महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-16

चत्वार एकतो वेदाः साङ्गोपाङ्गाः सविस्तराः ।
स्वधीता मानवश्रेष्ठ सत्यमेकं किलैकतः ॥१६॥

16. catvāra ekato vedāḥ sāṅgopāṅgāḥ savistarāḥ ,
svadhītā mānavaśreṣṭha satyamekaṁ kilaikataḥ.

16. catvāraḥ ekataḥ vedāḥ sāṅgopāṅgāḥ savistarāḥ
svadhītāḥ mānavaśreṣṭha satyam ekam kila ekataḥ

16. O best of men, on one side are the four Vedas, well-studied with all their primary and secondary ancillary texts, and their detailed elaborations. On the other side, there is verily one truth (satyam).

16. הו מיטב בני האדם, ארבע הוֵדוֹת עם ענפי העזר שלהן ועם כל הרחבותיהן, שנלמדו היטב, מונחות בצד אחד, והאמת לבדה בצד השני.

Words meanings summery:

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, from one part

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

• साङ्गोपाङ्गाः (sāṅgopāṅgāḥ) - referring to the auxiliary sciences of the Vedas (Vedangas and Upangas) (with their limbs (aṅga) and minor limbs (upaṅga))

• सविस्तराः (savistarāḥ) - with their elaborations/details

• स्वधीताः (svadhītāḥ) - well-studied, well-recited

• मानवश्रेष्ठ (mānavaśreṣṭha) - O best of men, O best of humans

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• किल (kila) - indeed, verily, it is said

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, from one part

Words meanings and morphology

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Refers to `vedāḥ`.

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, from one part

(indeclinable)

formed with 'tas' suffix

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

from root √vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

साङ्गोपाङ्गाः (sāṅgopāṅgāḥ) - referring to the auxiliary sciences of the Vedas (Vedangas and Upangas) (with their limbs (aṅga) and minor limbs (upaṅga))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāṅgopāṅga

sāṅgopāṅga - with their primary and secondary accessory texts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aṅga+upāṅga)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• aṅga – limb, body part, auxiliary, Vedāṅga (auxiliary science of the Veda)
  noun (neuter)
• upāṅga – minor limb, secondary part, secondary auxiliary (Upavedas, Purāṇas, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā, Dharmaśāstras)
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Qualifies `vedāḥ`.

सविस्तराः (savistarāḥ) - with their elaborations/details

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savistara

savistara - with details, elaborate, expansive

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vistara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vistara – expansion, elaboration, detail
  noun (masculine)
  from root √stṛ (to spread) with upasarga 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `vedāḥ`.

स्वधीताः (svadhītāḥ) - well-studied, well-recited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svadhīta

svadhīta - well-studied, properly recited

Past Passive Participle

from root √i (to go) with upasargas 'su' and 'adhi'

Compound type : pravādi (su+adhīta)

• su – well, good, easy
  indeclinable
• adhīta – studied, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √i (to go) with upasarga 'adhi'
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `vedāḥ`.

मानवश्रेष्ठ (mānavaśreṣṭha) - O best of men, O best of humans

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mānavaśreṣṭha

mānavaśreṣṭha - best of men, best among humans

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānava+śreṣṭha)

• mānava – human, man, descendant of Manu
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya (excellent)
  Root: praśas

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

derived from 'sat' (being, existence)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The term truth (satyam) is one of the terms to be bracketed in translation.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(numeral)

किल (kila) - indeed, verily, it is said

(indeclinable)

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, from one part

(indeclinable)

formed with 'tas' suffix

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