महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-38, verse-2
पीठं दत्त्वा साधवेऽभ्यागताय आनीयापः परिनिर्णिज्य पादौ ।
सुखं पृष्ट्वा प्रतिवेद्यात्मसंस्थं ततो दद्यादन्नमवेक्ष्य धीरः ॥२॥
सुखं पृष्ट्वा प्रतिवेद्यात्मसंस्थं ततो दद्यादन्नमवेक्ष्य धीरः ॥२॥
2. pīṭhaṁ dattvā sādhave'bhyāgatāya; ānīyāpaḥ parinirṇijya pādau ,
sukhaṁ pṛṣṭvā prativedyātmasaṁsthaṁ; tato dadyādannamavekṣya dhīraḥ.
sukhaṁ pṛṣṭvā prativedyātmasaṁsthaṁ; tato dadyādannamavekṣya dhīraḥ.
2.
pīṭham dattvā sādhave abhyāgatāya
ānīya āpaḥ parinirṇijya pādau
sukham pṛṣṭvā prativedya ātmasaṃstham
tataḥ dadyāt annam avekṣya dhīraḥ
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