महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-72, verse-1

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
योऽयं प्रश्नस्त्वया पृष्टो गोप्रदानाधिकारवान् ।
नास्य प्रष्टास्ति लोकेऽस्मिंस्त्वत्तोऽन्यो हि शतक्रतो ॥१॥

1. brahmovāca ,
yo'yaṁ praśnastvayā pṛṣṭo gopradānādhikāravān ,
nāsya praṣṭāsti loke'smiṁstvatto'nyo hi śatakrato.

1. brahmā uvāca yaḥ ayam praśnaḥ tvayā pṛṣṭaḥ gopradānādhikāravān
na asya praṣṭā asti loke asmin tvattaḥ anyaḥ hi śatakrato

1. Brahmā uvāca: Śatakrato,
tvayā yaḥ ayam praśnaḥ gopradānādhikāravān pṛṣṭaḥ,
asmin loke asya praṣṭā tvattaḥ anyaḥ hi na asti.

1. Brahmā said: 'This question, asked by you, which pertains to the proper conduct (dharma) concerning cow-giving—there is indeed no other questioner in this world superior to you, O Śatakratu.'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - question, inquiry

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• गोप्रदानाधिकारवान् (gopradānādhikāravān) - pertaining to the proper conduct (dharma) of cow-giving (pertaining to the authority/right/merit of cow-giving, having the authority concerning cow-giving)

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्य (asya) - of this (question) (of this)

• प्रष्टा (praṣṭā) - questioner, asker

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you, than you

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Śatakratu (epithet of Indra), O one of a hundred Vedic rituals

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute Reality (neuter); a Brāhmaṇa (priestly caste)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

प्रश्नः (praśnaḥ) - question, inquiry

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, problem

From root prach (to ask) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From root prach (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

गोप्रदानाधिकारवान् (gopradānādhikāravān) - pertaining to the proper conduct (dharma) of cow-giving (pertaining to the authority/right/merit of cow-giving, having the authority concerning cow-giving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gopradānādhikāravat

gopradānādhikāravat - having authority/right concerning the giving of cows; relevant to the merit/rules of cow-giving

Compound ending with the possessive suffix -vat.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (go+pradāna+adhikāra+vat)

• go – cow, ox
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• pradāna – giving, donation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  From root dā (to give) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)
• adhikāra – authority, right, privilege, proper conduct (dharma), claim
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix adhi-.
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vat – possessing, having, endowed with
  suffix
  Possessive suffix forming adjectives.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (question) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

प्रष्टा (praṣṭā) - questioner, asker

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṣṭṛ

praṣṭṛ - questioner, asker, interrogator

Agent noun from root prach (to ask).

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, universe, people

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you, than you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, distinct

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

शतक्रतो (śatakrato) - O Śatakratu (epithet of Indra), O one of a hundred Vedic rituals

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatakratu

śatakratu - having a hundred Vedic rituals; an epithet of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• kratu – Vedic ritual (yajña), sacrifice, power, intelligence, resolve
  noun (masculine)