महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-106

कच्चित्ते कृषितन्त्रेषु गोषु पुष्पफलेषु च ।
धर्मार्थं च द्विजातिभ्यो दीयते मधुसर्पिषी ॥१०६॥

106. kaccitte kṛṣitantreṣu goṣu puṣpaphaleṣu ca ,
dharmārthaṁ ca dvijātibhyo dīyate madhusarpiṣī.

106. kaccit te kṛṣitantreṣu goṣu puṣpaphaleṣu ca
dharmārtham ca dvijātibhyaḥ dīyate madhusarpiṣī

106. I hope that you regularly provide honey and ghee to the twice-born (dvijāti) for the sake of righteousness (dharma), especially concerning matters of agriculture, cows, flowers, and fruits.

106. האם בעבודות החקלאות שלך, בבקר ובפרחים ובפירות, ניתנים דבש וחמאה מזוקקת לבני המעמדות העליונים לשם היושר?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, whether

• ते (te) - by you (as the implied agent of the passive verb) (by you, to you, your)

• कृषितन्त्रेषु (kṛṣitantreṣu) - in agricultural matters, in agricultural systems

• गोषु (goṣu) - among cows, in cows

• पुष्पफलेषु (puṣpaphaleṣu) - in flowers and fruits

• च (ca) - and

• धर्मार्थम् (dharmārtham) - for the sake of dharma, for righteousness

• च (ca) - and

• द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the twice-born

• दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is offered

• मधुसर्पिषी (madhusarpiṣī) - honey and ghee

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, surely, whether

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you (as the implied agent of the passive verb) (by you, to you, your)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Note: Can also be dative or genitive singular. Here likely instrumental as agent of the passive verb 'dīyate'.

कृषितन्त्रेषु (kṛṣitantreṣu) - in agricultural matters, in agricultural systems

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kṛṣitantra

kṛṣitantra - agricultural system, agricultural matter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣi+tantra)

• kṛṣi – agriculture, cultivation
  noun (feminine)
• tantra – system, doctrine, treatise, matter
  noun (neuter)

गोषु (goṣu) - among cows, in cows

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light

पुष्पफलेषु (puṣpaphaleṣu) - in flowers and fruits

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puṣpaphalā

puṣpaphalā - flowers and fruits

Compound type : dvandva (puṣpa+phala)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धर्मार्थम् (dharmārtham) - for the sake of dharma, for righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmārtha

dharmārtha - purpose of dharma, for the sake of dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+artha)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of dharma'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the twice-born

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya)

दीयते (dīyate) - is given, is offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

मधुसर्पिषी (madhusarpiṣī) - honey and ghee

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of madhusarpiṣ

madhusarpiṣ - honey and ghee (clarified butter)

Compound type : dvandva (madhu+sarpiṣ)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• sarpiṣ – ghee, clarified butter
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'dīyate'.

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