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4,15

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-16

ये दद्युर्न च याचेयुर्ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यवादिनः ।
तेषां मां मानिनीं भार्यां सूतपुत्रः पदावधीत् ॥१६॥
16. ye dadyurna ca yāceyurbrahmaṇyāḥ satyavādinaḥ ,
teṣāṁ māṁ māninīṁ bhāryāṁ sūtaputraḥ padāvadhīt.
16. ye dadyuḥ na ca yāceyuḥ brahmaṇyāḥ satyavādinaḥ
teṣām mām māninīm bhāryām sūtaputraḥ padā avadhīt
16. Those who would give but never beg, who are devoted to sacred duties (brahmaṇyāḥ) and are truthful (satyavādinaḥ)—their proud wife (bhāryā), me, has been struck by the son of a charioteer with his foot.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ये (ye) - those who (masculine)
  • दद्युः (dadyuḥ) - they would give, they should give
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - and
  • याचेयुः (yāceyuḥ) - they would beg, they should ask
  • ब्रह्मण्याः (brahmaṇyāḥ) - devoted to sacred duties/righteous conduct (devoted to sacred duties, pious, virtuous, devoted to Brahmins)
  • सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truthful speakers, honest
  • तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their (masculine/neuter)
  • माम् (mām) - me
  • मानिनीम् (māninīm) - proud, honorable, self-respecting (feminine)
  • भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife, spouse
  • सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karna (son of a charioteer)
  • पदा (padā) - with his foot, by means of the foot
  • अवधीत् (avadhīt) - struck (struck, killed, assailed)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (masculine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Nominative plural masculine of 'yad'.
दद्युः (dadyuḥ) - they would give, they should give
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of dadyuḥ
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Optative third person plural of root √dā.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
याचेयुः (yāceyuḥ) - they would beg, they should ask
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of yāceyuḥ
Root: yāc (class 1)
Note: Optative third person plural of root √yāc.
ब्रह्मण्याः (brahmaṇyāḥ) - devoted to sacred duties/righteous conduct (devoted to sacred duties, pious, virtuous, devoted to Brahmins)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmaṇya
brahmaṇya - devoted to sacred learning/Brahmins, pious, righteous
Note: Nominative plural masculine of 'brahmaṇya'.
सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truthful speakers, honest
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of satyavādin
satyavādin - speaking truth, truthful
Compound type : upapada (satya+vādin)
  • satya – truth, true
    noun (neuter)
  • vādin – speaking, speaker
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun/adjective
    Derived from root √vad (to speak) with suffix -in
    Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Nominative plural masculine of 'satyavādin'.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their (masculine/neuter)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Genitive plural masculine/neuter of 'tad'.
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Accusative singular of 'asmad'.
मानिनीम् (māninīm) - proud, honorable, self-respecting (feminine)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of māninī
māninī - proud, honorable, self-respecting
Note: Accusative singular feminine of 'māninī', qualifying 'bhāryām'.
भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife, spouse
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, spouse
Note: Accusative singular feminine of 'bhāryā'.
सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - Karna (son of a charioteer)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra
sūtaputra - son of a charioteer
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)
  • sūta – charioteer, bard
    noun (masculine)
  • putra – son
    noun (masculine)
Note: Nominative singular masculine.
पदा (padā) - with his foot, by means of the foot
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of pad
pad - foot, step
Note: Instrumental singular of 'pad' (foot).
अवधीत् (avadhīt) - struck (struck, killed, assailed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of avadhīt
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Aorist third person singular of root √han.