महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-88

कच्चित्तव गृहेऽन्नानि स्वादून्यश्नन्ति वै द्विजाः ।
गुणवन्ति गुणोपेतास्तवाध्यक्षं सदक्षिणम् ॥८८॥

88. kaccittava gṛhe'nnāni svādūnyaśnanti vai dvijāḥ ,
guṇavanti guṇopetāstavādhyakṣaṁ sadakṣiṇam.

88. kaccit tava gṛhe annāni svādūni aśnanti vai dvijāḥ
guṇavanti guṇopetāḥ tava adhyakṣam sadakṣiṇam

88. I hope that in your house, the virtuous Brahmins (dvija) partake of delicious and wholesome foods, offered in your presence and accompanied by appropriate gifts.

88. האם בביתך אוכלים בְּרַהְמִינִים מאכלים טעימים ומזינים, בליווי מתנות, תחת פיקוח המנהל שלך, בְּרַהְמִינִים בעלי סגולות?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, is it that, perchance

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

• अन्नानि (annāni) - foods, provisions

• स्वादूनि (svādūni) - delicious (referring to foods) (delicious, tasty, sweet, pleasant)

• अश्नन्ति (aśnanti) - they eat, they partake, they consume

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily, surely

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Brahmins, the twice-born

• गुणवन्ति (guṇavanti) - wholesome, nutritious (referring to foods) (possessing qualities, wholesome, virtuous)

• गुणोपेताः (guṇopetāḥ) - virtuous (referring to Brahmins) (endowed with qualities, virtuous)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अध्यक्षम् (adhyakṣam) - in your presence, under your supervision (in the presence of, under the supervision of, presided over by)

• सदक्षिणम् (sadakṣiṇam) - accompanied by appropriate gifts (with gifts, accompanied by sacrificial fees)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope, is it that, perchance

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

अन्नानि (annāni) - foods, provisions

(noun)

neuter, plural of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice, provisions

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √ad (to eat), meaning 'eaten' or 'food'.

Root: √ad (class 2)

स्वादूनि (svādūni) - delicious (referring to foods) (delicious, tasty, sweet, pleasant)

(adjective)

neuter, plural of svādu

svādu - sweet, delicious, pleasant, palatable

Note: Modifies 'annāni'.

अश्नन्ति (aśnanti) - they eat, they partake, they consume

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √aś

Root: √aś (class 9)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - Brahmins, the twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - a Brahmin, a bird, a snake, a tooth (lit. 'twice-born')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa/Bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root √jan (to be born) with the suffix ḍa (P. 3.2.1-2)
  Root: √jan (class 4)

गुणवन्ति (guṇavanti) - wholesome, nutritious (referring to foods) (possessing qualities, wholesome, virtuous)

(adjective)

neuter, plural of guṇavat

guṇavat - possessing qualities, virtuous, good, excellent

Derived with the taddhita suffix -vat (matup) meaning 'possessing'.

Note: Modifies 'annāni'.

गुणोपेताः (guṇopetāḥ) - virtuous (referring to Brahmins) (endowed with qualities, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇopeta

guṇopeta - endowed with qualities, possessed of virtues, virtuous

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (guṇa+upeta)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – endowed with, possessed of, approached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from upā-√i (to go near, obtain, possess)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: √i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'dvijāḥ'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Used here as part of 'tavādhyakṣam' (your supervision).

अध्यक्षम् (adhyakṣam) - in your presence, under your supervision (in the presence of, under the supervision of, presided over by)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adhyakṣa

adhyakṣa - superintendent, overseer, president, witness, visible, perceptible

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (adhi+akṣa)

• adhi – over, above, upon, in charge of
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye, sense organ, knowledge
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Used adverbially.

सदक्षिणम् (sadakṣiṇam) - accompanied by appropriate gifts (with gifts, accompanied by sacrificial fees)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadakṣiṇa

sadakṣiṇa - accompanied by a sacrificial gift, with a gift

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+dakṣiṇā)

• sa – with, accompanied by, together with
  indeclinable
• dakṣiṇā – sacrificial fee, gift, donation, right (side)
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used adverbially.

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