महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-4

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यत्फलं तिलदाने च भूमिदाने च कीर्तितम् ।
गोप्रदानेऽन्नदाने च भूयस्तद्ब्रूहि कौरव ॥४॥

4. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
yatphalaṁ tiladāne ca bhūmidāne ca kīrtitam ,
gopradāne'nnadāne ca bhūyastadbrūhi kaurava.

4. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca yat phalam tiladāne ca bhūmidāne ca
kīrtitam gopradāne annadāne ca bhūyaḥ tat brūhi kaurava

4. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca he kaurava,
tiladāne ca bhūmidāne ca gopradāne ca annadāne ca yat phalam kīrtitam,
tat bhūyaḥ brūhi

4. Yudhishthira said: O scion of Kuru, please tell me again what merit is declared for the giving of sesame seeds, the giving of land, the giving of cows, and the giving of food.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, merit

• तिलदाने (tiladāne) - in the giving of sesame seeds, in the gift of sesame seeds

• च (ca) - and, also

• भूमिदाने (bhūmidāne) - in the giving of land, in the gift of land

• च (ca) - and, also

• कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - declared, mentioned, praised

• गोप्रदाने (gopradāne) - in the giving of cows, in the gift of cows

• अन्नदाने (annadāne) - in the giving of food, in the gift of food

• च (ca) - and, also

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further, again, more

• तत् (tat) - that

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• कौरव (kaurava) - O scion of Kuru

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pāṇḍavas, steady in battle)

Compound of yudhi (in battle) and sthira (firm)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence, merit

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, benefit, merit

तिलदाने (tiladāne) - in the giving of sesame seeds, in the gift of sesame seeds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tiladāna

tiladāna - the giving of sesame seeds

Compound of tila (sesame) and dāna (giving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tila+dāna)

• tila – sesame, sesame seed
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, gift, donation
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā- (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भूमिदाने (bhūmidāne) - in the giving of land, in the gift of land

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūmidāna

bhūmidāna - the giving of land

Compound of bhūmi (land) and dāna (giving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+dāna)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land, soil
  noun (feminine)
• dāna – giving, gift, donation
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā- (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - declared, mentioned, praised

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - declared, mentioned, celebrated, praised

Past Passive Participle

From root kīrt- (to mention, praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

गोप्रदाने (gopradāne) - in the giving of cows, in the gift of cows

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gopradāna

gopradāna - the giving of cows

Compound of go (cow) and pradāna (giving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+pradāna)

• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• pradāna – giving, bestowing, granting
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā- (to give) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

अन्नदाने (annadāne) - in the giving of food, in the gift of food

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of annadāna

annadāna - the giving of food

Compound of anna (food) and dāna (giving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anna+dāna)

• anna – food, rice, grain
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of √ad (to eat), substantivized.
  Root: ad (class 2)
• dāna – giving, gift, donation
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā- (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further, again, more

(indeclinable)

Comparative form used as indeclinable

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

कौरव (kaurava) - O scion of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus (e.g., Bhishma, Dhritarashtra, Duryodhana)

Patronymic from Kuru

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