महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-88, verse-18

ययातिरुवाच ।
अददाद्देवयानाय यावद्वित्तमविन्दत ।
उशीनरस्य पुत्रोऽयं तस्माच्छ्रेष्ठो हि नः शिबिः ॥१८॥

18. yayātiruvāca ,
adadāddevayānāya yāvadvittamavindata ,
uśīnarasya putro'yaṁ tasmācchreṣṭho hi naḥ śibiḥ.

18. yayātiḥ uvāca | adadāt devayānāya yāvat vittam avindata
| uśīnarasya putraḥ ayam tasmāt śreṣṭhaḥ hi naḥ śibiḥ

18. Yayāti said: "He gave to Devayānī whatever wealth he acquired. Therefore, this son of Uśīnara, Śibi, is indeed superior to us."

Words meanings summery:

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अददात् (adadāt) - he gave

• देवयानाय (devayānāya) - to Devayānī

• यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as long as, as many as

• वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, acquired object

• अविन्दत (avindata) - he obtained, he found

• उशीनरस्य (uśīnarasya) - of Uśīnara

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - superior, best, excellent

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• नः (naḥ) - than us (in comparison) (to us, our, than us)

• शिबिः (śibiḥ) - Śibi

Words meanings and morphology

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayāti (a famous king in Hindu mythology)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अददात् (adadāt) - he gave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

देवयानाय (devayānāya) - to Devayānī

(proper noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayānī (a daughter of Śukra, wife of Yayāti)

यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as long as, as many as

(indeclinable)

वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, acquired object

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, riches; found, acquired

Past Passive Participle (from vid)

Root: vid (class 6)

अविन्दत (avindata) - he obtained, he found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vid

Root: vid (class 6)

उशीनरस्य (uśīnarasya) - of Uśīnara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uśīnara

uśīnara - Uśīnara (a king, father of Śibi)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - superior, best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, chief, most excellent, superior

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - than us (in comparison) (to us, our, than us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used here in a comparative sense, implying 'than us'.

शिबिः (śibiḥ) - Śibi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śibi

śibi - Śibi (a famous king known for his generosity)