महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-105, verse-12

गौतम उवाच ।
त्वामेव गावोऽभि भवन्तु राजन्दास्यः सनिष्का विविधं च रत्नम् ।
अन्यच्च वित्तं विविधं नरेन्द्र किं ब्राह्मणस्येह धनेन कृत्यम् ॥१२॥

12. gautama uvāca ,
tvāmeva gāvo'bhi bhavantu rāja;ndāsyaḥ saniṣkā vividhaṁ ca ratnam ,
anyacca vittaṁ vividhaṁ narendra; kiṁ brāhmaṇasyeha dhanena kṛtyam.

12. gautama uvāca tvām eva gāvaḥ abhi
bhavantu rājan dāsyaḥ saniṣkā vividham ca
ratnam anyat ca vittam vividham
narendra kim brāhmaṇasya iha dhanena kṛtyam

12. Gautama said: 'May those cows, O king, and the female servants adorned with gold, and the various jewels, and all other diverse wealth belong to you alone. What use does a brahmin have for wealth here?'

Words meanings summery:

• गौतम (gautama) - Gautama (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• एव (eva) - alone (indeed, just, only, alone)

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• अभि (abhi) - (with bhavantu) may accrue to (towards, to, over, unto)

• भवन्तु (bhavantu) - may they belong (may they be, may they exist)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• दास्यः (dāsyaḥ) - female servants

• सनिष्का (saniṣkā) - adorned with gold (with niṣka (gold coins/ornaments), possessing niṣka)

• विविधम् (vividham) - various, manifold

• च (ca) - and

• रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, gem, treasure

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

• च (ca) - and

• वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches

• विविधम् (vividham) - various, manifold, diverse

• नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king, O lord of men

• किम् (kim) - what use (what, why)

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• धनेन (dhanena) - with wealth

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - use, business (duty, purpose, action, what is to be done)

Words meanings and morphology

गौतम (gautama) - Gautama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (name of a sage, descendant of Gotama)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Strong form of perfect root.

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Accusative singular.

एव (eva) - alone (indeed, just, only, alone)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray (of light)

O-ending stem.

Note: Nominative plural.

अभि (abhi) - (with bhavantu) may accrue to (towards, to, over, unto)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/prefix.

भवन्तु (bhavantu) - may they belong (may they be, may they exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative

Third person plural imperative.

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

दास्यः (dāsyaḥ) - female servants

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dāsī

dāsī - female servant, maidservant

I-stem noun.

Note: Nominative plural.

सनिष्का (saniṣkā) - adorned with gold (with niṣka (gold coins/ornaments), possessing niṣka)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saniṣka

saniṣka - possessing niṣka, with niṣka

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'sa' (with) + 'niṣka'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+niṣka)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• niṣka – a gold coin, a gold ornament, necklace
  noun (masculine)

विविधम् (vividham) - various, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, of many kinds

Derived from 'vidhā' (manner) with 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Nominative singular, modifying `ratnam`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, gem, treasure

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure, anything precious

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular.

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Nominative singular, modifying `vittam`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, riches; found, obtained

Past Passive Participle (as noun)

From root 'vid' (to find, to obtain).

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Nominative singular.

विविधम् (vividham) - various, manifold, diverse

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse, of many kinds

Derived from 'vidhā' (manner) with 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Nominative singular, modifying `vittam`.

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king, O lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men (nara + indra)

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)

किम् (kim) - what use (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Interrogative pronoun/adverb.

Note: Nominative singular, subject of implied 'asti'.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, pertaining to Brahman (brahman)

Derived from 'brahman' (the Absolute).

Note: Genitive singular.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

धनेन (dhanena) - with wealth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Instrumental singular.

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - use, business (duty, purpose, action, what is to be done)

(gerundive)