महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-124, verse-6

न त्वमल्पेन तपसा दानेन नियमेन वा ।
इमं लोकमनुप्राप्ता तस्मात्तत्त्वं वदस्व मे ॥६॥

6. na tvamalpena tapasā dānena niyamena vā ,
imaṁ lokamanuprāptā tasmāttattvaṁ vadasva me.

6. na tvam alpena tapasā dānena niyamena vā imam
lokam anuprāptā tasmāt tattvam vadasva me

6. You have certainly not attained this realm merely through a small amount of asceticism (tapas), charity (dāna), or discipline. Therefore, please tell me the true nature (tattva) of how you achieved this.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अल्पेन (alpena) - merely through a small amount of (by little, by small, by meager)

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism (tapas) (by austerity, by penance, by ascetic practice)

• दानेन (dānena) - by charity (dāna) (by charity, by giving, by donation)

• नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline (by rule, by discipline, by regulation, by restraint)

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• इमम् (imam) - this (this, this one)

• लोकम् (lokam) - realm (world, realm, sphere)

• अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - attained (attained, reached, acquired)

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

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the true nature (tattva) (the truth, reality, essence)

• वदस्व (vadasva) - please tell (tell, speak)

• मे (me) - me (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you (singular)

अल्पेन (alpena) - merely through a small amount of (by little, by small, by meager)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - little, small, trifling, meager

Note: Agrees with 'tapasā'.

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism (tapas) (by austerity, by penance, by ascetic practice)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, asceticism, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

दानेन (dānena) - by charity (dāna) (by charity, by giving, by donation)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, charity, donation, giving

from root dā- ('to give')

Root: dā (class 3)

नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline (by rule, by discipline, by regulation, by restraint)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - rule, regulation, discipline, restraint, observance

from ni-yam ('to restrain, control')

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

इमम् (imam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Accusative masculine singular of 'idam'.

लोकम् (lokam) - realm (world, realm, sphere)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, sphere, people

अनुप्राप्ता (anuprāptā) - attained (attained, reached, acquired)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - attained, reached, acquired

past passive participle

from anu-pra-āp ('to reach, obtain') + -ta suffix

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

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

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Ablative singular of 'tad', used as an adverb meaning 'therefore'.

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the true nature (tattva) (the truth, reality, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle

वदस्व (vadasva) - please tell (tell, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: From root 'vad' (to speak).

मे (me) - me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of 'asmad'.