महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-36, verse-29
वृत्ततस्त्वविहीनानि कुलान्यल्पधनान्यपि ।
कुलसंख्यां तु गच्छन्ति कर्षन्ति च महद्यशः ॥२९॥
कुलसंख्यां तु गच्छन्ति कर्षन्ति च महद्यशः ॥२९॥
29. vṛttatastvavihīnāni kulānyalpadhanānyapi ,
kulasaṁkhyāṁ tu gacchanti karṣanti ca mahadyaśaḥ.
kulasaṁkhyāṁ tu gacchanti karṣanti ca mahadyaśaḥ.
29.
vṛttataḥ tu avihīnāni kulāni alpadhanāni api
kulasakhām tu gacchanti karṣanti ca mahat yaśas
kulasakhām tu gacchanti karṣanti ca mahat yaśas
29.
Families that are not lacking in good conduct, even if they possess little wealth, are counted among noble families and attract great renown.
Words meanings summery:
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- वृत्ततः (vṛttataḥ) - by conduct, according to character, due to behavior
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
- अविहीनानि (avihīnāni) - not devoid of, possessing, endowed with
- कुलानि (kulāni) - families, clans, lineages
- अल्पधनानि (alpadhanāni) - having little wealth, poor
- अपि (api) - even, also, too, although
- कुलसंख्याम् (kulasaṁkhyām) - the count of families, the category of noble families
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
- गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain, they reach
- कर्षन्ति (karṣanti) - they attract, they draw, they gain
- च (ca) - and, also
- महत् (mahat) - great, large, excellent
- यशस् (yaśas) - fame, glory, renown
Words meanings and morphology
वृत्ततः (vṛttataḥ) - by conduct, according to character, due to behavior
(indeclinable)
suffix -tas indicating 'from, by means of'
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
अविहीनानि (avihīnāni) - not devoid of, possessing, endowed with
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of avihīna
avihīna - not devoid, not lacking, possessing
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vihīna)
- a – not
indeclinable - vihīna – devoid of, lacking, without
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
root hā (to abandon) with prefix vi, suffix kta
Prefix: vi
Root: hā (class 3)
कुलानि (kulāni) - families, clans, lineages
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kula
kula - family, lineage, clan, race, noble family
अल्पधनानि (alpadhanāni) - having little wealth, poor
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of alpadhana
alpadhana - having little wealth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+dhana)
- alpa – little, small, few
adjective (neuter) - dhana – wealth, property, riches
noun (neuter)
अपि (api) - even, also, too, although
(indeclinable)
कुलसंख्याम् (kulasaṁkhyām) - the count of families, the category of noble families
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kulasaṃkhyā
kulasaṁkhyā - number of families, family count, high status among families
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kula+saṃkhyā)
- kula – family, lineage, clan
noun (neuter) - saṃkhyā – number, count, enumeration, estimation
noun (feminine)
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain, they reach
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
कर्षन्ति (karṣanti) - they attract, they draw, they gain
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛṣ
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
महत् (mahat) - great, large, excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, important, excellent
यशस् (yaśas) - fame, glory, renown
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas
yaśas - fame, glory, renown, honor