महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-294, verse-3

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
हिरण्यकण्ठ्यः प्रमदा यच्चान्यत्प्रीतिवर्धनम् ।
नाहं दत्तमिहेच्छामि तदर्थिभ्यः प्रदीयताम् ॥३॥

3. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
hiraṇyakaṇṭhyaḥ pramadā yaccānyatprītivardhanam ,
nāhaṁ dattamihecchāmi tadarthibhyaḥ pradīyatām.

3. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca | hiraṇyakaṇṭhyaḥ
pramadā yat ca anyat prītivardhanam
| na aham dattam iha
icchāmi tat arthibhyaḥ pradīyatām

3. The Brahmin said: "I do not desire these women adorned with golden necklaces, nor any other pleasure-enhancing gifts that have been presented here. Let those be given to the seekers."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a man of the priestly class

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• हिरण्यकण्ठ्यः (hiraṇyakaṇṭhyaḥ) - (women) with golden necklaces

• प्रमदा (pramadā) - women, beautiful women

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• च (ca) - and

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, else

• प्रीतिवर्धनम् (prītivardhanam) - pleasure-increasing, delight-enhancing

• न (na) - not

• अहम् (aham) - I

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, what has been given, a gift

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

• तत् (tat) - that

• अर्थिभ्यः (arthibhyaḥ) - to those who seek, to beggars, to petitioners

• प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a man of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class; related to brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect stem of root vac, reduplicated 'uvāc-'

Root: vac (class 2)

हिरण्यकण्ठ्यः (hiraṇyakaṇṭhyaḥ) - (women) with golden necklaces

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hiraṇyakaṇṭhya

hiraṇyakaṇṭhya - adorned with a golden necklace

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hiraṇya+kaṇṭha)

• hiraṇya – gold
  noun (neuter)
• kaṇṭha – neck, throat, necklace
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'pramadāḥ' (plural)

प्रमदा (pramadā) - women, beautiful women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pramadā

pramadā - a woman, a beautiful woman, a wife

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that

Note: Used here in the sense of 'whatever (other thing)'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, else

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

प्रीतिवर्धनम् (prītivardhanam) - pleasure-increasing, delight-enhancing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prītivardhana

prītivardhana - increasing pleasure/love/delight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prīti+vardhana)

• prīti – pleasure, love, delight
  noun (feminine)
  Root: prī
• vardhana – increasing, promoting, causing to grow
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun/adjective from root vṛdh
  Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, to increase)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'yat' (implied)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, what has been given, a gift

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Used here substantively as 'that which is given'

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the undesired gifts

अर्थिभ्यः (arthibhyaḥ) - to those who seek, to beggars, to petitioners

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of arthin

arthin - petitioner, seeker, beggar, one who desires something

Root: arth

Note: Dative case indicating recipient

प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative Passive

Passive voice, third person singular imperative with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)