महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-12

विदितं तेन शीलं ते सर्वस्य जगतस्तथा ।
यथा त्वं भिक्षितः सद्भिर्ददास्येव न याचसे ॥१२॥

12. viditaṁ tena śīlaṁ te sarvasya jagatastathā ,
yathā tvaṁ bhikṣitaḥ sadbhirdadāsyeva na yācase.

12. viditam tena śīlam te sarvasya jagataḥ tathā
yathā tvam bhikṣitaḥ sadbhiḥ dadāsi eva na yācase

12. Your character (śīla) is known by him (Indra), and similarly by everyone in the world: that you always give when petitioned by the virtuous, and you never beg.

Words meanings summery:

• विदितम् (viditam) - known

• तेन (tena) - by Indra (by him)

• शीलम् (śīlam) - character, nature, disposition

• ते (te) - your

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the entire

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world

• तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, in that manner

• यथा (yathā) - just as, how

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• भिक्षितः (bhikṣitaḥ) - begged, requested

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by good people, by the virtuous

• ददासि (dadāsi) - you give

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• न (na) - not

• याचसे (yācase) - you beg, you ask

Words meanings and morphology

विदितम् (viditam) - known

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood

Past Passive Participle

from root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `śīlam`.

तेन (tena) - by Indra (by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Indra.

शीलम् (śīlam) - character, nature, disposition

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - character, conduct, nature, disposition, virtue

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all, of the entire

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with `jagataḥ`.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe; moving, living

from root gam with reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, how

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

भिक्षितः (bhikṣitaḥ) - begged, requested

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhikṣita

bhikṣita - begged, asked for

Past Passive Participle

from root bhikṣ (to beg)

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tvam`.

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by good people, by the virtuous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, real, existing

Present Active Participle (from as)

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

ददासि (dadāsi) - you give

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

याचसे (yācase) - you beg, you ask

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yāc

Root: yāc (class 1)