महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-121, verse-15

यानीमान्युत्तमानीह वेदोक्तानि प्रशंससि ।
तेषां श्रेष्ठतमं दानमिति मे नास्ति संशयः ॥१५॥

15. yānīmānyuttamānīha vedoktāni praśaṁsasi ,
teṣāṁ śreṣṭhatamaṁ dānamiti me nāsti saṁśayaḥ.

15. yāni imānī uttamānī iha vedoktāni praśaṃsasi
teṣām śreṣṭhatamam dānam iti me na asti saṃśayaḥ

15. iha yāni imānī vedoktāni uttamānī praśaṃsasi
teṣām dānam śreṣṭhatamam iti me saṃśayaḥ na asti

15. Whatever excellent Vedic teachings you praise here, among all of them, giving (dāna) is the most superior; of this, I have no doubt.

Words meanings summery:

• यानि (yāni) - whatever, which (plural)

• इमानी (imānī) - these (plural)

• उत्तमानी (uttamānī) - excellent, best, supreme (plural)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• वेदोक्तानि (vedoktāni) - declared in the Vedas, taught by the Vedas

• प्रशंससि (praśaṁsasi) - you praise, you laud

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

• श्रेष्ठतमम् (śreṣṭhatamam) - the most excellent, the best

• दानम् (dānam) - the spiritual practice of giving (dāna) (giving, gift, charity)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• मे (me) - to me, my

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

यानि (yāni) - whatever, which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yat

yat - which, what, that

Relative pronoun

इमानी (imānī) - these (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

उत्तमानी (uttamānī) - excellent, best, supreme (plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of 'ud' or 'ut'.

Note: Agrees with `yāni` and `imānī`.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

वेदोक्तानि (vedoktāni) - declared in the Vedas, taught by the Vedas

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vedokta

vedokta - declared or taught in the Vedas

Past Passive Participle (implied)

Compound of Veda + ukta (PPP of vac - to speak)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+ukta)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ukta – said, spoken, declared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `yāni` and `imānī`.

प्रशंससि (praśaṁsasi) - you praise, you laud

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of praśams

Present Active Indicative

2nd person singular present active indicative, from root śaṃs with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to `yāni imānī uttamānī vedoktāni`.

श्रेष्ठतमम् (śreṣṭhatamam) - the most excellent, the best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭhatama

śreṣṭhatama - most excellent, best, supreme

Superlative degree of śreṣṭha (best)

Note: Agrees with `dānam`.

दानम् (dānam) - the spiritual practice of giving (dāna) (giving, gift, charity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, charity, liberality

from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Sanskrit term `dāna` bracketed in translation.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun

Note: Used as a possessive, "my doubt" or dative "to me there is no doubt".

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

from root śī (to lie, to doubt) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)