महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-91, verse-11

यदि ते ब्राह्मणेष्वस्ति काचित्प्रीतिर्जनाधिप ।
कुरु क्षिप्रं वचोऽस्माकं ततः श्रेयोऽभिपत्स्यसे ॥११॥

11. yadi te brāhmaṇeṣvasti kācitprītirjanādhipa ,
kuru kṣipraṁ vaco'smākaṁ tataḥ śreyo'bhipatsyase.

11. yadi te brāhmaṇeṣu asti kācit prītiḥ janādhipa kuru
kṣipram vacaḥ asmākam tataḥ śreyaḥ abhipatsyase

11. O king, if you have any regard for Brahmins, then quickly follow our words. By doing so, you will attain great welfare.

11. אם יש בלבך אהבה כלשהי לבְּרַהְמִינִים, הו שליט העם, מהר ועשה כדברינו, ואז תגיע אל הטוב הנעלה.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• ते (te) - to you, your

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among Brahmins, in Brahmins

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• काचित् (kācit) - any, some

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, regard, love, pleasure

• जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people, O king

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, make

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, command

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, prosperity, supreme good

• अभिपत्स्यसे (abhipatsyase) - you will attain, obtain

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among Brahmins, in Brahmins

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, relating to Brahma

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

present active third singular

Root: as (class 2)

काचित् (kācit) - any, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which (often with cid/cana for indefiniteness)

feminine nominative singular, with indefinitizing particle cid

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, regard, love, pleasure

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, pleasure, joy

Root: prī (class 9)

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - ruler of people, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+adhipa)

• jana – person, people, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, make

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

imperative active second singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

neuter nominative/accusative singular, or adverbial

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, command

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, prosperity, supreme good

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, good, welfare, ultimate good

Root: śrī (class 4)

अभिपत्स्यसे (abhipatsyase) - you will attain, obtain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of abhipad

future middle second singular

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

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