

• नरकम् (narakam) - hell, hellish region

• सः (saḥ) - he

• न (na) - not

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

Words meanings and morphology

माघमासे (māghamāse) - in the month of Magha

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of māghamāsa

māghamāsa - month of Magha (January-February)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māgha+māsa)

• māgha – relating to the month of Magha
  adjective (masculine)
• māsa – month
  noun (masculine)

तिलान् (tilān) - sesame seeds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tila

tila - sesame seed

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

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

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, offers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yaccha

formed from root 'yam' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

सर्वसत्त्वसमाकीर्णम् (sarvasattvasamākīrṇam) - describing hell as teeming with beings (filled with all beings/creatures)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvasattvasamākīrṇa

sarvasattvasamākīrṇa - filled with all beings, crowded with creatures

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+sattva+samākīrṇa)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• sattva – being, creature, existence, essence
  noun (neuter)
• samākīrṇa – filled, covered, crowded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root 'kīr' with prefixes 'sam-ā'
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Adjective modifying 'narakam'.

नरकम् (narakam) - hell, hellish region

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, hellish region

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, that

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives

(verb)

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

derived from root 'dṛś' in present stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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