महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-165, verse-17

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
देवतातिथिपित्रर्थमाज्यार्थं च पयस्विनी ।
अदेया नन्दिनीयं मे राज्येनापि तवानघ ॥१७॥

17. vasiṣṭha uvāca ,
devatātithipitrarthamājyārthaṁ ca payasvinī ,
adeyā nandinīyaṁ me rājyenāpi tavānagha.

17. vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca devatāatithipitṛartham ājyārtham ca
payasvinī adeyā nandinī iyam me rājyena api tava anagha

17. Vasiṣṭha said: "This milch cow, Nandini, is for the sake of the gods, guests, and ancestors, and for clarified butter (ājya). She is not to be given away by me, not even for your kingdom, O sinless one."

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• देवताअतिथिपितृअर्थम् (devatāatithipitṛartham) - for the sake of gods, guests, and ancestors

• आज्यार्थम् (ājyārtham) - for the sake of clarified butter

• च (ca) - and

• पयस्विनी (payasvinī) - milch cow, cow yielding milk

• अदेया (adeyā) - not to be given

• नन्दिनी (nandinī) - Nandini (name of the cow)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• मे (me) - my, to me, by me

• राज्येन (rājyena) - by / with a kingdom, for a kingdom

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• तव (tava) - your

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

देवताअतिथिपितृअर्थम् (devatāatithipitṛartham) - for the sake of gods, guests, and ancestors

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devatāatithipitṛartha

devatāatithipitṛartha - for the sake of gods, guests, and ancestors

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devatā+atithi+pitṛ+artha)

• devatā – deity, god
  noun (feminine)
• atithi – guest, stranger
  noun (masculine)
• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, sake
  noun (neuter)

आज्यार्थम् (ājyārtham) - for the sake of clarified butter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ājyārtha

ājyārtha - for the sake of ghee/clarified butter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ājya+artha)

• ājya – clarified butter, ghee
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, sake
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पयस्विनी (payasvinī) - milch cow, cow yielding milk

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of payasvin

payasvin - milky, yielding milk, cow

From payas (milk) + -vin (possessive suffix)

अदेया (adeyā) - not to be given

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adeya

adeya - not to be given, not to be bestowed

Gerundive

Formed from 'na' (not) + 'deya' (gerundive of 'dā', to be given)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+deya)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• deya – to be given, due, fit to be given
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root dā- (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

नन्दिनी (nandinī) - Nandini (name of the cow)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nandinī

nandinī - Nandini (proper name of Vasiṣṭha's cow), causing joy, delightful

Root: nand (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

मे (me) - my, to me, by me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

राज्येन (rājyena) - by / with a kingdom, for a kingdom

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

From 'na' (not) + 'agha' (sin)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (na+agha)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, calamity
  noun (neuter)