महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-287, verse-15

अयं तपस्वी भगवान्स्वाध्यायनियतो द्विजः ।
यद्यद्ब्रूयान्महातेजास्तत्तद्देयममत्सरात् ॥१५॥

15. ayaṁ tapasvī bhagavānsvādhyāyaniyato dvijaḥ ,
yadyadbrūyānmahātejāstattaddeyamamatsarāt.

15. ayam tapasvī bhagavān svādhyāya-niyataḥ dvijaḥ
yat yat brūyāt mahā-tejāḥ tat tat deyam amatsarāt

15. Whatever that greatly radiant one, this venerable ascetic (tapasvī), a Brahmin (dvija) devoted to self-study, may say, that should be given without envy.

15. הבְּרַהְמִין המכובד הזה בעל עוצמה רוחנית ומקפיד על לימוד הכתבים. כל מה שיבקש, בעל ההוד הגדול, יש לתת לו בלי קנאה.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic, devout person, penitent

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine, lord

• स्वाध्याय-नियतः (svādhyāya-niyataḥ) - devoted to self-study, dedicated to one's own scriptural study

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin, twice-born

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which (emphatic repetition)

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - may he say, should he say

• महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly radiant, very powerful, of great splendor

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore (emphatic repetition)

• देयम् (deyam) - to be given, fit to be given

• अमत्सरात् (amatsarāt) - without envy, without jealousy, ungrudgingly

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic, devout person, penitent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, devotee, practicing penance

Derived from tapas with suffix -vin.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine, lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, venerable, divine

स्वाध्याय-नियतः (svādhyāya-niyataḥ) - devoted to self-study, dedicated to one's own scriptural study

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svādhyāya+niyata)

• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of Vedic texts
  noun (masculine)
• niyata – restrained, controlled, disciplined, devoted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin, twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth

Compound 'dvi-ja' meaning 'twice-born'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix/adjective
  From root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

यत् (yat) - whatever, which (emphatic repetition)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'whatever'.

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - may he say, should he say

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

optative active

Optative active, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

महा-तेजाः (mahā-tejāḥ) - greatly radiant, very powerful, of great splendor

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – radiance, splendor, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that, therefore (emphatic repetition)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repetition emphasizes 'that very thing'.

देयम् (deyam) - to be given, fit to be given

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of deya

deya - to be given, worthy of being given

Gerundive

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya) from root dā.

Root: dā (class 3)

अमत्सरात् (amatsarāt) - without envy, without jealousy, ungrudgingly

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of amatsara

amatsara - without envy, ungrudging

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) with matsara.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+matsara)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• matsara – envy, jealousy, avarice
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'from being without envy' or 'without envy'.

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