महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-58, verse-2

कौतूहलं हि परमं तत्र मे वर्तते प्रभो ।
दातारं दत्तमन्वेति यद्दानं तत्प्रचक्ष्व मे ॥२॥

2. kautūhalaṁ hi paramaṁ tatra me vartate prabho ,
dātāraṁ dattamanveti yaddānaṁ tatpracakṣva me.

2. kautūhalam hi paramam tatra me vartate prabho
dātāram dattam anveti yat dānam tat pracakṣva me

2. prabho me tatra paramam kautūhalam hi vartate
yat dānam dātāram dattam anveti tat me pracakṣva

2. O Lord, I have great curiosity about that. Please explain to me what kind of offering (dāna) is such that the given item truly follows the giver.

Words meanings summery:

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness, interest

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, utmost, highest, greatest

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that regard, in that place

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is, happens, occurs

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

• दातारम् (dātāram) - the giver, the donor

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted; a gift, an offering

• अन्वेति (anveti) - follows, goes after, accompanies

• यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

• दानम् (dānam) - gift, donation, offering (dāna)

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• प्रचक्ष्व (pracakṣva) - tell, explain, declare

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

Words meanings and morphology

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness, interest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, interest, desire to know

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, utmost, highest, greatest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, chief, best

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that regard, in that place

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Alternate for genitive/dative singular of asmad

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is, happens, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

दातारम् (dātāram) - the giver, the donor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor, bestower

Agent noun from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, granted; a gift, an offering

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented; a gift, present

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

अन्वेति (anveti) - follows, goes after, accompanies

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anu-i

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

दानम् (dānam) - gift, donation, offering (dāna)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, giving, generosity

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रचक्ष्व (pracakṣva) - tell, explain, declare

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pra-cakṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Alternate for genitive/dative singular of asmad