महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-82, verse-3

दानानामपि सर्वेषां गवां दानं प्रशस्यते ।
गावः श्रेष्ठाः पवित्राश्च पावनं ह्येतदुत्तमम् ॥३॥

3. dānānāmapi sarveṣāṁ gavāṁ dānaṁ praśasyate ,
gāvaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ pavitrāśca pāvanaṁ hyetaduttamam.

3. dānānām api sarveṣām gavām dānam praśasyate |
gāvaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ pavitrāḥ ca pāvanam hi etat uttamam

3. sarveṣām dānānām api gavām dānam praśasyate gāvaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ ca pavitrāḥ,
hi etat uttamam pāvanam

3. Among all gifts, the gifting of cows is highly praised. Cows are considered superior and pure, as this is indeed the ultimate purifier.

Words meanings summery:

• दानानाम् (dānānām) - of gifts, among gifts

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• दानम् (dānam) - gift, donation

• प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is extolled

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior, best, excellent

• पवित्राः (pavitrāḥ) - pure, sacred, holy

• च (ca) - and

• पावनम् (pāvanam) - a purifier (purifier, purifying)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एतत् (etat) - this

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

दानानाम् (dānānām) - of gifts, among gifts

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, giving

from root dā (to give) with suffix -ana

Root: dā (class 3)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with dānānām (neuter plural genitive).

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

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

दानम् (dānam) - gift, donation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, giving

from root dā (to give) with suffix -ana

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is extolled

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

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

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior, best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, superior, most beautiful

superlative of praśasya or praśasta

Note: Agrees with gāvaḥ.

पवित्राः (pavitrāḥ) - pure, sacred, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pavitra

pavitra - pure, sacred, holy, clean

Note: Agrees with gāvaḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पावनम् (pāvanam) - a purifier (purifier, purifying)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, holy, purifier

agent noun / adjective from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here: 'a purifier'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, supreme, excellent

superlative of ud

Note: Agrees with pāvanam and etat.