महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-44

अमृतं वै गवां क्षीरमित्याह त्रिदशाधिपः ।
तस्माद्ददाति यो धेनुममृतं स प्रयच्छति ॥४४॥

44. amṛtaṁ vai gavāṁ kṣīramityāha tridaśādhipaḥ ,
tasmāddadāti yo dhenumamṛtaṁ sa prayacchati.

44. amṛtam vai gavām kṣīram iti āha tridaśādhipaḥ
tasmāt dadāti yaḥ dhenum amṛtam sa prayacchati

44. tridaśādhipaḥ āha iti gavām kṣīram vai amṛtam
tasmāt yaḥ dhenum dadāti sa amṛtam prayacchati

44. The lord of the gods declared, "The milk of cows is truly nectar." Therefore, whoever donates a cow truly bestows nectar.

Words meanings summery:

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (nectar, immortality, ambrosia)

• वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, surely)

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

• क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk (milk, juice)

• इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech)

• आह (āha) - declared, said (said, spoke)

• त्रिदशाधिपः (tridaśādhipaḥ) - the lord of the gods (lord of the gods, chief of the gods)

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

• ददाति (dadāti) - donates, gives (gives, bestows, offers)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, what)

• धेनुम् (dhenum) - a cow (milch cow, cow)

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (nectar, immortality, ambrosia)

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - bestows (gives, bestows, offers)

Words meanings and morphology

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (nectar, immortality, ambrosia)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, imperishable; nectar, ambrosia

a (not) + mṛta (dead, from √mṛ to die)

Prefix: a

Root: mṛ (class 6)

वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, surely)

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

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

क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk (milk, juice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣīra

kṣīra - milk, juice, sap

इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech)

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - declared, said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of āh

perfect active, 3rd person singular (from √brū or √ah)

Root: brū (class 2)

त्रिदशाधिपः (tridaśādhipaḥ) - the lord of the gods (lord of the gods, chief of the gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tridaśādhipa

tridaśādhipa - lord of the gods, chief of the gods (Indra)

Compound of tridaśa (god) and adhipa (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tridaśa+adhipa)

• tridaśa – a god, deity (lit. 'three times ten' i.e. 33 gods)
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)
  from adhi-√pā (to protect, govern)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad (that), used adverbially

ददाति (dadāti) - donates, gives (gives, bestows, offers)

(verb)

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

present active, 3rd person singular

Root: dā (class 3)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

धेनुम् (dhenum) - a cow (milch cow, cow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhenu

dhenu - milch cow, cow

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (nectar, immortality, ambrosia)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, imperishable; nectar, ambrosia

a (not) + mṛta (dead, from √mṛ to die)

Prefix: a

Root: mṛ (class 6)

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - bestows (gives, bestows, offers)

(verb)

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

present active, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

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