महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-43, verse-25

तथा हि रत्नान्यादाय विविधानि नृपा नृपम् ।
उपतिष्ठन्ति कौन्तेयं वैश्या इव करप्रदाः ॥२५॥

25. tathā hi ratnānyādāya vividhāni nṛpā nṛpam ,
upatiṣṭhanti kaunteyaṁ vaiśyā iva karapradāḥ.

25. tathā hi ratnāni ādāya vividhāni nṛpāḥ nṛpam
upatiṣṭhanti kaunteyam vaiśyāḥ iva karapradāḥ

25. Indeed, just as merchants (vaiśyāḥ) offer taxes, so too do kings approach the son of Kuntī (Yudhiṣṭhira), bringing various jewels.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - Thus, so, in that manner

• हि (hi) - Indeed, surely, for, because

• रत्नानि (ratnāni) - Jewels, treasures, precious things

• आदाय (ādāya) - Having taken, having brought, taking, bringing

• विविधानि (vividhāni) - Various, diverse, manifold

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - Kings, rulers

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - To King Yudhiṣṭhira (To the king)

• उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - They approach, they attend, they serve

• कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - To Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī (To the son of Kuntī)

• वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaiśyas, merchants, commoners

• इव (iva) - Like, as, as if

• करप्रदाः (karapradāḥ) - Givers of tribute/taxes

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - Thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - Indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

रत्नानि (ratnāni) - Jewels, treasures, precious things

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - Jewel, gem, precious object, treasure

Root: ram (class 1)

आदाय (ādāya) - Having taken, having brought, taking, bringing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'dā' with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'lyaP'. ('ā-dā' means to take)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

विविधानि (vividhāni) - Various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - Various, diverse, manifold, different kinds of

From 'vidhā' with 'vi'.

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - Kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - King, ruler, protector of men

From 'nṛ' (man) + 'pā' (to protect).

नृपम् (nṛpam) - To King Yudhiṣṭhira (To the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - King, ruler, protector of men

From 'nṛ' (man) + 'pā' (to protect).

उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - They approach, they attend, they serve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present indicative

3rd person plural present active of root 'sthā' with prefix 'upa'. 'sthā' becomes 'tiṣṭh' in present system.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - To Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī (To the son of Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - Son of Kuntī; name for Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna

Derived from Kuntī + '-eya' (patronymic suffix)

वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaiśyas, merchants, commoners

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaiśya

vaiśya - A member of the third Vedic social class (vaiśya), a merchant, a commoner

इव (iva) - Like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

करप्रदाः (karapradāḥ) - Givers of tribute/taxes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karaprada

karaprada - Paying taxes, offering tribute

From 'kara' (tax) + 'prada' (giver).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kara+prada)

• kara – Hand, ray, tax, tribute
  noun (masculine)
• prada – Giving, granting, bestowing, yielding
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'dā' with 'pra'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)