महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-20

गुणैरनेकैः प्रवरैश्च युक्तो विज्ञानवान्नैव च निष्ठुरो यः ।
स्नेहादमर्षं सहते सदैव स सोमदत्तः पूजनीयो मतो मे ॥२०॥

20. guṇairanekaiḥ pravaraiśca yukto; vijñānavānnaiva ca niṣṭhuro yaḥ ,
snehādamarṣaṁ sahate sadaiva; sa somadattaḥ pūjanīyo mato me.

20. guṇaiḥ anekaiḥ pravaraiḥ ca yuktaḥ
vijñānavān na eva ca niṣṭhuraḥ
yaḥ snehāt amarṣam sahate sadā eva
saḥ somadattaḥ pūjanīyaḥ mataḥ me

20. He who is endowed with many excellent qualities, is knowledgeable, and never cruel, and who always tolerates anger out of affection—that Somadatta, in my opinion, is worthy of reverence.

Words meanings summery:

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities (by qualities, with virtues, with merits)

• अनेकैः (anekaiḥ) - with many (by many, with many, numerous)

• प्रवरैः (pravaraiḥ) - with excellent (by excellent, with chief, with principal)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with (joined, connected, endowed with, engaged, proper)

• विज्ञानवान् (vijñānavān) - knowledgeable (knowledgeable, wise, discerning, understanding)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• एव (eva) - indeed, even (emphasizing 'not cruel') (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• निष्ठुरः (niṣṭhuraḥ) - cruel (harsh, cruel, hard, rough)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to Somadatta) (who, which, what)

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of affection (from affection, from love, from oiliness)

• अमर्षम् (amarṣam) - anger (anger, indignation, impatience)

• सहते (sahate) - tolerates, endures (tolerates, endures, bears, overcomes)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

• एव (eva) - (emphatic, intensifying 'always') (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Somadatta) (he, that)

• सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta (a specific individual, father of Bhūriśravas) (Somadatta (name of a king))

• पूजनीयः (pūjanīyaḥ) - worthy of reverence (worthy of worship, venerable, respectable, adorable)

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, in my opinion (thought, considered, opined, believed)

• मे (me) - by me, my (indicating opinion) (by me, to me, my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities (by qualities, with virtues, with merits)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, attribute, constituent of nature

अनेकैः (anekaiḥ) - with many (by many, with many, numerous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aneka

aneka - many, numerous, not one, various

Compound 'na-eka' (not one)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+eka)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)

प्रवरैः (pravaraiḥ) - with excellent (by excellent, with chief, with principal)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pravara

pravara - excellent, chief, principal, best

From pra-vṛ (to choose, to prefer)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with (joined, connected, endowed with, engaged, proper)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, equipped, fit, proper, engaged in (yoga)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yuj' (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

विज्ञानवान् (vijñānavān) - knowledgeable (knowledgeable, wise, discerning, understanding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñānavat

vijñānavat - knowledgeable, wise, discerning, possessing special knowledge

From 'vijñāna' (knowledge) + suffix '-vat'

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, even (emphasizing 'not cruel') (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

निष्ठुरः (niṣṭhuraḥ) - cruel (harsh, cruel, hard, rough)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣṭhura

niṣṭhura - harsh, cruel, hard, rough, rude

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to Somadatta) (who, which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun referring to Somadatta.

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - out of affection (from affection, from love, from oiliness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness, fatty substance

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Expresses the reason or cause.

अमर्षम् (amarṣam) - anger (anger, indignation, impatience)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amarṣa

amarṣa - anger, indignation, impatience, intolerance

From 'a-' (not) + root 'mṛṣ' (to bear, tolerate)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+marṣa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• marṣa – tolerance, patience
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'mṛṣ' (to bear, tolerate)
  Root: mṛṣ (class 1)

सहते (sahate) - tolerates, endures (tolerates, endures, bears, overcomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sah

root 'sah' in ātmanepada (middle voice)

Root: sah (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - (emphatic, intensifying 'always') (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to Somadatta) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta (a specific individual, father of Bhūriśravas) (Somadatta (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of somadatta

somadatta - gift of Soma (the moon god or sacrificial libation); a proper name

Compound 'soma-datta' (given by Soma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (soma+datta)

• soma – Soma (a Vedic deity, plant, or its juice); moon
  noun (masculine)
• datta – given, granted; gift (as a noun)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: This verse refers to Somadatta, the father of Bhūriśravas, who is the main subject of the following verse.

पूजनीयः (pūjanīyaḥ) - worthy of reverence (worthy of worship, venerable, respectable, adorable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjanīya

pūjanīya - worthy of worship, venerable, respectable, adorable, to be honored

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

From root 'pūj' (to worship, honor)

Root: pūj (class 10)

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, in my opinion (thought, considered, opined, believed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, opined, believed, esteemed, intention

Past Passive Participle

From root 'man' (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used impersonally with 'me' to mean 'it is my opinion'.

मे (me) - by me, my (indicating opinion) (by me, to me, my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me, myself

Note: Enclitic form, here functioning as a genitive ('my') or dative ('to me'), implying 'in my opinion'.