महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-159, verse-18

याः काश्चन मता लोकेष्वग्र्याः परमसंपदः ।
जन्मप्रभृति ताः सर्वाः स्थितास्तात धनंजये ॥१८॥

18. yāḥ kāścana matā lokeṣvagryāḥ paramasaṁpadaḥ ,
janmaprabhṛti tāḥ sarvāḥ sthitāstāta dhanaṁjaye.

18. yāḥ kāścana matāḥ lokeṣu agryāḥ paramasampadaḥ
janmaprabhṛti tāḥ sarvāḥ sthitāḥ tāta dhanaṃjaye

18. Whatever supreme virtues and esteemed qualities are considered foremost in the worlds, all of those, my dear son (tāta), have resided in Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna) from his very birth.

Words meanings summery:

• याः (yāḥ) - which, whatever

• काश्चन (kāścana) - Used in conjunction with yāḥ to mean 'whatever'. (any, some, whatever)

• मताः (matāḥ) - Here refers to qualities or virtues that are highly esteemed. (opinions, considered, esteemed)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

• अग्र्याः (agryāḥ) - foremost, excellent, chief

• परमसम्पदः (paramasampadaḥ) - supreme excellences, highest achievements

• जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth onwards, since birth

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - resided, situated, stood

• तात (tāta) - Used here as a term of endearment for a son. (father, dear one, son)

• धनंजये (dhanaṁjaye) - in Dhanaṃjaya, in Arjuna

Words meanings and morphology

याः (yāḥ) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

काश्चन (kāścana) - Used in conjunction with yāḥ to mean 'whatever'. (any, some, whatever)

(indeclinable)

मताः (matāḥ) - Here refers to qualities or virtues that are highly esteemed. (opinions, considered, esteemed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mata

mata - thought, opinion, considered, esteemed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

अग्र्याः (agryāḥ) - foremost, excellent, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of agrya

agrya - foremost, chief, excellent, best

परमसम्पदः (paramasampadaḥ) - supreme excellences, highest achievements

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of paramasampad

paramasampad - supreme wealth, highest fortune, ultimate excellence

Compound of parama and sampad

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+sampad)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective
• sampad – wealth, fortune, prosperity, excellence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sam-pad (class 4)

जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth onwards, since birth

(indeclinable)

Compound: janman (birth) + prabhṛti (beginning from)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+prabhṛti)

• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• prabhṛti – beginning from, since, onwards
  indeclinable
  Absolutive (gerund) from pra-bhṛ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - resided, situated, stood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, residing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

तात (tāta) - Used here as a term of endearment for a son. (father, dear one, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, sir, dear (term of endearment, often for a son)

धनंजये (dhanaṁjaye) - in Dhanaṃjaya, in Arjuna

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna, fire, a particular vital air

Compound of dhana and jaya (from ji root)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, victorious
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)