महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-17

भवानन्यद्वनं साधु बह्वन्नं फलवच्छुचि ।
आख्यातु रमणीयं च सेवितं पुण्यकर्मभिः ॥१७॥

17. bhavānanyadvanaṁ sādhu bahvannaṁ phalavacchuci ,
ākhyātu ramaṇīyaṁ ca sevitaṁ puṇyakarmabhiḥ.

17. bhavān anyat vanam sādhu bahu annam phalavat
śuci ākhyātu ramaṇīyam ca sevitam puṇyakarmabhiḥ

17. Sir, please describe another excellent forest that is abundant in food, fruitful, pure, delightful, and inhabited by people of virtuous deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

• साधु (sādhu) - good, excellent, virtuous, proper

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, abundant

• अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

• फलवत् (phalavat) - fruitful, productive

• शुचि (śuci) - pure, clean, holy

• आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - may he tell, let him describe, please tell

• रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

• च (ca) - and, also

• सेवितम् (sevitam) - inhabited, resorted to, served

• पुण्यकर्मभिः (puṇyakarmabhiḥ) - by those of virtuous deeds, by the meritorious

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being, existent

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be), present active participle in masculine nominative singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

साधु (sādhu) - good, excellent, virtuous, proper

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, excellent, virtuous, proper, saint, sage

Note: Declined in neuter nominative singular to agree with 'vanam'

बहु (bahu) - much, many, abundant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant, numerous

Note: Forms a compound 'bahvannam' (bahū + annam) meaning 'abundant food'

अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle

From root ad (to eat)

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Often part of compound 'bahvannam'

फलवत् (phalavat) - fruitful, productive

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phalavat

phalavat - fruitful, bearing fruit, productive

Possessive suffix -vat added to phala (fruit)

शुचि (śuci) - pure, clean, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, holy, bright, white

आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - may he tell, let him describe, please tell

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of ākhyā

Root khyā with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Used in a polite imperative sense, addressing 'bhavān' (you)

रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - delightful, charming, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramaṇīya

ramaṇīya - delightful, charming, pleasant, beautiful

Gerundive

From root ram (to delight) with suffix -anīya

Root: ram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सेवितम् (sevitam) - inhabited, resorted to, served

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sevita

sevita - inhabited, resorted to, served, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

From root sev (to serve, frequent)

Root: sev (class 1)

पुण्यकर्मभिः (puṇyakarmabhiḥ) - by those of virtuous deeds, by the meritorious

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṇyakarman

puṇyakarman - one whose deeds are meritorious/virtuous, virtuous person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puṇya+karman)

• puṇya – virtuous, meritorious, sacred, good
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The instrumental case indicates the agent of 'sevitam' (inhabited by).

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