महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-43

गवां सहस्रदः प्रेत्य नरकं न प्रपश्यति ।
सर्वत्र विजयं चापि लभते मनुजाधिप ॥४३॥

43. gavāṁ sahasradaḥ pretya narakaṁ na prapaśyati ,
sarvatra vijayaṁ cāpi labhate manujādhipa.

43. gavām sahasradaḥ pretya narakam na prapaśyati
sarvatra vijayam ca api labhate manujādhipa

43. manujādhipa yaḥ gavām sahasradaḥ pretya narakam
na prapaśyati ca api sarvatra vijayam labhate

43. O king of men, one who donates a thousand cows does not experience hell after death; furthermore, he achieves victory everywhere.

Words meanings summery:

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows (of cows, of cattle)

• सहस्रदः (sahasradaḥ) - the giver of a thousand (cows) (giver of a thousand)

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (having died, after death, departed)

• नरकम् (narakam) - hell (hell, the abode of the wicked)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - experiences, sees (sees, perceives, observes)

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere (everywhere, in all places)

• विजयम् (vijayam) - victory (victory, conquest, triumph)

• च (ca) - and, furthermore (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• लभते (labhate) - achieves, obtains (obtains, gains, receives)

• मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O king of men (O king of men, O lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows (of cows, of cattle)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, bull, cattle, earth, ray of light

सहस्रदः (sahasradaḥ) - the giver of a thousand (cows) (giver of a thousand)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrada

sahasrada - giver of a thousand

Compound of sahasra (thousand) and da (giver)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sahasra+da)

• sahasra – a thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (having died, after death, departed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from pra-√i (to go) with -tya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

नरकम् (narakam) - hell (hell, the abode of the wicked)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, Hades, underworld

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - experiences, sees (sees, perceives, observes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of prapaś

present active, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere (everywhere, in all places)

(indeclinable)

derived from sarva (all) + -tra (suffix for place)

विजयम् (vijayam) - victory (victory, conquest, triumph)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vijaya

vijaya - victory, conquest, triumph

from vi-√ji (to conquer)

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

च (ca) - and, furthermore (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

लभते (labhate) - achieves, obtains (obtains, gains, receives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of labh

present middle, 3rd person singular

Root: labh (class 1)

मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O king of men (O king of men, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujādhipa

manujādhipa - king of men, lord of men

Compound of manuja (man) and adhipa (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuja+adhipa)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  born of Manu
  Root: jan (class 4)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)
  from adhi-√pā (to protect, govern)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

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