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5,30

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-17

वृन्दारकं कविमर्थेष्वमूढं महाप्रज्ञं सर्वधर्मोपपन्नम् ।
न तस्य युद्धं रोचते वै कदाचिद्वैश्यापुत्रं कुशलं तात पृच्छेः ॥१७॥
17. vṛndārakaṁ kavimartheṣvamūḍhaṁ; mahāprajñaṁ sarvadharmopapannam ,
na tasya yuddhaṁ rocate vai kadāci;dvaiśyāputraṁ kuśalaṁ tāta pṛccheḥ.
17. vṛndārakaṃ kavim artheṣu amūḍhaṃ
mahāprajñaṃ sarvadhamopapannam na
tasya yuddhaṃ rocate vai kadācit
vaiśyāputraṃ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛccheḥ
17. O dear one, you should inquire about the well-being of the son of the Vaishya woman (Vidura), who is Vrindaraka, the poet, unbewildered in matters of purpose, profoundly wise, and endowed with all aspects of natural law (dharma). Indeed, war never pleases him.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वृन्दारकं (vṛndārakaṁ) - Vrindaraka (epithet for Vidura) (excellent, chief; Vrindaraka (name/epithet))
  • कविम् (kavim) - poet, seer, wise man
  • अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in matters of purpose or interest (in matters, in purposes, in wealth)
  • अमूढं (amūḍhaṁ) - unbewildered, not foolish, clear-headed
  • महाप्रज्ञं (mahāprajñaṁ) - greatly wise, profoundly intelligent
  • सर्वधमोपपन्नम् (sarvadhamopapannam) - endowed with all natural law (dharma)
  • (na) - not, no
  • तस्य (tasya) - to him (dative sense with 'rocate') (to him, his, of him)
  • युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - war, battle, fight
  • रोचते (rocate) - pleases, shines, delights
  • वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
  • कदाचित् (kadācit) - never (when used with 'na') (ever, at any time, sometimes)
  • वैश्यापुत्रं (vaiśyāputraṁ) - Vidura (born of a Vaishya woman) (son of a Vaishya woman)
  • कुशलं (kuśalaṁ) - welfare, well-being, prosperity
  • तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address, often from elder to younger, or affectionate) (O dear one, father, son)
  • पृच्छेः (pṛccheḥ) - you should inquire/ask

Words meanings and morphology

वृन्दारकं (vṛndārakaṁ) - Vrindaraka (epithet for Vidura) (excellent, chief; Vrindaraka (name/epithet))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛndāraka
vṛndāraka - excellent, chief, eminent; a proper name (e.g., Vidura's epithet)
कविम् (kavim) - poet, seer, wise man
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kavi
kavi - poet, seer, wise man, intelligent
अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in matters of purpose or interest (in matters, in purposes, in wealth)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, matter, affair
अमूढं (amūḍhaṁ) - unbewildered, not foolish, clear-headed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of amūḍha
amūḍha - not bewildered, clear-headed, wise, not foolish
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mūḍha)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
  • mūḍha – bewildered, foolish, infatuated
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √muh (to be perplexed, bewildered)
    Root: muh (class 4)
महाप्रज्ञं (mahāprajñaṁ) - greatly wise, profoundly intelligent
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāprajña
mahāprajña - very wise, greatly intelligent
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prajña)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • prajña – wise, intelligent, knowing
    adjective (masculine)
    From pra-jñā (to know)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: jñā (class 9)
सर्वधमोपपन्नम् (sarvadhamopapannam) - endowed with all natural law (dharma)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvadhamopapanna
sarvadhamopapanna - endowed with all virtues, possessed of all natural law (dharma)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma+upapanna)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    adjective (masculine)
  • dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • upapanna – endowed with, possessed of, furnished with, appropriate
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From upa-pad (to come near, acquire)
    Prefix: upa
    Root: pad (class 4)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - to him (dative sense with 'rocate') (to him, his, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Used in dative sense with 'rocate'
युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - war, battle, fight
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - war, battle, fight
From root √yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
रोचते (rocate) - pleases, shines, delights
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc
Root: ruc (class 1)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
(indeclinable)
कदाचित् (kadācit) - never (when used with 'na') (ever, at any time, sometimes)
(indeclinable)
वैश्यापुत्रं (vaiśyāputraṁ) - Vidura (born of a Vaishya woman) (son of a Vaishya woman)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vaiśyāputra
vaiśyāputra - son of a Vaishya woman
Compound type : tatpurusha (vaiśyā+putra)
  • vaiśyā – a woman of the Vaishya caste
    noun (feminine)
  • putra – son, child
    noun (masculine)
कुशलं (kuśalaṁ) - welfare, well-being, prosperity
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala
kuśala - well-being, welfare, prosperity, health, clever, skillful
तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address, often from elder to younger, or affectionate) (O dear one, father, son)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - father, son, dear, darling (used as a term of address)
पृच्छेः (pṛccheḥ) - you should inquire/ask
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of pṛcch
Root: prach (class 6)