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5,39

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-25

श्रीमन्तं ज्ञातिमासाद्य यो ज्ञातिरवसीदति ।
दिग्धहस्तं मृग इव स एनस्तस्य विन्दति ॥२५॥
25. śrīmantaṁ jñātimāsādya yo jñātiravasīdati ,
digdhahastaṁ mṛga iva sa enastasya vindati.
25. śrīmantam jñātim āsādya yaḥ jñātiḥ avasīdati
digdhahastam mṛga iva saḥ enaḥ tasya vindati
25. If a kinsman, having approached a prosperous relative, still falls into distress, then that prosperous relative incurs sin, just as a deer is doomed by a poisoned hand.

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रीमन्तम् (śrīmantam) - prosperous, wealthy, glorious
  • ज्ञातिम् (jñātim) - kinsman, relative, family member
  • आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having obtained, having reached
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - kinsman, relative, family member
  • अवसीदति (avasīdati) - sinks down, falls into distress, perishes
  • दिग्धहस्तम् (digdhahastam) - referring to a hunter with a poisoned weapon/hand (one with a smeared/poisoned hand)
  • मृग (mṛga) - deer, wild animal
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • सः (saḥ) - refers to the prosperous kinsman (he, that)
  • एनः (enaḥ) - sin, fault, crime
  • तस्य (tasya) - of that (sin) (of that, his)
  • विन्दति (vindati) - finds, obtains, gains, incurs

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीमन्तम् (śrīmantam) - prosperous, wealthy, glorious
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śrīmat
śrīmat - prosperous, wealthy, glorious, beautiful
Suffixed with mat(up) to śrī (splendor, wealth)
ज्ञातिम् (jñātim) - kinsman, relative, family member
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jñāti
jñāti - kinsman, relative, family member, caste
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached, having obtained, having reached
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Gerund formed from prefix ā- + root sad (to sit, approach)
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yat
yat - who, which, what
ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - kinsman, relative, family member
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñāti
jñāti - kinsman, relative, family member, caste
अवसीदति (avasīdati) - sinks down, falls into distress, perishes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of avasīdati
Prefix: ava
Root: sad (class 1)
दिग्धहस्तम् (digdhahastam) - referring to a hunter with a poisoned weapon/hand (one with a smeared/poisoned hand)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of digdhahasta
digdhahasta - having a smeared hand, having a poisoned hand
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (digdha+hasta)
  • digdha – smeared, anointed, stained, poisoned
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root dih (to smear)
    Root: dih
  • hasta – hand
    noun (masculine)
Note: Adverbial accusative, or modifying an implied noun (e.g., 'hunter').
मृग (mṛga) - deer, wild animal
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga
mṛga - deer, wild animal, hunter
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - refers to the prosperous kinsman (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
एनः (enaḥ) - sin, fault, crime
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of enas
enas - sin, fault, crime, evil
तस्य (tasya) - of that (sin) (of that, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
विन्दति (vindati) - finds, obtains, gains, incurs
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vindati
Root: vid (class 6)