महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-9

ऋश्यशृङ्ग उवाच ।
ऋद्धो भवाञ्ज्योतिरिव प्रकाशते मन्ये चाहं त्वामभिवादनीयम् ।
पाद्यं वै ते संप्रदास्यामि कामाद्यथाधर्मं फलमूलानि चैव ॥९॥

9. ṛśyaśṛṅga uvāca ,
ṛddho bhavāñjyotiriva prakāśate; manye cāhaṁ tvāmabhivādanīyam ,
pādyaṁ vai te saṁpradāsyāmi kāmā;dyathādharmaṁ phalamūlāni caiva.

9. ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ uvāca ṛddhaḥ bhavān jyotiḥ
iva prakāśate manye ca aham tvām
abhivādanīyam pādyam vai te saṃpradāsyāmi
kāmāt yathādharmaṃ phalamūlāni ca eva

9. Ṛṣyaśṛṅga said: "You are prosperous and shine like a light. I consider you worthy of veneration. Indeed, I will offer you water for your feet, and also fruits and roots, as you desire and in accordance with natural law (dharma)."

9. רְשְׁיַשְׁרְנְגַה אמר, אתה נראה לי אדם משגשג שזורח כמו אור, ואני סבור שמגיע לך כבוד. אתן לך בשמחה מים לרחיצת הרגליים כמנהג, וכן פירות ושורשים.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋश्यशृङ्गः (ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ) - Ṛṣyaśṛṅga

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ऋद्धः (ṛddhaḥ) - prosperous, flourishing, rich

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, luster

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अभिवादनीयम् (abhivādanīyam) - worthy of salutation, to be greeted

• पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for the feet, foot-bath

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• ते (te) - to you

• संप्रदास्यामि (saṁpradāsyāmi) - I will give

• कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, willingly, as desired

• यथाधर्मं (yathādharmaṁ) - according to natural law (dharma)

• फलमूलानि (phalamūlāni) - fruits and roots

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

Words meanings and morphology

ऋश्यशृङ्गः (ṛśyaśṛṅgaḥ) - Ṛṣyaśṛṅga

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛśyaśṛṅga

ṛśyaśṛṅga - name of a sage with horn-like growths

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect (Liṭ)

derived from root vac, reduplicated perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

ऋद्धः (ṛddhaḥ) - prosperous, flourishing, rich

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛddha

ṛddha - prosperous, thriving, flourishing

Past Passive Participle

derived from root ṛdh

Root: ṛdh (class 4)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you

present active participle of bhū (to be), used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, luster

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis

jyotis - light, radiance, star

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prakāś

Present

derived from root kāś with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अभिवादनीयम् (abhivādanīyam) - worthy of salutation, to be greeted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhivādanīya

abhivādanīya - worthy of salutation, to be greeted

Gerundive (Kṛtya)

derived from root vand with upasarga abhi-vad, suffix anīya

Prefixes: abhi+vad

Root: vand (class 1)

पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for the feet, foot-bath

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pādya

pādya - water for the feet, foot-bath

derived from pād (foot)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

संप्रदास्यामि (saṁpradāsyāmi) - I will give

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of sampradā

Future (Lṛṭ)

derived from root dā with upasargas sam-pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dā (class 3)

कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, willingly, as desired

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love

यथाधर्मं (yathādharmaṁ) - according to natural law (dharma)

(indeclinable)

adverbial compound

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+dharma)

• yathā – as, just as
  indeclinable
• dharma – constitution, natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)

फलमूलानि (phalamūlāni) - fruits and roots

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of phalamūla

phalamūla - fruits and roots

dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (phala+mūla)

• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• mūla – root, origin
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

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