Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 16
अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā
Devanagari script
यदि ते प्रतिगृह्नीयु: श्रद्धापूतं युधिष्ठिर । कार्यमित्येव मन्वाना धार्मिका: पुण्यकर्मिण:
Translation
हे युधिष्ठिर! यदि तुम्हारा दान श्रद्धा से पवित्र हो और केवल कर्तव्य-बुद्धि से किया गया हो, तो पुण्यकर्मों का अनुष्ठान करने वाले वे धर्मात्मा पुरुष उसे ‘कर्तव्य’ मानकर अवश्य स्वीकार कर लेंगे।
Word by Word
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
तेof you / your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
प्रतिगृह्णीयुःthey would accept / might accept
प्रतिगृह्णीयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ग्रह्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
श्रद्धापूतम्purified by faith
श्रद्धापूतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रद्धा-पूत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कार्यम्a duty / what ought to be done
कार्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवindeed / only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मन्वानाःthinking / considering
मन्वानाः:
Karta
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootमन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Present active (śatṛ/śānac-type), Ātmanepada usage
धार्मिकाःrighteous (men)
धार्मिकाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootधार्मिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुण्यकर्मिणःperformers of meritorious deeds
पुण्यकर्मिणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपुण्य-कर्मिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes