महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-57, verse-27

सुवर्णशृङ्गैस्तु विभूषितानां गवां सहस्रस्य नरः प्रदाता ।
प्राप्नोति पुण्यं दिवि देवलोकमित्येवमाहुर्मुनिदेवसंघाः ॥२७॥

27. suvarṇaśṛṅgaistu vibhūṣitānāṁ; gavāṁ sahasrasya naraḥ pradātā ,
prāpnoti puṇyaṁ divi devaloka;mityevamāhurmunidevasaṁghāḥ.

27. suvarṇaśṛṅgaiḥ tu vibhūṣitānām
gavām sahasrasya naraḥ pradātā
prāpnoti puṇyam divi devalokam
iti evam āhuḥ munidevsaṅghāḥ

27. suvarṇaśṛṅgaiḥ vibhūṣitānām
gavām sahasrasya pradātā naraḥ tu
divi puṇyam devalokam prāpnoti
iti evam munidevsaṅghāḥ āhuḥ

27. A man who donates a thousand cows adorned with golden horns attains merit and the world of gods in heaven. So declare the assemblies of sages and gods.

Words meanings summery:

• सुवर्णशृङ्गैः (suvarṇaśṛṅgaiḥ) - with golden horns

• तु (tu) - indeed (particle for emphasis) (but, on the other hand, indeed, for)

• विभूषितानाम् (vibhūṣitānām) - of those adorned (of the adorned, of the decorated)

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• सहस्रस्य (sahasrasya) - of a thousand

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, human being)

• प्रदाता (pradātā) - one who donates (giver, bestower)

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains (obtains, attains, reaches)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit (merit, virtue, religious excellence)

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven (in the sky, in heaven)

• देवलोकम् (devalokam) - the world of gods

• इति (iti) - thus, so (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech))

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this way)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they speak)

• मुनिदेव्सङ्घाः (munidevsaṅghāḥ) - assemblies of sages and gods (hosts of sages and gods, assemblies of sages and gods)

Words meanings and morphology

सुवर्णशृङ्गैः (suvarṇaśṛṅgaiḥ) - with golden horns

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suvarṇaśṛṅga

suvarṇaśṛṅga - having golden horns

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (suvarṇa+śṛṅga)

• suvarṇa – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vibhūṣitānām implicitly and gavām in meaning.

तु (tu) - indeed (particle for emphasis) (but, on the other hand, indeed, for)

(indeclinable)

विभूषितानाम् (vibhūṣitānām) - of those adorned (of the adorned, of the decorated)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vibhūṣita

vibhūṣita - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

From vi- (prefix) + bhūṣ (root 'to adorn') + kta (suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Refers to the cows.

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, ray of light, earth

Note: Object of pradātā (giver of cows).

सहस्रस्य (sahasrasya) - of a thousand

(numeral)

Note: Genitive indicating 'of a thousand' (cows).

नरः (naraḥ) - a man (man, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human, person

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of prāpnoti.

प्रदाता (pradātā) - one who donates (giver, bestower)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradātṛ

pradātṛ - giver, donor, bestower

Agent noun

From pra- (prefix) + dā (root 'to give') + tṛ (suffix).

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for naraḥ.

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains (obtains, attains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prāp

Present active indicative

From pra- (prefix) + āp (root 'to obtain'), 5th conjugation, parasmaipada.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Main verb.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit (merit, virtue, religious excellence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred; merit, virtue, good deed

Note: Object of prāpnoti.

दिवि (divi) - in heaven (in the sky, in heaven)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Location.

देवलोकम् (devalokam) - the world of gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devaloka

devaloka - world of gods, heaven

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deva+loka)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Object of prāpnoti.

इति (iti) - thus, so (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct or indirect speech))

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they speak)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of āh

Perfect active indicative

Irregular perfect tense form of root brū or vac, meaning 'they said/say'.

Root: brū/vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for munidevsaṅghāḥ.

मुनिदेव्सङ्घाः (munidevsaṅghāḥ) - assemblies of sages and gods (hosts of sages and gods, assemblies of sages and gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of munidevsaṅgha

munidevsaṅgha - assembly/host of sages and gods

Dvandva compound of muni and deva, followed by a Tatpurusha with saṅgha.

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (muni+deva+saṅgha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• saṅgha – assembly, host, multitude, community
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- (prefix) + han (root 'to strike, gather') + ghañ (suffix).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of āhuḥ.