महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-3, verse-14

यत्रेष्टं वासुदेवेन सत्रैर्वर्षसहस्रकैः ।
श्रद्दधानेन सततं शिष्टसंप्रतिपत्तये ॥१४॥

14. yatreṣṭaṁ vāsudevena satrairvarṣasahasrakaiḥ ,
śraddadhānena satataṁ śiṣṭasaṁpratipattaye.

14. yatra iṣṭaṃ vāsudevena satraiḥ varṣasahasrakaiḥ
śraddadhānena satataṃ śiṣṭasaṃpratipattaye

14. yatra śraddadhānena vāsudevena satataṃ
varṣasahasrakaiḥ satraiḥ iṣṭaṃ śiṣṭasaṃpratipattaye

14. Where [Vedic rituals (yajña)] were constantly performed by the faithful Vāsudeva (Krishna), with ritual sessions (satra) lasting thousands of years, for the acceptance (saṃpratipatti) of the disciplined (śiṣṭa).

14. שם ערך וָאסוּדֵוַה טקסים וודיים ממושכים במשך אלפי שנים, מתוך אמונה מתמדת, כדי לקיים את דרכם של הצדיקים.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• इष्टं (iṣṭaṁ) - performed (referring to Vedic ritual) (performed (referring to Vedic ritual), worshipped, desired, esteemed)

• वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva (Krishna)

• सत्रैः (satraiḥ) - by sessions, by long Vedic rituals

• वर्षसहस्रकैः (varṣasahasrakaiḥ) - by those lasting thousands of years

• श्रद्दधानेन (śraddadhānena) - by the faithful one, by the one who has faith

• सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always, perpetually

• शिष्टसंप्रतिपत्तये (śiṣṭasaṁpratipattaye) - for the acceptance/understanding of the disciplined/learned

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Locative of `ya`.

इष्टं (iṣṭaṁ) - performed (referring to Vedic ritual) (performed (referring to Vedic ritual), worshipped, desired, esteemed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - performed (referring to Vedic ritual), worshipped, desired, beloved, esteemed

Past Passive Participle

From root `yaj` (to worship, sacrifice), suffix `-ta`.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Acts as a nominalized participle, implying "that which was performed".

वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva, an epithet of Krishna

Son of Vasudeva.

सत्रैः (satraiḥ) - by sessions, by long Vedic rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of satra

satra - a long Vedic ritual (yajña), a sacrificial session, an assembly, a forest

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Instrument by which the worship was performed.

वर्षसहस्रकैः (varṣasahasrakaiḥ) - by those lasting thousands of years

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of varṣasahasraka

varṣasahasraka - lasting for a thousand years

Derived from `varṣasahasra` (thousand years) with suffix `-ka`.

Compound type : tatpurusha (varṣa+sahasra)

• varṣa – year, rain
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• ka – suffix indicating duration or belonging
  suffix

श्रद्दधानेन (śraddadhānena) - by the faithful one, by the one who has faith

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - faithful, believing, having faith (śraddhā)

Present Middle Participle

From root `dhā` (to place, put) with prefix `śrat` (faith, devotion). This forms the verbal compound `śraddhā` (to have faith).

Prefix: śrat

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `vāsudevena`.

सततं (satataṁ) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

From `sa` (with) + `tata` (stretched).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Modifies `iṣṭaṃ` (performed).

शिष्टसंप्रतिपत्तये (śiṣṭasaṁpratipattaye) - for the acceptance/understanding of the disciplined/learned

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of śiṣṭasaṃpratipatti

śiṣṭasaṁpratipatti - understanding by the disciplined, acceptance by the learned

Compound of `śiṣṭa` (disciplined, learned) and `saṃpratipatti` (acceptance, understanding).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śiṣṭa+saṃpratipatti)

• śiṣṭa – disciplined, taught, learned, good, respectable
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `śiṣ` (to teach, to discipline).
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)
• saṃpratipatti – acceptance, understanding, attainment, acknowledgement
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix `sam` + `prati` + root `pad` (to go, attain).
  Prefixes: sam+prati
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Indicates purpose.

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