महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-184, verse-1

भरद्वाज उवाच ।
दानस्य किं फलं प्राहुर्धर्मस्य चरितस्य च ।
तपसश्च सुतप्तस्य स्वाध्यायस्य हुतस्य च ॥१॥

1. bharadvāja uvāca ,
dānasya kiṁ phalaṁ prāhurdharmasya caritasya ca ,
tapasaśca sutaptasya svādhyāyasya hutasya ca.

1. bharadvāja uvāca dānasya kim phalam prāhuḥ dharmasya
caritasya ca tapasaḥ ca sutaptasya svādhyāyasya hutasya ca

1. bharadvāja uvāca dānasya dharmasya caritasya tapasaḥ
sutaptasya svādhyāyasya hutasya ca ca kim phalam prāhuḥ

1. Bharadvāja said: "What result do they declare for charity (dāna), and for the natural law (dharma) that has been practiced, and for severe asceticism (tapas) performed well, and for Vedic study (svādhyāya) and oblations offered?"

Words meanings summery:

• भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) - Bharadvāja (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• दानस्य (dānasya) - of charity, of giving

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

• प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law, of righteousness, of duty

• चरितस्य (caritasya) - of that which has been performed, practiced

• च (ca) - and

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of asceticism, of penance

• च (ca) - and

• सुतप्तस्य (sutaptasya) - of that which is well performed, well practiced (severe)

• स्वाध्यायस्य (svādhyāyasya) - of Vedic study, of self-study

• हुतस्य (hutasya) - of that which has been offered (as oblation)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) - Bharadvāja (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (a renowned Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

दानस्य (dānasya) - of charity, of giving

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, charity, giving, donation

Root: dā (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pra-ah

Perfect, 3rd person plural

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law, of righteousness, of duty

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

चरितस्य (caritasya) - of that which has been performed, practiced

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of carita

carita - performed, practiced, done; character, conduct

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √car 'to move, to practice'

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dharmasya`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of asceticism, of penance

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुतप्तस्य (sutaptasya) - of that which is well performed, well practiced (severe)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sutapta

sutapta - well-heated, well-performed (tapas), severe, intense

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √tap 'to heat, to perform tapas', with prefix su-

Compound type : pravrāditatatpuruṣa (su+tapta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• tapta – heated, tormented, performed (tapas)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √tap 'to heat, to perform tapas'
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tapasaḥ`.

स्वाध्यायस्य (svādhyāyasya) - of Vedic study, of self-study

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svādhyāya

svādhyāya - self-study, Vedic study, recitation of sacred texts

हुतस्य (hutasya) - of that which has been offered (as oblation)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of huta

huta - offered, sacrificed; an oblation

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √hu 'to offer, to sacrifice'

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `svādhyāyasya`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)