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5,40

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-40, verse-8

अजश्च कांस्यं च रथश्च नित्यं मध्वाकर्षः शकुनिः श्रोत्रियश्च ।
वृद्धो ज्ञातिरवसन्नो वयस्य एतानि ते सन्तु गृहे सदैव ॥८॥
8. ajaśca kāṁsyaṁ ca rathaśca nityaṁ; madhvākarṣaḥ śakuniḥ śrotriyaśca ,
vṛddho jñātiravasanno vayasya; etāni te santu gṛhe sadaiva.
8. ajaḥ ca kāṃsyam ca rathaḥ ca nityam
madhvākarṣaḥ śakuniḥ śrotriyaḥ
ca vṛddhaḥ jñātiḥ avasannaḥ
vayasya etāni te santu gṛhe sadā eva
8. A goat, bronze, a chariot, a bee-hive, a bird, a Vedic scholar (śrotriya), an aged kinsman, and a distressed friend — let these always be in your house for you.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अजः (ajaḥ) - a goat, unborn, Aja (name of a king)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • कांस्यम् (kāṁsyam) - bronze, bell-metal, a metal vessel
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot, car, vehicle
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually, eternally
  • मध्वाकर्षः (madhvākarṣaḥ) - bee-hive, honey-drawer
  • शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - bird, eagle, hawk, a good omen bird
  • श्रोत्रियः (śrotriyaḥ) - a brahmin learned in the Vedas, one who lives by sacred learning
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown, revered
  • ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - kinsman, relative, acquaintance
  • अवसन्नः (avasannaḥ) - dejected, distressed, weak, fallen, disheartened
  • वयस्य (vayasya) - friend, companion
  • एतानि (etāni) - these (neuter plural)
  • ते (te) - to you, your, for you
  • सन्तु (santu) - let them be, may they be
  • गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home
  • सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

Words meanings and morphology

अजः (ajaḥ) - a goat, unborn, Aja (name of a king)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aja
aja - a goat, unborn, Aja (name of a king)
Root: aj
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
कांस्यम् (kāṁsyam) - bronze, bell-metal, a metal vessel
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāṃsya
kāṁsya - bronze, bell-metal, a metal vessel made of bronze
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot, car, vehicle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
from root ramh (to go swiftly) or ṛ (to go)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually, eternally
(indeclinable)
from ni + tya
मध्वाकर्षः (madhvākarṣaḥ) - bee-hive, honey-drawer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madhvākarṣa
madhvākarṣa - bee-hive, honey-drawer, attraction of honey
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (madhu+ākarṣa)
  • madhu – honey, sweet, liquor
    noun (neuter)
  • ākarṣa – attraction, drawing, pulling
    noun (masculine)
    from ā-kṛṣ (to pull towards)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kṛṣ
शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - bird, eagle, hawk, a good omen bird
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni
śakuni - bird, eagle, hawk, a good omen bird
Root: śak
श्रोत्रियः (śrotriyaḥ) - a brahmin learned in the Vedas, one who lives by sacred learning
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotriya
śrotriya - a brahmin learned in the Vedas, one who lives by sacred learning
from śrotra (ear, Veda) + suffix iya
Root: śru
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown, revered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, revered
Past Passive Participle
from root vṛdh (to grow, increase) + suffix ta
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - kinsman, relative, acquaintance
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñāti
jñāti - kinsman, relative, acquaintance, caste member
from root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Subject.
अवसन्नः (avasannaḥ) - dejected, distressed, weak, fallen, disheartened
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avasanna
avasanna - dejected, distressed, weak, fallen, disheartened
Past Passive Participle
from ava-sad (to sink down, be dejected) + suffix na
Prefix: ava
Root: sad (class 1)
वयस्य (vayasya) - friend, companion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vayasya
vayasya - friend, companion, contemporary
from vayas (age)
Note: Subject.
एतानि (etāni) - these (neuter plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, that
demonstrative pronoun
ते (te) - to you, your, for you
(pronoun)
singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
2nd person pronoun
सन्तु (santu) - let them be, may they be
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of as
Imperative active
root as, 2nd conjugation, parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
Root: gṛh
सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle