महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-64, verse-3

पानीयदानं परमं दानानां मनुरब्रवीत् ।
तस्माद्वापीश्च कूपांश्च तडागानि च खानयेत् ॥३॥

3. pānīyadānaṁ paramaṁ dānānāṁ manurabravīt ,
tasmādvāpīśca kūpāṁśca taḍāgāni ca khānayet.

3. pānīyadānam paramam dānānām manuḥ abravīt
tasmāt vāpīḥ ca kūpān ca taḍāgāni ca khānayet

3. manuḥ dānānām pānīyadānam paramam abravīt
tasmāt vāpīḥ ca kūpān ca taḍāgāni ca khānayet

3. Manu declared the donation (dāna) of water to be the highest among all gifts (dāna). Therefore, one should construct step-wells, wells, and reservoirs.

Words meanings summery:

• पानीयदानम् (pānīyadānam) - donation (dāna) of water (gift of water, donation of water)

• परमम् (paramam) - highest, supreme (supreme, highest, best)

• दानानाम् (dānānām) - among all gifts (dāna) (of gifts, among gifts)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, the lawgiver (Manu (a primordial man, progenitor of humanity, author of law codes))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he declared (he said, he spoke, he declared)

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

• वापीः (vāpīḥ) - step-wells (step-wells, large tanks)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कूपान् (kūpān) - (ordinary) wells (wells, pits)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तडागानि (taḍāgāni) - reservoirs (ponds, large tanks, reservoirs)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• खानयेत् (khānayet) - one should construct (by digging) (one should dig, he should dig, one should cause to be dug)

Words meanings and morphology

पानीयदानम् (pānīyadānam) - donation (dāna) of water (gift of water, donation of water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pānīyadāna

pānīyadāna - gift of water, donation of water

pānīya (water, drinkable) + dāna (gift)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pānīya+dāna)

• pānīya – water, drinkable, potable
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root PĀ (to drink) + anīya suffix
  Root: pā (class 1)
• dāna – gift, donation, giving, liberality
  noun (neuter)
  Root DĀ (to give) + Lyuṭ suffix
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the sentence or predicative nominative.

परमम् (paramam) - highest, supreme (supreme, highest, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, best

Superlative form of para (other, superior)

Note: Agrees with pānīyadānam.

दानानाम् (dānānām) - among all gifts (dāna) (of gifts, among gifts)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, giving, liberality

Root DĀ (to give) + Lyuṭ suffix

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Used in a partitive genitive construction, 'supreme of gifts'.

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, the lawgiver (Manu (a primordial man, progenitor of humanity, author of law codes))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, man, human being

u-stem noun

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the verb abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he declared (he said, he spoke, he declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root in 2nd conjugation (adādi)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Augmented past tense form.

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

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of the demonstrative pronoun tad

वापीः (vāpīḥ) - step-wells (step-wells, large tanks)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vāpī

vāpī - a large oblong reservoir, a step-well, tank

ī-stem feminine noun

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Object of khānayet.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कूपान् (kūpān) - (ordinary) wells (wells, pits)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, hole

a-stem masculine noun

Note: Object of khānayet.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तडागानि (taḍāgāni) - reservoirs (ponds, large tanks, reservoirs)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of taḍāga

taḍāga - pond, large tank, reservoir

a-stem neuter noun

Note: Object of khānayet.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

खानयेत् (khānayet) - one should construct (by digging) (one should dig, he should dig, one should cause to be dug)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of khan

causative

Root KHAN (to dig), causative form with -āpaya- suffix, then optative.

Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Expresses a command, recommendation, or duty.