महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-71, verse-12

कीदृशी दक्षिणा चैव गोप्रदाने विशिष्यते ।
एतत्तथ्येन भगवन्मम शंसितुमर्हसि ॥१२॥

12. kīdṛśī dakṣiṇā caiva gopradāne viśiṣyate ,
etattathyena bhagavanmama śaṁsitumarhasi.

12. kīdṛśī dakṣiṇā ca eva gopradāne viśiṣyate
etat tathyena bhagavan mama śaṃsitum arhasi

12. Bhagavan,
gopradāne kīdṛśī dakṣiṇā ca eva viśiṣyate? etat tathyena mama śaṃsitum arhasi.

12. And what kind of offering (dakṣiṇā) is especially distinguished in the context of giving cows? O revered one, you should truthfully explain this to me.

Words meanings summery:

• कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, what sort of

• दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - offering, fee, gift (especially to priests), ritual fee

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• गोप्रदाने (gopradāne) - in the giving of cows, in the donation of cows

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is made special, is excellent

• एतत् (etat) - this

• तथ्येन (tathyena) - truthfully, factually, by truth

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O glorious one, O Lord

• मम (mama) - to me, for me

• शंसितुम् (śaṁsitum) - to tell, to relate, to explain

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

Words meanings and morphology

कीदृशी (kīdṛśī) - of what kind, what sort of

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what sort, what kind of, like what

दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - offering, fee, gift (especially to priests), ritual fee

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - right (direction); offering, gift, fee (to priests)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

गोप्रदाने (gopradāne) - in the giving of cows, in the donation of cows

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gopradāna

gopradāna - the act of giving cows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+pradāna)

• go – cow, ox; earth; ray of light
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• pradāna – giving, donation, offering, bestowal
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā (to give) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is made special, is excellent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of viśiṣ

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

तथ्येन (tathyena) - truthfully, factually, by truth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tathya

tathya - true, real, factual; truth, reality

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O glorious one, O Lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, revered; Lord

मम (mama) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Here functioning as dative.

शंसितुम् (śaṁsitum) - to tell, to relate, to explain

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root śaṃs with tumun suffix.

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)