महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-49

प्रतिषिद्धा हि ते याच्ञा यया सिध्यति वै द्विजः ।
तेजसैवार्थलिप्सायां यतस्व पुरुषर्षभ ॥४९॥

49. pratiṣiddhā hi te yācñā yayā sidhyati vai dvijaḥ ,
tejasaivārthalipsāyāṁ yatasva puruṣarṣabha.

49. pratiṣiddhā hi te yācñā yayā sidhyati vai dvijaḥ
| tejasā eva arthalipsāyām yatasva puruṣarṣabha

49. Indeed, your begging is prohibited; it is by begging that a brahmin (dvija) thrives. O best among men, you must strive for wealth only through your own might and splendor.

49. הרי אסורה עליך ההתחננות, שבאמצעותה בְּרַהְמִין משיג את מבוקשו. הו אדם דגול, השתדל להשיג עושר בעוצמתך שלך בלבד.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिषिद्धा (pratiṣiddhā) - forbidden, prohibited, prevented

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

• ते (te) - your, to you

• याच्ञा (yācñā) - begging, entreaty, petition, request, seeking alms

• यया (yayā) - by which, with which

• सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, prospers, is accomplished, is fulfilled

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by power, by energy

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• अर्थलिप्सायाम् (arthalipsāyām) - in the desire for wealth/objects

• यतस्व (yatasva) - strive, endeavor, exert yourself

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men, O pre-eminent man

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिषिद्धा (pratiṣiddhā) - forbidden, prohibited, prevented

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣiddha

pratiṣiddha - forbidden, prohibited, prevented

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root ṣidh (to avert, prohibit) with the prefix prati (against, back).

Prefix: prati

Root: ṣidh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yācñā'.

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

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Context indicates genitive 'your begging'.

याच्ञा (yācñā) - begging, entreaty, petition, request, seeking alms

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yācñā

yācñā - begging, entreaty, petition, request, seeking alms

From the root yāc (to beg, ask).

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

यया (yayā) - by which, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yat

yat - which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'yācñā'.

सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, prospers, is accomplished, is fulfilled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sidh

Present active

Root sidh belongs to class 4 (divādi).

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Verb for 'dvijaḥ'.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, or metaphorically a bird or a snake)

Formed from dvi (twice) and ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From the root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'sidhyati'.

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by brilliance, by power, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, light, power, energy, spiritual or moral energy

From the root tij (to be sharp, to shine).

Root: tij

Note: Indicates the means.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

अर्थलिप्सायाम् (arthalipsāyām) - in the desire for wealth/objects

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of arthalipsā

arthalipsā - desire for wealth, greed for gain, longing for objects

Compound of artha (wealth, object) and lipsā (desire).

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+lipsā)

• artha – object, purpose, wealth, meaning, affair
  noun (masculine)
• lipsā – desire, wish, longing
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun from the root labh (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Locative of purpose or context.

यतस्व (yatasva) - strive, endeavor, exert yourself

(verb)

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

Imperative middle

Root yat belongs to class 1 (bhvādi).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men, O pre-eminent man

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, chief of men (literally 'bull among men')

Compound of puruṣa (man) and ṛṣabha (bull, best, chief).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

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