महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-156, verse-9

यथार्हं मानिताः कच्चित्त्वया नन्दन्ति साधवः ।
वनेष्वपि वसन्कच्चिद्धर्ममेवानुवर्तसे ॥९॥

9. yathārhaṁ mānitāḥ kaccittvayā nandanti sādhavaḥ ,
vaneṣvapi vasankacciddharmamevānuvartase.

9. yathārham mānitāḥ kaccit tvayā nandanti sādhavaḥ
vaneṣu api vasan kaccit dharmam eva anuvaratase

9. I hope that virtuous people, duly honored by you, are content. And while dwelling even in the forests, I hope you continue to follow the natural law (dharma) alone.

9. האם הצדיקים שאתה מכבד כראוי שמחים בך, והאם אפילו בעודך שוכן ביערות אתה ממשיך ללכת בדרך היושר בלבד?

Words meanings summery:

• यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as is fitting, as deserved, properly

• मानिताः (mānitāḥ) - honored, respected

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they are happy, they are content

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - virtuous people, good persons, saints

• वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, living (masculine singular nominative)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly

• अनुवरतसे (anuvaratase) - you follow, you act according to

Words meanings and morphology

यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as is fitting, as deserved, properly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+arha)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• arha – deserving, worthy
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Compound adverb

मानिताः (mānitāḥ) - honored, respected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānita

mānita - honored, respected

Past Passive Participle

derived from root mān (to honor)

Root: mān (class 10)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they are happy, they are content

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nand

Root: nand (class 1)

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - virtuous people, good persons, saints

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, honest; holy man

वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, living (masculine singular nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, living

Present Active Participle

derived from root vas

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: modifies implied 'you'

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अनुवरतसे (anuvaratase) - you follow, you act according to

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of anuvṛt

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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