महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-75, verse-24

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बार्हस्पत्यं वाक्यमेतन्निशम्य ये राजानो गोप्रदानानि कृत्वा ।
लोकान्प्राप्ताः पुण्यशीलाः सुवृत्तास्तान्मे राजन्कीर्त्यमानान्निबोध ॥२४॥

24. bārhaspatyaṁ vākyametanniśamya; ye rājāno gopradānāni kṛtvā ,
lokānprāptāḥ puṇyaśīlāḥ suvṛttā;stānme rājankīrtyamānānnibodha.

24. bārhaspatyam vākyam etat niśamya
ye rājānaḥ gopradānāni kṛtvā
lokān prāptāḥ puṇyaśīlāḥ suvṛttāḥ
tān me rājan kīrtyamānān nibodha

24. O King, listen from me as I recount those kings of virtuous character and excellent conduct who, having heard this teaching of Bṛhaspati and having performed gifts of cows (dāna), attained (higher) worlds.

Words meanings summery:

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बार्हस्पत्यम् (bārhaspatyam) - (a statement) of Bṛhaspati (relating to Bṛhaspati; (a statement) of Bṛhaspati)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, teaching (statement, speech, sentence)

एतत् (etat) - this

निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard, having listened to (having heard, having listened, having perceived)

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

गोप्रदानानि (gopradānāni) - gifts of cows (dāna) (gifts of cows, donations of cattle)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made, having performed)

लोकान् (lokān) - (higher) worlds/realms (worlds, realms, people)

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained (attained, reached, obtained)

पुण्यशीलाः (puṇyaśīlāḥ) - of virtuous character (of virtuous character, pious nature)

सुवृत्ताः (suvṛttāḥ) - of excellent conduct (well-behaved, of good conduct)

तान् (tān) - them (them, those)

मे (me) - from me (to me, for me, from me, my)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

कीर्त्यमानान् (kīrtyamānān) - as they are being glorified/recounted (being glorified, being praised, being spoken of)

निबोध (nibodha) - hear, listen (from me) (hear, understand, perceive, know)

Words meanings and morphology

बार्हस्पत्यम् (bārhaspatyam) - (a statement) of Bṛhaspati (relating to Bṛhaspati; (a statement) of Bṛhaspati)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bārhaspatya

bārhaspatya - relating to Bṛhaspati; a follower of Bṛhaspati; the science of politics (as taught by Bṛhaspati)

derived from Bṛhaspati + aṇ suffix (taddhita)

Note: Modifies vākyam.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, teaching (statement, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, discourse

From √vac (to speak) + ṇyaT suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of niśamya.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Modifies vākyam.

निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard, having listened to (having heard, having listened, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √śam (to hear, to perceive) with prefix ni-, using the -ya suffix for absolutives with prefixes.

Prefix: ni

Root: śam (class 4)

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to rājānaḥ.

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

गोप्रदानानि (gopradānāni) - gifts of cows (dāna) (gifts of cows, donations of cattle)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gopradāna

gopradāna - gift of cows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+pradāna)

go – cow, ox, cattle, earth
noun (masculine/feminine)
pradāna – gift, donation, giving away, bestowal
noun (neuter)
from pra- + √dā (to give)
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Object of kṛtvā.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √kṛ (to do, to make) + -tvā suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लोकान् (lokān) - (higher) worlds/realms (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, space, people, community

Note: Object of prāptāḥ.

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained (attained, reached, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, got

Past Passive Participle

From pra- + √āp (to obtain, to reach) + kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used adjectivally for rājānaḥ.

पुण्यशीलाः (puṇyaśīlāḥ) - of virtuous character (of virtuous character, pious nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṇyaśīla

puṇyaśīla - having virtuous conduct, pious character

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puṇya+śīla)

puṇya – virtue, meritorious act, good deed, holy
noun/adjective (neuter)
śīla – character, conduct, habit, nature, virtue
noun (neuter)
Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rājānaḥ.

सुवृत्ताः (suvṛttāḥ) - of excellent conduct (well-behaved, of good conduct)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suvṛtta

suvṛtta - well-behaved, well-conducted, virtuous

Past Passive Participle (used adjectivally)

From su- + √vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn) + kta suffix

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vṛtta)

su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
vṛtta – conduct, behaviour, course, happened, existed
noun/adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from √vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn)
Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rājānaḥ.

तान् (tān) - them (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of nibodha.

मे (me) - from me (to me, for me, from me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.