महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-83, verse-3

पूयन्ते तेऽत्र नियतं प्रयच्छन्तो वसुंधराम् ।
पूर्वं च कथिता धर्मास्त्वया मे कुरुनन्दन ॥३॥

3. pūyante te'tra niyataṁ prayacchanto vasuṁdharām ,
pūrvaṁ ca kathitā dharmāstvayā me kurunandana.

3. pūyante te atra niyatam prayacchantaḥ vasundharām
pūrvam ca kathitāḥ dharmāḥ tvayā me kurunandana

3. kurunandana te atra niyatam vasundharām prayacchantaḥ
pūyante ca pūrvam dharmāḥ tvayā me kathitāḥ

3. Those who give land are constantly purified in this world. And, O delight of the Kurus, these intrinsic natures (dharma) were previously described to me by you.

Words meanings summery:

• पूयन्ते (pūyante) - they are purified

• ते (te) - they, those

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this world

• नियतम् (niyatam) - constantly, always, certainly

• प्रयच्छन्तः (prayacchantaḥ) - giving, bestowing

• वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

• च (ca) - and, also

• कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - spoken, narrated, told

• धर्माः (dharmāḥ) - duties, intrinsic natures (dharma), righteousness

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Addressed to Bhīṣma by Yudhiṣṭhira. (O delight of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

पूयन्ते (pūyante) - they are purified

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of pū

Root: pū (class 1)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अत्र (atra) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

नियतम् (niyatam) - constantly, always, certainly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yam' (to restrain, control) with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter singular nominative/accusative.

प्रयच्छन्तः (prayacchantaḥ) - giving, bestowing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayacchat

prayacchat - giving, offering, presenting

present active participle

Derived from the root 'yam' (to give) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - the earth (bearer of wealth)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vasu+dhara)

• vasu – wealth, riches, jewel
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter singular nominative/accusative.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - spoken, narrated, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathita

kathita - spoken, told, narrated, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kath' (to tell, relate)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'dharmāḥ'.

धर्माः (dharmāḥ) - duties, intrinsic natures (dharma), righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive.

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Addressed to Bhīṣma by Yudhiṣṭhira. (O delight of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, gladdening; son
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'nand' (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)