महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-70, verse-37

ततो यमोऽब्रवीद्धीमान्गोप्रदाने परां गतिम् ।
गोप्रदानानुकल्पं तु गामृते सन्ति गोप्रदाः ॥३७॥

37. tato yamo'bravīddhīmāngopradāne parāṁ gatim ,
gopradānānukalpaṁ tu gāmṛte santi gopradāḥ.

37. tataḥ yamaḥ abravīt dhīmān gopradāne parām gatim
| gopradānānukalpam tu gām ṛte santi gopradāḥ

37. tataḥ dhīmān yamaḥ gopradāne parām gatim abravīt
tu gām ṛte gopradānānukalpam gopradāḥ santi

37. Then the wise Yama spoke about the supreme attainment that comes from donating cows. He said: 'Indeed, there are also those who donate cows (figuratively), even without a physical cow, through a substitute for cow donation.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (Yama (god of death, son of Vivasvat))

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

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise (wise, intelligent, sagacious)

• गोप्रदाने (gopradāne) - about the donating of cows (in cow donation, regarding the giving of cows)

• पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• गतिम् (gatim) - attainment (attainment, destination, path, state)

• गोप्रदानानुकल्पम् (gopradānānukalpam) - a substitute for cow donation

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• गाम् (gām) - a physical cow (cow)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for)

• सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, there are)

• गोप्रदाः (gopradāḥ) - (those who are) cow-donors (givers of cows, cow-donors)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of tad (that) used as adverb.

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (Yama (god of death, son of Vivasvat))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death, controller), restraint, twin

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

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

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, from root √brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise (wise, intelligent, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, possessing understanding

Possessive suffix -mat from dhī (intellect).

Note: Describes Yama.

गोप्रदाने (gopradāne) - about the donating of cows (in cow donation, regarding the giving of cows)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gopradāna

gopradāna - giving of cows, cow donation

From go + pradāna (giving).

Compound type : tatpurusha (go+pradāna)

• go – cow
  noun (feminine)
• pradāna – giving, granting, donation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from pra-√dā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

parā - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, excellent

Feminine form of para.

गतिम् (gatim) - attainment (attainment, destination, path, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, destination, state, attainment

From root √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

गोप्रदानानुकल्पम् (gopradānānukalpam) - a substitute for cow donation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gopradānānukalpa

gopradānānukalpa - a substitute or secondary option for cow donation

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (gopradāna+anukalpa)

• gopradāna – cow donation
  noun (neuter)
• anukalpa – secondary rule, substitute, alternative
  noun (masculine)
  From anu-√kḷp (to arrange, make ready)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kḷp (class 10)

Note: Object of implied 'declared', or part of `santi`.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Post-positive particle.

गाम् (gām) - a physical cow (cow)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth, speech

Note: Object of `ṛte`.

ऋते (ṛte) - without (without, except for)

(indeclinable)

Usually followed by accusative (or ablative).

सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, there are)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, from root √as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate for `gopradāḥ`.

गोप्रदाः (gopradāḥ) - (those who are) cow-donors (givers of cows, cow-donors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of goprada

goprada - giver of cows, cow-donor

From go + pra-√dā (to give) + -a (suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (go+prada)

• go – cow
  noun (feminine)
• prada – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pra-√dā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of `santi`.