महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-71, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
उक्तं वै गोप्रदानं ते नाचिकेतमृषिं प्रति ।
माहात्म्यमपि चैवोक्तमुद्देशेन गवां प्रभो ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
uktaṁ vai gopradānaṁ te nāciketamṛṣiṁ prati ,
māhātmyamapi caivoktamuddeśena gavāṁ prabho.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca uktam vai gopradānam te nāciketaṃ ṛṣim
prati māhātmyam api ca eva uktam uddeśena gavām prabho

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca prabho vai gopradānam te nāciketaṃ ṛṣim
prati uktam ca api eva māhātmyam uddeśena gavām uktam

1. Yudhishthira said: 'O Lord, indeed, the cow-donation (gopradāna) has been described to you, in relation to the sage Nachiketa. And its greatness (māhātmya) has also been recounted, concerning the cows.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• उक्तम् (uktam) - has been described (spoken, described, told)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• गोप्रदानम् (gopradānam) - the cow-donation, the gift of cows

• ते (te) - to you

• नाचिकेतम् (nāciketam) - the sage Nachiketa (Nachiketa, pertaining to Nachiketa)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

• प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

• माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - the glory of cow-donation (greatness, glory, majesty)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• उक्तम् (uktam) - has been recounted (spoken, described, told)

• उद्देशेन (uddeśena) - with reference to, by way of mentioning

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• प्रभो (prabho) - Addressing the speaker's interlocutor (e.g., Märkandeya) (O Lord, O master)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (firm in battle, proper noun)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

उक्तम् (uktam) - has been described (spoken, described, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vac + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: vac (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

गोप्रदानम् (gopradānam) - the cow-donation, the gift of cows

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gopradāna

gopradāna - donation of cows

Compound type : tatpurusha (go+pradāna)

• go – cow, ox, earth, ray of light
  noun (feminine)
• pradāna – giving, offering, donation
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

नाचिकेतम् (nāciketam) - the sage Nachiketa (Nachiketa, pertaining to Nachiketa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāciketa

nāciketa - Nachiketa (proper noun), relating to Nachiketa

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

प्रति (prati) - towards, regarding, concerning

(indeclinable)

माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - the glory of cow-donation (greatness, glory, majesty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māhātmya

māhātmya - greatness, glory, majesty, magnanimity

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - has been recounted (spoken, described, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from vac + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: vac (class 2)

उद्देशेन (uddeśena) - with reference to, by way of mentioning

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of uddeśa

uddeśa - mention, reference, specification, aim

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light

प्रभो (prabho) - Addressing the speaker's interlocutor (e.g., Märkandeya) (O Lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, mighty

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)