महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-76, verse-4

भीष्म उवाच ।
वत्सलां गुणसंपन्नां तरुणीं वस्त्रसंवृताम् ।
दत्त्वेदृशीं गां विप्राय सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥४॥

4. bhīṣma uvāca ,
vatsalāṁ guṇasaṁpannāṁ taruṇīṁ vastrasaṁvṛtām ,
dattvedṛśīṁ gāṁ viprāya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate.

4. bhīṣma uvāca vatsalām guṇasaṃpannām taruṇīm vastrasaṃvṛtām
dattvā īdṛśīm gām viprāya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

4. Bhīṣma said: By giving such a cow to a Brāhmin—a loving, virtuous, young cow, adorned with cloth—one is released from all sins.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (name of a Kuru elder)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वत्सलाम् (vatsalām) - A cow affectionate to its calf. (affectionate, loving (especially to a calf))

• गुणसंपन्नाम् (guṇasaṁpannām) - A cow endowed with good qualities (e.g., milk-giving, docile). (endowed with good qualities, virtuous)

• तरुणीम् (taruṇīm) - A young cow. (young, youthful)

• वस्त्रसंवृताम् (vastrasaṁvṛtām) - A cow decorated with cloth. (covered with cloth, adorned with cloth)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

• ईदृशीम् (īdṛśīm) - Such a cow (as described by the adjectives). (such, of this kind)

• गाम् (gām) - cow

• विप्राय (viprāya) - to a Brāhmin, to a sage

• सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all sins

• प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is released, is liberated

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (name of a Kuru elder)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

root 'vac' (2nd class) - perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

वत्सलाम् (vatsalām) - A cow affectionate to its calf. (affectionate, loving (especially to a calf))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vatsala

vatsala - affectionate, loving, kind, fond of (especially a cow for its calf)

from vatsa (calf) + la (suffix indicating possessing)

Note: Agrees with 'gām'.

गुणसंपन्नाम् (guṇasaṁpannām) - A cow endowed with good qualities (e.g., milk-giving, docile). (endowed with good qualities, virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of guṇasaṃpanna

guṇasaṁpanna - endowed with qualities or virtues, perfect, complete

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+saṃpanna)

• guṇa – quality, merit, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• saṃpanna – furnished with, endowed with, accomplished
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam + pad (to go, to fall)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'gām'.

तरुणीम् (taruṇīm) - A young cow. (young, youthful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of taruṇī

taruṇī - young woman, young female; young

feminine of taruṇa

Note: Agrees with 'gām'.

वस्त्रसंवृताम् (vastrasaṁvṛtām) - A cow decorated with cloth. (covered with cloth, adorned with cloth)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vastrasaṃvṛta

vastrasaṁvṛta - covered with cloth

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (vastra+saṃvṛta)

• vastra – cloth, garment
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvṛta – covered, concealed, surrounded
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam + vṛ (to cover)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'gām'.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root 'dā' (3rd class) with ktvā suffix

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Absolutive (gerund).

ईदृशीम् (īdṛśīm) - Such a cow (as described by the adjectives). (such, of this kind)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, like this, of this kind

Note: Agrees with 'gām'.

गाम् (gām) - cow

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

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

विप्राय (viprāya) - to a Brāhmin, to a sage

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brāhmin, sage, inspired one

Note: Denotes the recipient of the gift.

सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all sins

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sins

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• pāpa – sin, evil, wickedness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in the sense of 'from' (separation).

प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is released, is liberated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of muc

present passive

root 'muc' (6th class) with prefix 'pra' - present 3rd person singular passive, atmanepada

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)