महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-62, verse-3

दत्तं किं फलवद्राजन्निह लोके परत्र च ।
भवतः श्रोतुमिच्छामि तन्मे विस्तरतो वद ॥३॥

3. dattaṁ kiṁ phalavadrājanniha loke paratra ca ,
bhavataḥ śrotumicchāmi tanme vistarato vada.

3. dattam kim phalavat rājan iha loke paratra ca
bhavataḥ śrotum icchāmi tat me vistaratas vada

3. rājan kim dattam phalavat iha loke ca paratra
bhavataḥ śrotum icchāmi tat me vistaratas vada

3. O king, what kind of donation (dāna) yields results both in this world and the next? I wish to hear that from you; please explain it to me in detail.

Words meanings summery:

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, presented, a gift

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• फलवत् (phalavat) - fruitful, yielding fruit, beneficial

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Bhishma. (O king)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• परत्र (paratra) - in the next world, hereafter

• च (ca) - and

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - from you, of you (respectful)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'fruitful gifts' inquired about. (that, it)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• विस्तरतस् (vistaratas) - in detail, extensively

• वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

Words meanings and morphology

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, presented, a gift

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, presented, gift

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: It functions here as a substantive.

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Interrogative pronoun modifying 'dattam'.

फलवत् (phalavat) - fruitful, yielding fruit, beneficial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phalavat

phalavat - fruitful, productive, beneficial

Derived from phala (fruit) + -vat (possessive suffix)

Note: Agrees with 'dattam'.

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Bhishma. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'loke'.

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

परत्र (paratra) - in the next world, hereafter

(indeclinable)

Derived from para (other, next) + -tra (locative suffix)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - from you, of you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being

Note: Here used in the sense of 'from you'.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used with icchāmi.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active

Root √iṣ, 6th conjugation (desiderative form of √āp, or root iṣ itself), Present Tense, 1st Person Singular, Active Voice

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the 'fruitful gifts' inquired about. (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object of 'vada'.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form.

विस्तरतस् (vistaratas) - in detail, extensively

(indeclinable)

Derived from vistara (detail, expanse) with suffix -tas

Note: Adverb modifying 'vada'.

वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root √vad, 1st conjugation, Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular, Active Voice

Root: vad (class 1)