महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-67, verse-28

रत्नदानं च सुमहत्पुण्यमुक्तं जनाधिप ।
तानि विक्रीय यजते ब्राह्मणो ह्यभयंकरः ॥२८॥

28. ratnadānaṁ ca sumahatpuṇyamuktaṁ janādhipa ,
tāni vikrīya yajate brāhmaṇo hyabhayaṁkaraḥ.

28. ratna-dānam ca su-mahat puṇyam uktam jana-adhipa
| tāni vikrīya yajate brāhmaṇaḥ hi abhayaṃ-karaḥ

28. jana-adhipa,
ratna-dānam ca su-mahat puṇyam uktam hi abhayaṃ-karaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ tāni vikrīya yajate

28. And the offering (dāna) of jewels is declared to be greatly meritorious, O ruler of people. Indeed, a Brahmin who bestows fearlessness performs a Vedic ritual (yajña) by selling those (jewels).

Words meanings summery:

• रत्न-दानम् (ratna-dānam) - the offering (dāna) of jewels (the giving of jewels, jewel-giving)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• सु-महत् (su-mahat) - greatly (meritorious) (very great, very large)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious (thing) (merit, virtue, good deed)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - is declared (said, spoken, declared)

• जन-अधिप (jana-adhipa) - O ruler of people, O king

• तानि (tāni) - those (jewels) (those)

• विक्रीय (vikrīya) - having sold

• यजते (yajate) - he performs a Vedic ritual (yajña) (he performs a Vedic ritual, he sacrifices)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अभयं-करः (abhayaṁ-karaḥ) - who bestows fearlessness (causing fearlessness, bestowing safety)

Words meanings and morphology

रत्न-दानम् (ratna-dānam) - the offering (dāna) of jewels (the giving of jewels, jewel-giving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ratna-dāna

ratna-dāna - the giving of jewels, donation of gems

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratna+dāna)

• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• dāna – giving, gift, donation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √dā (to give) with suffix -ana.
  Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

सु-महत् (su-mahat) - greatly (meritorious) (very great, very large)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of su-mahat

su-mahat - very great, very large, excellent

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious (thing) (merit, virtue, good deed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - merit, virtue, good deed, sacred, pure, auspicious

Note: Used as a predicate adjective here, 'is meritorious'.

उक्तम् (uktam) - is declared (said, spoken, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

जन-अधिप (jana-adhipa) - O ruler of people, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of jana-adhipa

jana-adhipa - ruler of people, king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+adhipa)

• jana – person, people, man, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• adhipa – ruler, chief, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from adhi-√pā (to protect, govern).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

तानि (tāni) - those (jewels) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विक्रीय (vikrīya) - having sold

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Compound of prefix vi- and root √krī (to buy), meaning 'to sell' in the absolutive form.

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

Note: Absolutive (indeclinable participle)

यजते (yajate) - he performs a Vedic ritual (yajña) (he performs a Vedic ritual, he sacrifices)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahman, sacred

Derived from brahman with suffix -a.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

अभयं-करः (abhayaṁ-karaḥ) - who bestows fearlessness (causing fearlessness, bestowing safety)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhayaṃ-kara

abhayaṁ-kara - causing fearlessness, granting safety, inspiring confidence

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (abhaya+kara)

• abhaya – fearlessness, safety, security
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of a- (negation) and bhaya (fear).
• kara – maker, doer, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/kṛt suffix
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -a.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)