महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-61

कच्चिज्ज्ञातीन्गुरून्वृद्धान्वणिजः शिल्पिनः श्रितान् ।
अभीक्ष्णमनुगृह्णासि धनधान्येन दुर्गतान् ॥६१॥

61. kaccijjñātīngurūnvṛddhānvaṇijaḥ śilpinaḥ śritān ,
abhīkṣṇamanugṛhṇāsi dhanadhānyena durgatān.

61. kaccit jñātīn gurūn vṛddhān vaṇijaḥ śilpinaḥ
śritān abhīkṣṇam anugṛhṇāsi dhanadhānyena durgatān

61. I hope that you constantly assist your distressed relatives, spiritual teachers (guru), elders, merchants, artisans, and dependents with wealth and grain.

61. האם אתה מסייע שוב ושוב בכסף ובתבואה לקרובים, למכובדים, לזקנים, לסוחרים, לבעלי מלאכה ולתלויים בך, אם נקלעו למצוקה?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, do you, whether

• ज्ञातीन् (jñātīn) - relatives, kinsmen

• गुरून् (gurūn) - spiritual teachers (guru) (teachers, elders, spiritual guides)

• वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elders (old, aged, grown, increased)

• वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants, traders

• शिल्पिनः (śilpinaḥ) - artisans, craftsmen

• श्रितान् (śritān) - dependents (dependents, those who have sought refuge, resorted to)

• अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly, frequently

• अनुगृह्णासि (anugṛhṇāsi) - you assist (you favor, you show kindness to, you assist)

• धनधान्येन (dhanadhānyena) - with wealth and grain (with wealth and grain, with riches and food)

• दुर्गतान् (durgatān) - distressed (distressed, unfortunate, suffering, poor)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, do you, whether

(indeclinable)

ज्ञातीन् (jñātīn) - relatives, kinsmen

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - relative, kinsman, caste, race

Root: jñā (class 9)

गुरून् (gurūn) - spiritual teachers (guru) (teachers, elders, spiritual guides)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guru

guru - heavy, weighty, respectable, teacher, spiritual guide, elder

वृद्धान् (vṛddhān) - elders (old, aged, grown, increased)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, augmented, venerable

Past Passive Participle

From root √vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

वणिजः (vaṇijaḥ) - merchants, traders

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaṇij

vaṇij - merchant, trader

शिल्पिनः (śilpinaḥ) - artisans, craftsmen

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śilpin

śilpin - artisan, craftsman, artist

श्रितान् (śritān) - dependents (dependents, those who have sought refuge, resorted to)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śrita

śrita - resorted to, taken refuge with, dependent on, joined, connected with

Past Passive Participle

From root √śri (to resort to, lean on, depend on)

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Here refers to people who rely on the king.

अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly, frequently

(indeclinable)

Prefix: abhi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter accusative singular of the adjective abhīkṣṇa.

अनुगृह्णासि (anugṛhṇāsi) - you assist (you favor, you show kindness to, you assist)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anugrah

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

धनधान्येन (dhanadhānyena) - with wealth and grain (with wealth and grain, with riches and food)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhanadhānya

dhanadhānya - wealth and grain, riches and food

Compound type : dvandva (dhana+dhānya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• dhānya – grain, corn, cereal
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as an instrument for showing favor.

दुर्गतान् (durgatān) - distressed (distressed, unfortunate, suffering, poor)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of durgata

durgata - gone to a bad state, distressed, unfortunate, miserable, poor

Past Passive Participle

From dur- + √gam (to go), literally 'gone badly'

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+gata)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, reached, passed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies jñātīn, gurūn, vṛddhān, vaṇijaḥ, śilpinaḥ, śritān.

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