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15,19

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-19, verse-15

इत्युक्तो विदुरेणाथ धृतराष्ट्रोऽभिनन्द्य तत् ।
मनश्चक्रे महादाने कार्त्तिक्यां जनमेजय ॥१५॥
15. ityukto vidureṇātha dhṛtarāṣṭro'bhinandya tat ,
manaścakre mahādāne kārttikyāṁ janamejaya.
15. iti uktaḥ vidureṇa atha dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ abhinandya
tat manaḥ cakre mahādāne kārttikyām janamejaya
15. janamejaya vidureṇa iti uktaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ tat
abhinandya atha manaḥ mahādāne cakre kārttikyām
15. O Janamejaya, when Vidura thus spoke, Dhritarashtra, having welcomed that advice, then resolved upon a great act of giving on the full moon day of Kārtika.

Words meanings summery:

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  • इति (iti) - thus, in this manner
  • उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed
  • विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura
  • अथ (atha) - then, next, now
  • धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra
  • अभिनन्द्य (abhinandya) - having praised, having welcomed, having approved
  • तत् (tat) - that advice/matter (that)
  • मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought
  • चक्रे (cakre) - resolved (his mind) (made, did, performed, resolved)
  • महादाने (mahādāne) - resolved his mind towards a great act of giving (in a great gift, towards a great charity)
  • कार्त्तिक्याम् (kārttikyām) - on the Kārttikī (full moon day of Kārtika month)
  • जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Vocative address to King Janamejaya, the recipient of the Mahabharata narration (O Janamejaya)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner
(indeclinable)
उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta
ukta - spoken, said, told
Past Passive Participle
From root vac- 'to speak', with suffix -kta
Root: vac (class 2)
विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidura
vidura - Vidura (name of a wise character in the Mahabharata)
अथ (atha) - then, next, now
(indeclinable)
धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra
dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king of Hastinapura in the Mahabharata)
अभिनन्द्य (abhinandya) - having praised, having welcomed, having approved
(indeclinable)
Gerund (absolutive)
Formed from root nand 'to rejoice' with prefix abhi- and suffix -ya
Prefix: abhi
Root: nand (class 1)
तत् (tat) - that advice/matter (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that one
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart
Root: man (class 4)
चक्रे (cakre) - resolved (his mind) (made, did, performed, resolved)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
महादाने (mahādāne) - resolved his mind towards a great act of giving (in a great gift, towards a great charity)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of mahādāna
mahādāna - great gift, great charity, extensive donation
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dāna)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • dāna – gift, giving, donation, charity
    noun (neuter)
    From root dā- 'to give'
    Root: dā (class 3)
कार्त्तिक्याम् (kārttikyām) - on the Kārttikī (full moon day of Kārtika month)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kārttikī
kārttikī - the full moon day of the month Kārtika; the month Kārtika
Derived from Kārtika (name of a month)
जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Vocative address to King Janamejaya, the recipient of the Mahabharata narration (O Janamejaya)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya
janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a legendary king, son of Parikshit, to whom the Mahabharata was recited)