महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-78, verse-17

पलालधूम्रवर्णां तु सवत्सां कांस्यदोहनाम् ।
प्रदाय वस्त्रसंवीतां पितृलोके महीयते ॥१७॥

17. palāladhūmravarṇāṁ tu savatsāṁ kāṁsyadohanām ,
pradāya vastrasaṁvītāṁ pitṛloke mahīyate.

17. palāladhūmravarṇām tu savatsām kāṃsyadohanām
pradāya vastrasaṃvītām pitṛloke mahīyate

17. palāladhūmravarṇām tu savatsām kāṃsyadohanām
pradāya vastrasaṃvītām pitṛloke mahīyate

17. One who donates a cow the smoky-brown color of straw, along with her calf, whose milk is drawn in a bronze vessel, and which is covered with cloth, is honored in the world of the ancestors (pitṛs).

Words meanings summery:

• पलालधूम्रवर्णाम् (palāladhūmravarṇām) - having the smoky-brown color of straw, referring to the cow (of the color of straw-smoke, smoky brown)

• तु (tu) - and, but, indeed

• सवत्साम् (savatsām) - referring to the cow being donated along with her calf (with calf, accompanied by her calf)

• कांस्यदोहनाम् (kāṁsyadohanām) - referring to the cow from which milk is drawn into a bronze vessel (whose milk is drawn in a bronze vessel)

• प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, by donating

• वस्त्रसंवीताम् (vastrasaṁvītām) - referring to the cow being covered with cloth (covered with cloth, wrapped in cloth)

• पितृलोके (pitṛloke) - in the world of the ancestors

• महीयते (mahīyate) - is honored, glorified, revered

Words meanings and morphology

पलालधूम्रवर्णाम् (palāladhūmravarṇām) - having the smoky-brown color of straw, referring to the cow (of the color of straw-smoke, smoky brown)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of palāladhūmravarṇā

palāladhūmravarṇā - having the color of smoke from straw; smoky-brown

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (palāla+dhūmra+varṇa)

• palāla – straw, chaff, stubble
  noun (neuter)
• dhūmra – smoke-colored, gray, reddish-gray, brown
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇa – color, hue; caste; letter, sound
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - and, but, indeed

(indeclinable)

सवत्साम् (savatsām) - referring to the cow being donated along with her calf (with calf, accompanied by her calf)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of savatsā

savatsā - having a calf; accompanied by a calf

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vatsā)

• sa – with, accompanied by (as prefix in compounds)
  indeclinable
• vatsā – female calf, young cow
  noun (feminine)

कांस्यदोहनाम् (kāṁsyadohanām) - referring to the cow from which milk is drawn into a bronze vessel (whose milk is drawn in a bronze vessel)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāṃsyadohanā

kāṁsyadohanā - whose milking is done with a bronze utensil; having its milk drawn in a bronze vessel

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāṃsya+dohana)

• kāṃsya – bronze; made of bronze
  noun (neuter)
• dohana – milking, the act of drawing milk; a milk-pail
  noun (neuter)
  Root: duh (class 2)

प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, by donating

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'dā' with prefix 'pra', forming an absolutive suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

वस्त्रसंवीताम् (vastrasaṁvītām) - referring to the cow being covered with cloth (covered with cloth, wrapped in cloth)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vastrasaṃvītā

vastrasaṁvītā - covered with cloth, wrapped in cloth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vastra+saṃvītā)

• vastra – cloth, garment, apparel
  noun (neuter)
• saṃvītā – covered, veiled, enveloped
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vī' (to cover) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vī (class 9)

पितृलोके (pitṛloke) - in the world of the ancestors

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛloka

pitṛloka - the world or realm of the ancestors (pitṛs)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+loka)

• pitṛ – father; ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, sphere, abode; people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

महीयते (mahīyate) - is honored, glorified, revered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of mahīya

Denominative verb formed from 'mahat' (great).

Root: mah (class 10)