महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-61, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अति दानानि सर्वाणि पृथिवीदानमुच्यते ।
अचला ह्यक्षया भूमिर्दोग्ध्री कामाननुत्तमान् ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
ati dānāni sarvāṇi pṛthivīdānamucyate ,
acalā hyakṣayā bhūmirdogdhrī kāmānanuttamān.

2. bhīṣma uvāca | ati dānāni sarvāṇi pṛthivīdānam ucyate
| acalā hi akṣayā bhūmiḥ dogdhrī kāmān anuttamān

2. bhīṣma uvāca sarvāṇi dānāni ati pṛthivīdānam ucyate
hi acalā akṣayā bhūmiḥ anuttamān kāmān dogdhrī

2. Bhishma said: Among all gifts, the gift of land is declared to be supreme. For the earth, being steadfast and imperishable, yields the highest desires.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अति (ati) - among (in the context of 'among all gifts') (among, exceedingly, beyond)

• दानानि (dānāni) - gifts, donations

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire

• पृथिवीदानम् (pṛthivīdānam) - gift of land, donation of earth

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared

• अचला (acalā) - immovable, steadfast

• हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (indeed, for, because)

• अक्षया (akṣayā) - imperishable, undiminishing

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, land, ground

• दोग्ध्री (dogdhrī) - milking, yielding, providing

• कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, objects of desire

• अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - supreme, excellent, unsurpassed

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अति (ati) - among (in the context of 'among all gifts') (among, exceedingly, beyond)

(indeclinable)

दानानि (dānāni) - gifts, donations

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, giving

Derived from root √dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with dānāni. Can be nominative or accusative plural neuter.

पृथिवीदानम् (pṛthivīdānam) - gift of land, donation of earth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pṛthivīdāna

pṛthivīdāna - gift of land

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+dāna)

• pṛthivī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• dāna – gift, donation, giving
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Present Passive

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice of root √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अचला (acalā) - immovable, steadfast

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acala

acala - immovable, steadfast, steady

Prefix 'a-' (not) + 'cala' (moving)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhūmiḥ.

हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

अक्षया (akṣayā) - imperishable, undiminishing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undiminishing, undecaying

Prefix 'a-' (not) + 'kṣaya' (perishing, diminishing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss, perishing
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kṣi (to destroy, to diminish)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Agrees with bhūmiḥ.

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, land, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, land, ground, soil

दोग्ध्री (dogdhrī) - milking, yielding, providing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dogdhṛ

dogdhṛ - one who milks, a milker, providing

Agent noun

From root √duh (to milk), with suffix -tṛ forming an agent noun. Feminine form.

Root: duh (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing bhūmiḥ.

कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, objects of desire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, pleasure

From root √kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dogdhrī'.

अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - supreme, excellent, unsurpassed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anuttama

anuttama - supreme, excellent, unsurpassed, highest

Prefix 'an-' (not) + 'uttama' (best, highest)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'ud' or 'ut'
  Prefix: ut

Note: Agrees with kāmān.