महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-183, verse-29

यस्मात्सर्वमनुष्येषु ज्यायांसं मामिहाब्रवीः ।
सर्वदेवैश्च विप्रर्षे संमितं श्रेष्ठमेव च ।
तस्मात्तेऽहं प्रदास्यामि विविधं वसु भूरि च ॥२९॥

29. yasmātsarvamanuṣyeṣu jyāyāṁsaṁ māmihābravīḥ ,
sarvadevaiśca viprarṣe saṁmitaṁ śreṣṭhameva ca ,
tasmātte'haṁ pradāsyāmi vividhaṁ vasu bhūri ca.

29. yasmāt sarva-manuṣyeṣu jyāyāṃsaṃ mām
iha abravīḥ sarva-devaiḥ ca vipra-ṛṣe
saṃmitam śreṣṭham eva ca tasmāt te
aham pradāsyāmi vividham vasu bhūri ca

29. “Because you declared me to be superior among all humans here, and, O sage among brahmins, equal to all gods and indeed the best; therefore, I will give you various abundant riches.”

29. (ואמר לו) הו חכם בין החוזים, מאחר שאמרת עלי כאן שאני הגדול מכל בני האדם, ושכל האלים רואים בי נערך להם ונעלה ביותר, לכן אתן לך רכוש רב ומגוון.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, for which reason

• सर्व-मनुष्येषु (sarva-manuṣyeṣu) - among all humans, in all people

• ज्यायांसं (jyāyāṁsaṁ) - superior, greater, older

• माम् (mām) - me

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

• अब्रवीः (abravīḥ) - you said, you spoke, you declared

• सर्व-देवैः (sarva-devaiḥ) - by all gods

• च (ca) - and, also

• विप्र-ऋषे (vipra-ṛṣe) - O sage among brahmins, O brahmin-sage

• संमितम् (saṁmitam) - equal, comparable, measured

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent, chief

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• ते (te) - to you, your

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give

• विविधम् (vividham) - various, manifold, diverse

• वसु (vasu) - wealth, riches, treasure

• भूरि (bhūri) - much, abundant, plentiful

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which, for which reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of `yad` used adverbially

सर्व-मनुष्येषु (sarva-manuṣyeṣu) - among all humans, in all people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva-manuṣya

sarva-manuṣya - all men, all humans

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+manuṣya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• manuṣya – human, man, person
  noun (masculine)

ज्यायांसं (jyāyāṁsaṁ) - superior, greater, older

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jyāyas

jyāyas - greater, superior, older, better

Comparative form of `vṛddha` (old/great)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us (first person pronoun)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीः (abravīḥ) - you said, you spoke, you declared

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root `brū` (2nd class), Imperfect (Laṅ) form

Root: brū (class 2)

सर्व-देवैः (sarva-devaiḥ) - by all gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva-deva

sarva-deva - all gods, every god

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+deva)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• deva – god, deity, divine being
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विप्र-ऋषे (vipra-ṛṣe) - O sage among brahmins, O brahmin-sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra-ṛṣi

vipra-ṛṣi - a brahmin-sage, a sage who is a brahmin

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – brahmin, wise, inspired
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

संमितम् (saṁmitam) - equal, comparable, measured

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃmita

saṁmita - measured, proportioned, comparable, equal to, moderate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `mā` (to measure) with prefix `sam`

Prefix: sam

Root: mā (class 2)

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent, chief

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal

Superlative degree of `praśasya` (praiseworthy)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of `tad` used adverbially

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us (first person pronoun)

प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give

(verb)

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

Root `dā` (3rd class), Future (Lṛṭ) form

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

विविधम् (vividham) - various, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, different kinds of

वसु (vasu) - wealth, riches, treasure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, riches, treasure, property, gold

भूरि (bhūri) - much, abundant, plentiful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūri

bhūri - much, abundant, plentiful, numerous, great

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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