महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-87, verse-12

कृषिभागी भवेच्छ्राद्धं कुर्वाणः सप्तमीं नृप ।
अष्टम्यां तु प्रकुर्वाणो वाणिज्ये लाभमाप्नुयात् ॥१२॥

12. kṛṣibhāgī bhavecchrāddhaṁ kurvāṇaḥ saptamīṁ nṛpa ,
aṣṭamyāṁ tu prakurvāṇo vāṇijye lābhamāpnuyāt.

12. kṛṣibhāgī bhavet śrāddham kurvāṇaḥ saptamīm nṛpa
aṣṭamyām tu prakurvāṇaḥ vāṇijye lābham āpnuyāt

12. nṛpa,
saptamīm śrāddham kurvāṇaḥ kṛṣibhāgī bhavet.
tu aṣṭamyām prakurvāṇaḥ vāṇijye lābham āpnuyāt.

12. O king, one who performs the ancestor ritual (śrāddha) on the seventh lunar day becomes a recipient of agricultural prosperity. However, one who performs it on the eighth (lunar day) will attain profit in commerce.

Words meanings summery:

• कृषिभागी (kṛṣibhāgī) - partaker in agriculture, sharing in cultivation

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

• श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - ancestor ritual

• कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing, doing

• सप्तमीम् (saptamīm) - the seventh (lunar day)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• अष्टम्याम् (aṣṭamyām) - on the eighth (lunar day)

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

• प्रकुर्वाणः (prakurvāṇaḥ) - performing (thoroughly)

• वाणिज्ये (vāṇijye) - in trade, in commerce

• लाभम् (lābham) - gain, profit

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain

Words meanings and morphology

कृषिभागी (kṛṣibhāgī) - partaker in agriculture, sharing in cultivation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣibhāgin

kṛṣibhāgin - one who shares in agriculture, one who gains from cultivation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣi+bhāgin)

• kṛṣi – agriculture, cultivation
  noun (feminine)
• bhāgin – partaker, sharer, possessing a share
  adjective (masculine)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - ancestor ritual

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śrāddha

śrāddha - an ancestor ritual, funerary offering; faith, reverence

कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing, doing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvāṇa

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

present middle participle

From root kṛ (class 8) with Ātmanepada ending

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सप्तमीम् (saptamīm) - the seventh (lunar day)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saptamī

saptamī - the seventh (lunar day or date)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate time

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

अष्टम्याम् (aṣṭamyām) - on the eighth (lunar day)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of aṣṭamī

aṣṭamī - the eighth (lunar day or date)

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

(indeclinable)

प्रकुर्वाणः (prakurvāṇaḥ) - performing (thoroughly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakurvāṇa

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

present middle participle

From root kṛ (class 8) with prefix pra and Ātmanepada ending

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वाणिज्ये (vāṇijye) - in trade, in commerce

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāṇijya

vāṇijya - trade, commerce, merchandise

लाभम् (lābham) - gain, profit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, profit, advantage

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may obtain, should obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of āp

Root: āp (class 5)

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