महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-79, verse-7

गवां शतसहस्रं तु यः प्रयच्छेद्यथाविधि ।
परामृद्धिमवाप्याथ स गोलोके महीयते ॥७॥

7. gavāṁ śatasahasraṁ tu yaḥ prayacchedyathāvidhi ,
parāmṛddhimavāpyātha sa goloke mahīyate.

7. gavāṃ śatasahasram tu yaḥ prayacchet yathāvidhi
parām ṛddhim avāpya atha sa goloke mahīyate

7. Indeed, one who gives a hundred thousand cows according to the proper injunctions, after attaining supreme prosperity, is honored in the world of cows.

Words meanings summery:

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - a hundred thousand

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• प्रयच्छेत् (prayacchet) - may give, should give

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the proper injunctions/rules

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest

• ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - prosperity, success

• अवाप्य (avāpya) - having attained

• अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

• स (sa) - he

• गोलोके (goloke) - in the world of cows

• महीयते (mahīyate) - is glorified, is honored

Words meanings and morphology

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

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

शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - a hundred thousand

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatasahasra

śatasahasra - a hundred thousand

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śata+sahasra)

• śata – a hundred
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

प्रयच्छेत् (prayacchet) - may give, should give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pra-dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the proper injunctions/rules

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, injunction
  noun (masculine)

पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, other, subsequent

ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - prosperity, success

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṛddhi

ṛddhi - prosperity, success, growth

अवाप्य (avāpya) - having attained

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गोलोके (goloke) - in the world of cows

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of goloka

goloka - cow-world, a heavenly abode

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+loka)

• go – cow
  noun (feminine)
• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)

महीयते (mahīyate) - is glorified, is honored

(verb)

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

Root: mah (class 10)

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