महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-81, verse-26

एतद्गोशकृतः पुत्र माहात्म्यं तेऽनुवर्णितम् ।
माहात्म्यं च गवां भूयः श्रूयतां गदतो मम ॥२६॥

26. etadgośakṛtaḥ putra māhātmyaṁ te'nuvarṇitam ,
māhātmyaṁ ca gavāṁ bhūyaḥ śrūyatāṁ gadato mama.

26. etat gośakṛtaḥ putra māhātmyam te anuvārṇitam
māhātmyam ca gavām bhūyaḥ śrūyatām gadataḥ mama

26. putra etat gośakṛtaḥ māhātmyam te anuvārṇitam
ca mama gadataḥ gavām māhātmyam bhūyaḥ śrūyatām

26. O son, this glory (māhātmya) of cow dung has been described to you. Now, let the glory (māhātmya) of cows be heard further, as I speak.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• गोशकृतः (gośakṛtaḥ) - of cow-dung

• पुत्र (putra) - O son

• माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory, majesty (māhātmya)

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• अनुवार्णितम् (anuvārṇitam) - described, narrated

• माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory, majesty (māhātmya)

• च (ca) - and, also

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further, again, more

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

• गदतः (gadataḥ) - by me speaking (implies my narration) (of one speaking, while speaking)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

गोशकृतः (gośakṛtaḥ) - of cow-dung

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of gośakṛt

gośakṛt - cow-dung

Compound type : tatpurusha (go+śakṛt)

• go – cow
  noun (feminine)
• śakṛt – dung, excrement
  noun (neuter)

पुत्र (putra) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory, majesty (māhātmya)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māhātmya

māhātmya - greatness, majesty, glory, magnanimity

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun, 2nd person singular)

Note: Can also be genitive or locative in some contexts, or nominative/accusative dual. Here, dative 'to you' fits best with 'described'.

अनुवार्णितम् (anuvārṇitam) - described, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuvārṇita

anuvārṇita - described, narrated (past passive participle)

past passive participle

past passive participle of √varṇ with anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: varṇ (class 10)

माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory, majesty (māhātmya)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māhātmya

māhātmya - greatness, majesty, glory, magnanimity

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

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

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further, again, more

(indeclinable)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śrūyatām

imperative passive

imperative, 3rd person singular, passive voice from √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

गदतः (gadataḥ) - by me speaking (implies my narration) (of one speaking, while speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gadat

gadat - speaking, telling (present active participle)

present active participle

present active participle of √gad

Root: gad (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun, 1st person singular)