महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-79, verse-9

धेन्वाः प्रमाणेन समप्रमाणां धेनुं तिलानामपि च प्रदाय ।
पानीयदाता च यमस्य लोके न यातनां कांचिदुपैति तत्र ॥९॥

9. dhenvāḥ pramāṇena samapramāṇāṁ; dhenuṁ tilānāmapi ca pradāya ,
pānīyadātā ca yamasya loke; na yātanāṁ kāṁcidupaiti tatra.

9. dhenvāḥ pramāṇena samapramāṇām dhenum tilānām api ca pradāya
pānīyadātā ca yamasya loke na yātanām kāñcit upaiti tatra

9. And one who gives a cow (made) of sesame seeds, which is of an equal measure to a (real) cow's measure, and also a giver of water, such a person does not experience any torment in the realm of Yama there.

Words meanings summery:

• धेन्वाः (dhenvāḥ) - of a cow

• प्रमाणेन (pramāṇena) - by the measure, by the standard

• समप्रमाणाम् (samapramāṇām) - having equal measure, of equal size

• धेनुम् (dhenum) - a cow

• तिलानाम् (tilānām) - of sesame seeds

• अपि (api) - even, also

• च (ca) - and

• प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given

• पानीयदाता (pānīyadātā) - a giver of water

• च (ca) - and

• यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

• न (na) - not

• यातनाम् (yātanām) - torment, suffering

• काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - any, some

• उपैति (upaiti) - he undergoes, he experiences, he approaches

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

Words meanings and morphology

धेन्वाः (dhenvāḥ) - of a cow

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dhenu

dhenu - milch cow, cow

प्रमाणेन (pramāṇena) - by the measure, by the standard

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, proof, authority

समप्रमाणाम् (samapramāṇām) - having equal measure, of equal size

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samapramāṇa

samapramāṇa - of equal measure or size

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama+pramāṇa)

• sama – equal, same
  adjective
• pramāṇa – measure, standard
  noun (neuter)

धेनुम् (dhenum) - a cow

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhenu

dhenu - milch cow, cow

तिलानाम् (tilānām) - of sesame seeds

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tila

tila - sesame seed, sesame plant

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

पानीयदाता (pānīyadātā) - a giver of water

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pānīyadātṛ

pānīyadātṛ - water-giver, one who gives water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pānīya+dātṛ)

• pānīya – water
  noun (neuter)
• dātṛ – giver
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death), twin, restraint

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

यातनाम् (yātanām) - torment, suffering

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yātanā

yātanā - torment, torture, suffering

काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - any, some

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - any, some, a certain

उपैति (upaiti) - he undergoes, he experiences, he approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upa-i

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

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