महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-83, verse-4

एवमेव गवामुक्तं प्रदानं ते नृगेण ह ।
ऋषिणा नाचिकेतेन पूर्वमेव निदर्शितम् ॥४॥

4. evameva gavāmuktaṁ pradānaṁ te nṛgeṇa ha ,
ṛṣiṇā nāciketena pūrvameva nidarśitam.

4. evam eva gavām uktam pradānam te nṛgeṇa
ha ṛṣiṇā nāciketenā pūrvam eva nidarśitam

4. te nṛgeṇa ha gavām pradānam evam eva uktam
ṛṣiṇā nāciketenā pūrvam eva nidarśitam

4. In this very manner, the gift (dāna) of cows by Nṛga was mentioned to you. Indeed, it was demonstrated previously by the sage Nāciketa.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this very manner (thus, in this manner, like this)

• एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, very, only, just)

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

• उक्तम् (uktam) - mentioned (spoken, said, told, mentioned)

• प्रदानम् (pradānam) - gift, donation (dāna) (giving, offering, gift, donation)

• ते (te) - to you (to you (singular, dative), for you, by you)

• नृगेण (nṛgeṇa) - by Nṛga

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly (particle))

• ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by the sage

• नाचिकेतेना (nāciketenā) - by Nāciketa (the sage) (by Nāciketa)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly, first)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, very, only, just)

• निदर्शितम् (nidarśitam) - demonstrated (shown, demonstrated, pointed out)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this very manner (thus, in this manner, like this)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, very, only, just)

(indeclinable)

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, bull, earth, ray of light

Note: From 'go' (feminine), irregular declension.

उक्तम् (uktam) - mentioned (spoken, said, told, mentioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective modifying an implied 'that'.

प्रदानम् (pradānam) - gift, donation (dāna) (giving, offering, gift, donation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - giving, offering, gift, donation

From pra- + root dā (to give)

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

ते (te) - to you (to you (singular, dative), for you, by you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic pronominal form.

नृगेण (nṛgeṇa) - by Nṛga

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nṛga

nṛga - King Nṛga (a mythical king from Puranas)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, surely, certainly (particle))

(indeclinable)

ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by the sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

नाचिकेतेना (nāciketenā) - by Nāciketa (the sage) (by Nāciketa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nāciketa

nāciketa - Nāciketa (name of a sage, known from the Kaṭha Upaniṣad)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly, first)

(indeclinable)

Note: Can also be an adjective, but used adverbially here.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, very, only, just)

(indeclinable)

निदर्शितम् (nidarśitam) - demonstrated (shown, demonstrated, pointed out)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidarśita

nidarśita - shown, demonstrated, pointed out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ni- + root dṛś (to see), causative form darśita

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate here.