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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-197, verse-34

यस्य चात्मसमो लोको धर्मज्ञस्य मनस्विनः ।
सर्वधर्मेषु च रतस्तं देवा ब्राह्मणं विदुः ॥३४॥
34. yasya cātmasamo loko dharmajñasya manasvinaḥ ,
sarvadharmeṣu ca ratastaṁ devā brāhmaṇaṁ viduḥ.
34. yasya ca ātmasamaḥ lokaḥ dharmajñasya manasvinaḥ
sarvadharmeṣu ca rataḥ taṃ devāḥ brāhmaṇam viduḥ
34. And the gods know him as a true brahmin whose entire world (all beings) is considered equal to his own self (ātman), who is a knower of natural law (dharma) and high-minded, and who is devoted to all aspects of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • यस्य (yasya) - Whose, of whom.
  • (ca) - And, also.
  • आत्मसमः (ātmasamaḥ) - Equal to one's self.
  • लोकः (lokaḥ) - Refers to all beings or people in the world. (World, people, realm.)
  • धर्मज्ञस्य (dharmajñasya) - Of one who knows natural law (dharma).
  • मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - Of the high-minded, wise, intelligent.
  • सर्वधर्मेषु (sarvadharmeṣu) - In all (natural) laws, in all duties.
  • (ca) - And, also.
  • रतः (rataḥ) - Devoted, engaged, delighted.
  • तं (taṁ) - Him, that (masculine accusative singular).
  • देवाः (devāḥ) - Gods, deities.
  • ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - A brahmin, a person of the priestly class, a knower of Brahman.
  • विदुः (viduḥ) - They know, they understand.

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - Whose, of whom.
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - Which, who, what (relative pronoun).
Note: Refers to the 'brahmin' being described.
(ca) - And, also.
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
आत्मसमः (ātmasamaḥ) - Equal to one's self.
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmasama
ātmasama - Equal to one's own self (ātman), like oneself.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+sama)
  • ātman – Self, soul, spirit, the individual soul (ātman), the Supreme Soul.
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
  • sama – Equal, like, similar, same.
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies lokaḥ.
लोकः (lokaḥ) - Refers to all beings or people in the world. (World, people, realm.)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - World, people, realm, space, free space.
Root: lok (class 10)
Note: Subject of the implied predicate verb 'is'.
धर्मज्ञस्य (dharmajñasya) - Of one who knows natural law (dharma).
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmajña
dharmajña - Knower of natural law (dharma), one who understands righteousness or duty.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)
  • dharma – Natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order.
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • jña – Knowing, intelligent, a knower.
    adjective (masculine)
    From root jñā- (to know).
    Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Qualifies the implied 'brahmin' of the relative clause.
मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - Of the high-minded, wise, intelligent.
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of manasvin
manasvin - High-minded, wise, intelligent, spirited, possessing a good mind.
Note: Qualifies the implied 'brahmin' of the relative clause, in apposition to dharmajñasya.
सर्वधर्मेषु (sarvadharmeṣu) - In all (natural) laws, in all duties.
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sarvadharma
sarvadharma - All (natural) laws (dharma), all duties, all virtues.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+dharma)
  • sarva – All, every, whole, entire.
    pronoun (masculine)
  • dharma – Natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order.
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Refers to the manifold aspects of natural law or duties.
(ca) - And, also.
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
रतः (rataḥ) - Devoted, engaged, delighted.
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rata
rata - Delighted, pleased, engaged in, devoted to, attached to.
Past Passive Participle
From root ram- (to delight).
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the implied 'brahmin'.
तं (taṁ) - Him, that (masculine accusative singular).
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - That, him (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun).
Note: Correlative pronoun to yasya.
देवाः (devāḥ) - Gods, deities.
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - God, deity, celestial being.
Root: div (class 1)
Note: Subject of the verb viduḥ.
ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - A brahmin, a person of the priestly class, a knower of Brahman.
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - A brahmin (member of the priestly class), one connected with brahman, a knower of the Vedas or Brahman.
From brahman with suffix -aṇa.
Note: Object of the verb viduḥ.
विदुः (viduḥ) - They know, they understand.
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vid
Irregular verb, often grouped with the ad- class (2nd conjugation).
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: From root vid (to know), 3rd person plural active.