महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-66, verse-16

तस्मात्पानीयदानाद्वै न परं विद्यते क्वचित् ।
तच्च दद्यान्नरो नित्यं य इच्छेद्भूतिमात्मनः ॥१६॥

16. tasmātpānīyadānādvai na paraṁ vidyate kvacit ,
tacca dadyānnaro nityaṁ ya icchedbhūtimātmanaḥ.

16. tasmāt pānīyadānāt vai na param vidyate kvacit tat
ca dadyāt naraḥ nityam yaḥ icchet bhūtim ātmanaḥ

16. yaḥ ātmanaḥ bhūtim icchet naraḥ tat ca nityam dadyāt
tasmāt pānīyadānāt vai kvacit param na vidyate

16. Therefore, truly, there is no greater act anywhere than the giving (dāna) of water. And a person who desires prosperity for their own self (ātman) should always offer that (water).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• पानीयदानात् (pānīyadānāt) - from the giving of water, from the water-gift

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• न (na) - not, no

• परम् (param) - supreme, excellent, highest, superior

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at some time, by anyone

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• च (ca) - and, also

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give, may give

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - should desire, may desire

• भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, power, existence

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of one's own

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

पानीयदानात् (pānīyadānāt) - from the giving of water, from the water-gift

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pānīyadāna

pānīyadāna - giving of water, water-gift

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pānīya+dāna)

• pānīya – drinkable, potable water
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive
  From root 'pā' (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)
• dāna – giving, gift, offering
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme, excellent, highest, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, supreme, highest, ultimate

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

4th class verb, meaning 'to be' (ātmanepada)

Root: vid (class 4)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, at some time, by anyone

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give, may give

(verb)

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

3rd class verb

Root: dā (class 3)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

इच्छेत् (icchet) - should desire, may desire

(verb)

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

6th class verb

Root: iṣ (class 6)

भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, power, existence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - being, existence, welfare, prosperity, supernatural power

action noun

From root 'bhū' (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of one's own

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, breath