महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-79, verse-13

नातः पुण्यतरं दानं नातः पुण्यतरं फलम् ।
नातो विशिष्टं लोकेषु भूतं भवितुमर्हति ॥१३॥

13. nātaḥ puṇyataraṁ dānaṁ nātaḥ puṇyataraṁ phalam ,
nāto viśiṣṭaṁ lokeṣu bhūtaṁ bhavitumarhati.

13. na ataḥ puṇyatāram dānam na ataḥ puṇyatāram phalam
| na ataḥ viśiṣṭam lokeṣu bhūtam bhavitum arhati

13. dānam ataḥ puṇyatāram na; phalam ataḥ puṇyatāram
na; lokeṣu ataḥ viśiṣṭam bhūtam bhavitum na arhati

13. There is no gift (dāna) more meritorious than this, nor a result more meritorious than this. Nothing superior to this can exist in the worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अतः (ataḥ) - than the act of cow donation mentioned previously (than this, from this)

• पुण्यतारम् (puṇyatāram) - more meritorious than any other gift or result (more meritorious, more virtuous)

• दानम् (dānam) - the act of giving a cow (gau-dāna) (gift, donation, act of giving)

• न (na) - not, nor

• अतः (ataḥ) - than the act of cow donation mentioned previously (than this, from this)

• पुण्यतारम् (puṇyatāram) - more meritorious than any other gift or result (more meritorious, more virtuous)

• फलम् (phalam) - the beneficial outcome of performing a meritorious deed (fruit, result, consequence)

• न (na) - not, nor

• अतः (ataḥ) - than the act of cow donation mentioned previously (than this, from this)

• विशिष्टम् (viśiṣṭam) - nothing greater or more distinguished than this act can exist (superior, distinguished, excellent)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in any of the various realms of existence or among any beings (in the worlds, among people)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - any existent thing or phenomenon (a being, a thing, that which exists)

• भवितुम् (bhavitum) - the potential for existence or emergence (to be, to become, to exist)

• अर्हति (arhati) - indicates the capacity or possibility of something existing (is able, is worthy, ought)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - than the act of cow donation mentioned previously (than this, from this)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas (ablative sense) applied to idam (this)

पुण्यतारम् (puṇyatāram) - more meritorious than any other gift or result (more meritorious, more virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇyatara

puṇyatara - more meritorious, more virtuous, more sacred

Comparative degree of puṇya

दानम् (dānam) - the act of giving a cow (gau-dāna) (gift, donation, act of giving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, act of giving

Root: dā (class 3)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - than the act of cow donation mentioned previously (than this, from this)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas (ablative sense) applied to idam (this)

पुण्यतारम् (puṇyatāram) - more meritorious than any other gift or result (more meritorious, more virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇyatara

puṇyatara - more meritorious, more virtuous, more sacred

Comparative degree of puṇya

फलम् (phalam) - the beneficial outcome of performing a meritorious deed (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - than the act of cow donation mentioned previously (than this, from this)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas (ablative sense) applied to idam (this)

विशिष्टम् (viśiṣṭam) - nothing greater or more distinguished than this act can exist (superior, distinguished, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, excellent, superior, specific

Past Passive Participle

From root śiṣ (to distinguish) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in any of the various realms of existence or among any beings (in the worlds, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind

भूतम् (bhūtam) - any existent thing or phenomenon (a being, a thing, that which exists)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - a being, creature, element, thing; past (as adjective)

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, to exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

भवितुम् (bhavitum) - the potential for existence or emergence (to be, to become, to exist)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

अर्हति (arhati) - indicates the capacity or possibility of something existing (is able, is worthy, ought)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

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