महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-79

सिद्धा हि यद्यदिच्छन्ति कुर्वते तदनुग्रहात् ।
तस्मात्तपः समास्थाय कुरुष्वात्ममनोरथम् ॥७९॥

79. siddhā hi yadyadicchanti kurvate tadanugrahāt ,
tasmāttapaḥ samāsthāya kuruṣvātmamanoratham.

79. siddhāḥ hi yat yat icchanti kurvate tat anugrahāt
tasmāt tapaḥ samāsthāya kuruṣva ātma-manoratham

79. For perfected beings, whatever they desire, they accomplish it through that grace. Therefore, resorting to austerity (tapas), fulfill your heart's desire.

79. בעלי ההישג הרוחני עושים כל מה שהם רוצים, בזכות חסד ההישג הזה. לכן התבסס על תרגול העוצמה הרוחנית ומלא את משאלת לבך.

Words meanings summery:

• सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings (perfected ones, accomplished ones)

• हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever, which, that)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever, which, that)

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire (they desire, they wish)

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

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the desire) (that)

• अनुग्रहात् (anugrahāt) - through that grace/favor (from grace, by favor)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance)

• समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having resorted to (having resorted to, having adopted)

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - fulfill (do, perform, make)

• आत्म-मनोरथम् (ātma-manoratham) - your heart's desire (one's own desire, heart's desire)

Words meanings and morphology

सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings (perfected ones, accomplished ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful, a perfected being

Past Passive Participle

From root sidh (to accomplish).

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Subject of icchanti and kurvate.

हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic/causal particle.

Note: Introduces a reason.

यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever, which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Object of icchanti, repeated for 'whatever'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever, which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Object of icchanti, repeated for 'whatever'.

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire (they desire, they wish)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of icch

Present Active Indicative

From root iṣ (to desire), takes icch as present stem.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Governed by siddhāḥ.

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

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Middle Indicative

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Governed by siddhāḥ.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the desire) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

अनुग्रहात् (anugrahāt) - through that grace/favor (from grace, by favor)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - favor, grace, kindness, blessing

From anu-√grah (to favor, oblige).

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates the means or cause.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of demonstrative pronoun tad.

Note: Connects to the previous statement.

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat (tapas)

From root tap (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of samāsthāya.

समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having resorted to (having resorted to, having adopted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From sam-ā-√sthā (to stand, to resort to).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - fulfill (do, perform, make)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Present Middle Imperative

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

आत्म-मनोरथम् (ātma-manoratham) - your heart's desire (one's own desire, heart's desire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātma-manoratha

ātma-manoratha - heart's desire, one's own wish

Compound of ātman (self) and manoratha (desire of mind).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ātman+manoratha)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• manoratha – desire of the mind, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of manas (mind) and ratha (chariot/desire).

Note: Object of kuruṣva.

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