महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-112, verse-8

विभवश्चास्य सुमहानासीद्धनपतेरिव ।
एवं स तु धनं विद्वान्दानेनैव व्यशोधयत् ॥८॥

8. vibhavaścāsya sumahānāsīddhanapateriva ,
evaṁ sa tu dhanaṁ vidvāndānenaiva vyaśodhayat.

8. vibhavaḥ ca asya sumahān āsīt dhanapateḥ iva
evam saḥ tu dhanam vidvān dānenā eva vyaśodhayat

8. His prosperity was indeed very great, like that of Kubera, the lord of wealth. Therefore, being a wise man, he purified his wealth solely through acts of charity (dāna).

Words meanings summery:

• विभवः (vibhavaḥ) - prosperity, power, affluence

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, his

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very powerful

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• धनपतेः (dhanapateḥ) - of the lord of wealth, of Kubera

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, wise, knowing

• दानेना (dānenā) - by charity, by giving

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• व्यशोधयत् (vyaśodhayat) - purified, cleansed

Words meanings and morphology

विभवः (vibhavaḥ) - prosperity, power, affluence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhava

vibhava - prosperity, power, affluence, existence

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject whose prosperity is being described.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahant

sumahant - very great, very powerful

Compound of su (prefix) and mahant (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahant)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'vibhavaḥ'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

धनपतेः (dhanapateḥ) - of the lord of wealth, of Kubera

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhanapati

dhanapati - lord of wealth (often referring to Kubera)

Compound of dhana (wealth) and pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+pati)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Kubera.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the main subject of the narrative.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

Note: Object of 'vyaśodhayat'.

विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned, wise, knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvas

vidvas - knowing, learned, wise

Perfect Active Participle

Derived from root vid (to know) with the suffix -vas.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

दानेना (dānenā) - by charity, by giving

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, charity

Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Means of purification.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that charity was the *only* means.

व्यशोधयत् (vyaśodhayat) - purified, cleansed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of viśodhaya

Causative verb form

Causative of root śudh (to purify) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: From root śudh (to purify) + causative suffix + prefix vi.