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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-226, verse-20

प्रतर्दनः काशिपतिः प्रदाय नयने स्वके ।
ब्राह्मणायातुलां कीर्तिमिह चामुत्र चाश्नुते ॥२०॥
20. pratardanaḥ kāśipatiḥ pradāya nayane svake ,
brāhmaṇāyātulāṁ kīrtimiha cāmutra cāśnute.
20. pratardanaḥ kāśipatiḥ pradāya nayane svake
brāhmaṇāya atulām kīrtim iha ca amutra ca aśnute
20. pratardanaḥ kāśipatiḥ svake nayane brāhmaṇāya
pradāya iha ca amutra ca atulām kīrtim aśnute
20. Pratardana, the king of Kāśi, by offering his own two eyes to a Brahmin, achieves incomparable fame both in this world and the next.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रतर्दनः (pratardanaḥ) - Pratardana (a proper noun, name of a king)
  • काशिपतिः (kāśipatiḥ) - lord of Kāśi (Varanasi)
  • प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having offered
  • नयने (nayane) - two eyes
  • स्वके (svake) - his own (two)
  • ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a Brahmin
  • अतुलाम् (atulām) - unequalled, incomparable
  • कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory
  • इह (iha) - here, in this world
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अमुत्र (amutra) - there, in the other world
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, obtains, enjoys

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतर्दनः (pratardanaḥ) - Pratardana (a proper noun, name of a king)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratardana
pratardana - Pratardana (name of an ancient king, son of Divodāsa)
काशिपतिः (kāśipatiḥ) - lord of Kāśi (Varanasi)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāśipati
kāśipati - lord/king of Kāśi (Varanasi)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (kāśī+pati)
  • kāśī – Kāśi, Varanasi (ancient city)
    proper noun (feminine)
  • pati – lord, master, husband, owner, ruler
    noun (masculine)
प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having offered
(indeclinable)
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.
नयने (nayane) - two eyes
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of nayana
nayana - eye; leading, guiding; conducting
Root: nī (class 1)
स्वके (svake) - his own (two)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, dual of svaka
svaka - one's own, proper, peculiar to oneself
ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a Brahmin
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class
अतुलाम् (atulām) - unequalled, incomparable
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of atula
atula - unequalled, incomparable, matchless
Compound type : Tatpurusha (a+tula)
  • a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
    indeclinable
  • tula – balance, equality, similarity; a measure
    noun (feminine)
कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti
kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report; declaration
Root: kīrt (class 10)
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अमुत्र (amutra) - there, in the other world
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, obtains, enjoys
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of aś
Root: aś (class 5)