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5,38

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-2

पीठं दत्त्वा साधवेऽभ्यागताय आनीयापः परिनिर्णिज्य पादौ ।
सुखं पृष्ट्वा प्रतिवेद्यात्मसंस्थं ततो दद्यादन्नमवेक्ष्य धीरः ॥२॥
2. pīṭhaṁ dattvā sādhave'bhyāgatāya; ānīyāpaḥ parinirṇijya pādau ,
sukhaṁ pṛṣṭvā prativedyātmasaṁsthaṁ; tato dadyādannamavekṣya dhīraḥ.
2. pīṭham dattvā sādhave abhyāgatāya
ānīya āpaḥ parinirṇijya pādau
sukham pṛṣṭvā prativedya ātmasaṃstham
tataḥ dadyāt annam avekṣya dhīraḥ
2. A wise person should first offer a seat to a virtuous guest who has arrived, then bring water and thoroughly wash their feet. After inquiring about their welfare and informing them of one's own well-being (ātman), one should then, after careful consideration, offer food.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पीठम् (pīṭham) - seat, stool
  • दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given
  • साधवे (sādhave) - to a good, to a virtuous person
  • अभ्यागताय (abhyāgatāya) - to a guest (to a guest, to one who has arrived)
  • आनीय (ānīya) - having brought
  • आपः (āpaḥ) - water (for washing) (waters)
  • परिनिर्णिज्य (parinirṇijya) - having thoroughly washed/cleansed
  • पादौ (pādau) - the guest's feet (two feet)
  • सुखम् (sukham) - about (their) welfare (happily, welfare, comfort)
  • पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked, having enquired
  • प्रतिवेद्य (prativedya) - having informed, having announced
  • आत्मसंस्थम् (ātmasaṁstham) - one's own well-being (ātman) (one's own state, state of the self)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence
  • दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, one should offer
  • अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance
  • अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having carefully considered (having seen, having considered, having perceived)
  • धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a wise person (wise, steady, patient)

Words meanings and morphology

पीठम् (pīṭham) - seat, stool
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pīṭha
pīṭha - seat, stool
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive form from root dā
Root: dā (class 3)
साधवे (sādhave) - to a good, to a virtuous person
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of sādhu
sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous
अभ्यागताय (abhyāgatāya) - to a guest (to a guest, to one who has arrived)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of abhyāgata
abhyāgata - one who has approached, a guest
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of abhi-ā-gam
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
आनीय (ānīya) - having brought
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive form with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: nī (class 1)
आपः (āpaḥ) - water (for washing) (waters)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Always plural in this sense.
परिनिर्णिज्य (parinirṇijya) - having thoroughly washed/cleansed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive form with prefixes pari-nir
Prefixes: pari+nir
Root: ṇij (class 3)
पादौ (pādau) - the guest's feet (two feet)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda
pāda - foot, leg
सुखम् (sukham) - about (their) welfare (happily, welfare, comfort)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, welfare
Adverbial accusative
पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked, having enquired
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive form from root prach
Root: prach (class 6)
प्रतिवेद्य (prativedya) - having informed, having announced
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive form with prefix prati
Prefix: prati
Root: vid (class 2)
आत्मसंस्थम् (ātmasaṁstham) - one's own well-being (ātman) (one's own state, state of the self)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmasaṃstha
ātmasaṁstha - situated in oneself, relating to one's own state
Compound 'ātman' + 'saṃstha'
Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+saṃstha)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self
    noun (masculine)
  • saṃstha – standing together, situated, abiding
    adjective (masculine)
    from sam-sthā
    Prefix: sam
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with an implicit object like 'condition' or 'state'.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence
(indeclinable)
Adverb
दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, one should offer
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of dā
Optative Active
Optative 3rd singular of root dā
Root: dā (class 3)
अन्नम् (annam) - food, sustenance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, rice
Past Passive Participle
P.P.P. of ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having carefully considered (having seen, having considered, having perceived)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive form with prefix ava
Prefix: ava
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
धीरः (dhīraḥ) - a wise person (wise, steady, patient)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra
dhīra - wise, steadfast, calm, sagacious