महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-70, verse-49

वेदव्रती स्याद्वृषभप्रदाता वेदावाप्तिर्गोयुगस्य प्रदाने ।
तीर्थावाप्तिर्गोप्रयुक्तप्रदाने पापोत्सर्गः कपिलायाः प्रदाने ॥४९॥

49. vedavratī syādvṛṣabhapradātā; vedāvāptirgoyugasya pradāne ,
tīrthāvāptirgoprayuktapradāne; pāpotsargaḥ kapilāyāḥ pradāne.

49. vedavratī syāt vṛṣabhapradātā vedāvāptiḥ goyugasya pradāne
tīrthāvāptiḥ goprayuktapradāne pāpotsargaḥ kapilāyāḥ pradāne

49. vṛṣabhapradātā vedavratī syāt goyugasya pradāne vedāvāptiḥ
goprayuktapradāne tīrthāvāptiḥ kapilāyāḥ pradāne pāpotsargaḥ

49. One who donates a bull (vṛṣabha) becomes an observer of Vedic vows. The attainment of Vedic knowledge is gained by giving a pair of cows. The attainment of pilgrimage sites (tīrtha) is gained by giving anything related to cows. The abandonment of sin is achieved by giving a tawny cow (kapilā).

Words meanings summery:

• वेदव्रती (vedavratī) - observer of Vedic vows (observer of Vedic vows, one who has taken a vow regarding the Vedas)

• स्यात् (syāt) - becomes (may be, should be, would be)

• वृषभप्रदाता (vṛṣabhapradātā) - one who donates a bull (vṛṣabha) (giver of a bull)

• वेदावाप्तिः (vedāvāptiḥ) - attainment of Vedic knowledge (attainment of the Vedas)

• गोयुगस्य (goyugasya) - of a pair of cows (of a pair of cows, of a yoke of oxen)

• प्रदाने (pradāne) - upon giving (upon giving, in giving, in the gift)

• तीर्थावाप्तिः (tīrthāvāptiḥ) - attainment of pilgrimage sites (tīrtha) (attainment of sacred places)

• गोप्रयुक्तप्रदाने (goprayuktapradāne) - upon giving anything related to cows (upon giving something associated with cows, upon giving cow-related items)

• पापोत्सर्गः (pāpotsargaḥ) - the abandonment of sin (abandonment of sin, release from sin)

• कपिलायाः (kapilāyāḥ) - of a tawny cow (kapilā) (of a tawny cow, of a brown-red cow)

• प्रदाने (pradāne) - upon giving (upon giving, in giving, in the gift)

Words meanings and morphology

वेदव्रती (vedavratī) - observer of Vedic vows (observer of Vedic vows, one who has taken a vow regarding the Vedas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedavratin

vedavratin - one who has undertaken a vow regarding the Vedas, observer of Vedic vows

Compound of Veda and vratin (from vrata)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vratin)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• vratin – one who observes a vow, an ascetic, follower of a rule
  adjective (masculine)
  From vrata (vow) + ini

Note: Predicative nominative with `syāt`.

स्यात् (syāt) - becomes (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

optative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses potential or recommendation.

वृषभप्रदाता (vṛṣabhapradātā) - one who donates a bull (vṛṣabha) (giver of a bull)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣabhapradātṛ

vṛṣabhapradātṛ - giver of a bull

Compound of vṛṣabha and pradātṛ

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛṣabha+pradātṛ)

• vṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)
• pradātṛ – giver, donor, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√dā (to give) + tṛc
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

वेदावाप्तिः (vedāvāptiḥ) - attainment of Vedic knowledge (attainment of the Vedas)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vedāvāpti

vedāvāpti - attainment of the Vedas

Compound of veda and avāpti

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+avāpti)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• avāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining
  noun (feminine)
  From ava-√āp (to obtain) + ktin
  Prefix: ava
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Subject.

गोयुगस्य (goyugasya) - of a pair of cows (of a pair of cows, of a yoke of oxen)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of goyuga

goyuga - a pair of cows, a yoke of oxen

Compound of go and yuga

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+yuga)

• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• yuga – yoke, pair, age, period
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive, modifies `pradāne`.

प्रदाने (pradāne) - upon giving (upon giving, in giving, in the gift)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - giving, bestowing, offering, gift

From pra-√dā (to give) + lyuṭ

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Locative absolute or indicating condition.

तीर्थावाप्तिः (tīrthāvāptiḥ) - attainment of pilgrimage sites (tīrtha) (attainment of sacred places)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tīrthāvāpti

tīrthāvāpti - attainment of holy places

Compound of tīrtha and avāpti

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+avāpti)

• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place, pilgrimage site
  noun (neuter)
• avāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining
  noun (feminine)
  From ava-√āp (to obtain) + ktin
  Prefix: ava
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Subject.

गोप्रयुक्तप्रदाने (goprayuktapradāne) - upon giving anything related to cows (upon giving something associated with cows, upon giving cow-related items)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of goprayuktapradāna

goprayuktapradāna - giving of something connected with cows

Compound of go, prayukta, and pradāna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+prayukta+pradāna)

• go – cow, ox, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• prayukta – joined, connected, used, applied
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-√yuj (to join, apply) + kta
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• pradāna – giving, bestowing, offering, gift
  noun (neuter)
  From pra-√dā (to give) + lyuṭ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Locative absolute or indicating condition.

पापोत्सर्गः (pāpotsargaḥ) - the abandonment of sin (abandonment of sin, release from sin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpotsarga

pāpotsarga - abandonment/release from sin

Compound of pāpa and utsarga

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+utsarga)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• utsarga – release, abandonment, emission, donation
  noun (masculine)
  From ut-√sṛj (to abandon, release) + ghañ
  Prefix: ut
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Subject.

कपिलायाः (kapilāyāḥ) - of a tawny cow (kapilā) (of a tawny cow, of a brown-red cow)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kapilā

kapilā - tawny cow, reddish-brown cow

Feminine form of kapila (tawny)

Note: Possessive, modifies `pradāne`.

प्रदाने (pradāne) - upon giving (upon giving, in giving, in the gift)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - giving, bestowing, offering, gift

From pra-√dā (to give) + lyuṭ

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Locative absolute or indicating condition.