महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-39, verse-15
यो ज्ञातिमनुगृह्णाति दरिद्रं दीनमातुरम् ।
स पुत्रपशुभिर्वृद्धिं यशश्चाव्ययमश्नुते ॥१५॥
स पुत्रपशुभिर्वृद्धिं यशश्चाव्ययमश्नुते ॥१५॥
15. yo jñātimanugṛhṇāti daridraṁ dīnamāturam ,
sa putrapaśubhirvṛddhiṁ yaśaścāvyayamaśnute.
sa putrapaśubhirvṛddhiṁ yaśaścāvyayamaśnute.
15.
yaḥ jñātim anugṛhṇāti daridram dīnam āturam saḥ
putrapaśubhiḥ vṛddhim yaśaḥ ca avyayam aśnute
putrapaśubhiḥ vṛddhim yaśaḥ ca avyayam aśnute
15.
Whoever shows favor to a poor, miserable, and afflicted relative, he attains prosperity (vṛddhi) through sons and cattle, and imperishable (avyaya) fame.
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- ज्ञातिम् (jñātim) - kinsman, relative
- अनुगृह्णाति (anugṛhṇāti) - favors, shows kindness to, helps, obliges
- दरिद्रम् (daridram) - poor, indigent
- दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, distressed, wretched
- आतुरम् (āturam) - sick, afflicted, suffering, diseased
- सः (saḥ) - he
- पुत्रपशुभिः (putrapaśubhiḥ) - with sons and cattle
- वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, prosperity, increase, success
- यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown
- च (ca) - and, also
- अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undecaying, unchanging
- अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, obtains, enjoys, reaches
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
ज्ञातिम् (jñātim) - kinsman, relative
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jñāti
jñāti - kinsman, relative, family member
From root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Object of anugṛhṇāti.
अनुगृह्णाति (anugṛhṇāti) - favors, shows kindness to, helps, obliges
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anu-grah
Prefix: anu
Root: grah (class 9)
दरिद्रम् (daridram) - poor, indigent
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of daridra
daridra - poor, needy, indigent
From root daridrā (to be poor)
Root: daridrā (class 2)
दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, distressed, wretched
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dīna
dīna - miserable, distressed, wretched, depressed
From root dī (to decay, be sad)
Root: dī (class 4)
आतुरम् (āturam) - sick, afflicted, suffering, diseased
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātura
ātura - sick, ill, afflicted, suffering
From root tur (to hasten) with prefix ā, or ā (un) + tūra (swift, strong) implying weakness; or related to ātman in the sense of being unwell in body/mind
Prefix: ā
Root: tur (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun, used here as correlative to yaḥ
पुत्रपशुभिः (putrapaśubhiḥ) - with sons and cattle
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of putrapaśu
putrapaśu - sons and cattle
Compound of putra and paśu
Compound type : dvandva (putra+paśu)
- putra – son, child
noun (masculine) - paśu – cattle, animal, beast
noun (masculine)
वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, prosperity, increase, success
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi
vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, success
From root vṛdh (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Object of aśnute.
यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yaśas
yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor
Note: Object of aśnute.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undecaying, unchanging
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, unchangeable
Compound: a (not) + vyaya (expenditure, decay). vyaya from vi-i (to go apart, decay)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - vyaya – expenditure, decay, loss
noun (masculine)
From vi-i (to go apart, decay, spend)
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2)
अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, obtains, enjoys, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś
Root: aś (class 5)