महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-23

मतिमन्तो ह्यतो वैद्याः शमं प्रागेव कुर्वते ।
मानसस्य प्रियाख्यानैः संभोगोपनयैर्नृणाम् ॥२३॥

23. matimanto hyato vaidyāḥ śamaṁ prāgeva kurvate ,
mānasasya priyākhyānaiḥ saṁbhogopanayairnṛṇām.

23. matimantaḥ hi ataḥ vaidyāḥ śamam prāk eva kurvate
mānasasya priyākhyānaiḥ saṃbhoga-upanayaiḥ nṛṇām

23. Therefore, intelligent physicians indeed bring about mental (mānasa) alleviation for people beforehand by means of pleasant narratives and by providing enjoyment.

23. לכן רופאים נבונים מרגיעים מראש את הסבל הנפשי של בני האדם, בבשורות נעימות ובהבאת הנאות.

Words meanings summery:

• मतिमन्तः (matimantaḥ) - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, from this

• वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - physicians, doctors, knowing ones

• शमम् (śamam) - calm, tranquility, alleviation

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, beforehand, previously

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make, they perform

• मानसस्य (mānasasya) - of the mind, mental, relating to the mind

• प्रियाख्यानैः (priyākhyānaiḥ) - by pleasant narratives, by agreeable stories

• संभोग-उपनयैः (saṁbhoga-upanayaiḥ) - by providing enjoyment, by bringing about pleasures

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people, of human beings

Words meanings and morphology

मतिमन्तः (matimantaḥ) - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious

Possessive suffix -mat

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - hence, therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - physicians, doctors, knowing ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaidya

vaidya - physician, doctor; learned, skillful

Derived from 'veda' (knowledge)

शमम् (śamam) - calm, tranquility, alleviation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - calm, tranquility, peace, alleviation, suppression

Derived from the root 'śam' (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

प्राक् (prāk) - before, beforehand, previously

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they make, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, ātmanepada, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मानसस्य (mānasasya) - of the mind, mental, relating to the mind

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, belonging to the mind, spiritual; the mind, intellect

Derived from 'manas' (mind)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Here refers to 'of the mental' suffering/alleviation.

प्रियाख्यानैः (priyākhyānaiḥ) - by pleasant narratives, by agreeable stories

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of priyākhyāna

priyākhyāna - pleasant narrative, agreeable story

Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+ākhyāna)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable
  adjective (masculine)
• ākhyāna – narrative, story, tale
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'khyā' (to tell) with 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

संभोग-उपनयैः (saṁbhoga-upanayaiḥ) - by providing enjoyment, by bringing about pleasures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃbhoga-upanaya

saṁbhoga-upanaya - provision of enjoyment, offering of pleasure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃbhoga+upanaya)

• saṃbhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, sexual union
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'bhuj' (to enjoy) with 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• upanaya – bringing near, leading to, initiation, presentation, means
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'nī' (to lead) with 'upa'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: nī (class 1)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people, of human beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, human being

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