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13,7

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-7, verse-14

धनं लभेत दानेन मौनेनाज्ञां विशां पते ।
उपभोगांश्च तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण जीवितम् ॥१४॥
14. dhanaṁ labheta dānena maunenājñāṁ viśāṁ pate ,
upabhogāṁśca tapasā brahmacaryeṇa jīvitam.
14. dhanam labheta dānena maunena ājñām viśām pate
upabhogān ca tapasā brahmacaryeṇa jīvitam
14. viśām pate dānena dhanam labheta maunena ājñām
tapasā ca upabhogān brahmacaryeṇa jīvitam
14. O lord of the people, one obtains wealth through giving (dāna), and command through silence. Enjoyments are gained through austerity (tapas), and long life through celibacy (brahmacarya).

Words meanings summery:

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  • धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property, money
  • लभेत (labheta) - one may obtain, one should obtain, one obtains
  • दानेन (dānena) - by giving, through charity, by donation
  • मौनेन (maunena) - by silence, through quietude
  • आज्ञाम् (ājñām) - command, order, authority
  • विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the inhabitants, of the subjects
  • पते (pate) - O lord of the people (king) (O lord, O master)
  • उपभोगान् (upabhogān) - enjoyments, experiences, possessions
  • (ca) - and, also
  • तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, through ascetic practice
  • ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by celibacy, through studentship, through self-restraint
  • जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, long life, livelihood

Words meanings and morphology

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property, money
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, money
Root: dhā (class 3)
लभेत (labheta) - one may obtain, one should obtain, one obtains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of labh
Optative Mood, Third Person Singular, Middle Voice
From root labh (to obtain), Class 1, Middle Voice.
Root: labh (class 1)
दानेन (dānena) - by giving, through charity, by donation
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - giving, charity, donation, gift
From root dA (to give), suffix -ana.
Root: dA (class 3)
मौनेन (maunena) - by silence, through quietude
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of mauna
mauna - silence, quietude, stillness
Derived from muni (sage) + aṇ (or a) -> mauna.
आज्ञाम् (ājñām) - command, order, authority
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ājñā
ājñā - command, order, authority, permission
From prefix ā- + root jñā (to know).
Prefix: ā
Root: jñā (class 9)
विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the inhabitants, of the subjects
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of viś
viś - people, inhabitants, subjects, Vaishyas (in Varna system)
Root: viś (class 6)
पते (pate) - O lord of the people (king) (O lord, O master)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - lord, master, husband, owner
उपभोगान् (upabhogān) - enjoyments, experiences, possessions
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of upabhoga
upabhoga - enjoyment, experience, consumption, possession
From prefix upa- + root bhuj (to enjoy/eat).
Prefix: upa
Root: bhuj (class 7)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, through ascetic practice
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, asceticism, heat
Root: tap (class 1)
ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by celibacy, through studentship, through self-restraint
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of brahmacarya
brahmacarya - celibacy, religious studentship, self-restraint, chaste conduct
Compound of brahman (Vedic knowledge/Brahman) and carya (conduct, practice).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+carya)
  • brahman – Brahman, sacred knowledge, Veda, prayer
    noun (neuter)
    Root: bṛh (class 1)
  • carya – conduct, practice, observance, behavior
    noun (masculine)
    From root car (to move, conduct).
    Root: car (class 1)
जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, long life, livelihood
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, living, livelihood, means of subsistence
From root jīv (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1)