महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-85, verse-65

न च क्षरति तेभ्यः स शश्वच्चैवाप्नुते महत् ।
सुवर्णमक्षयं दत्त्वा लोकानाप्नोति पुष्कलान् ॥६५॥

65. na ca kṣarati tebhyaḥ sa śaśvaccaivāpnute mahat ,
suvarṇamakṣayaṁ dattvā lokānāpnoti puṣkalān.

65. na ca kṣarati tebhyaḥ saḥ śaśvat ca eva āpnute
mahat suvarṇam akṣayam dattvā lokān āpnoti puṣkalān

65. saḥ ca tebhyaḥ na kṣarati śaśvat ca eva mahat āpnute
akṣayam suvarṇam dattvā puṣkalān lokān āpnoti

65. And he does not diminish from those (realms), but rather, he perpetually attains greatness. By donating imperishable gold, he secures abundant realms.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• क्षरति (kṣarati) - diminishes (flows away, perishes, diminishes, wastes)

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from those (realms/benefits) (from/to them)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• शश्वत् (śaśvat) - perpetually (perpetually, always, continually)

• च (ca) - but rather (and, also)

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

• आप्नुते (āpnute) - attains (attains, obtains, reaches)

• महत् (mahat) - greatness (great, large, important, greatness)

• सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, good color)

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (imperishable, inexhaustible, undecaying)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - by donating (having given)

• लोकान् (lokān) - realms (worlds, realms)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - secures (attains, obtains, reaches)

• पुष्कलान् (puṣkalān) - abundant (abundant, ample, rich, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

क्षरति (kṣarati) - diminishes (flows away, perishes, diminishes, wastes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṣar

Root: kṣar (class 1)

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from those (realms/benefits) (from/to them)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Can also be dative plural.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शश्वत् (śaśvat) - perpetually (perpetually, always, continually)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - but rather (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here with 'eva' for emphasis and contrast.

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

(indeclinable)

आप्नुते (āpnute) - attains (attains, obtains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āp

with ā- prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: From āp (5 A).

महत् (mahat) - greatness (great, large, important, greatness)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, greatness

present participle of mah 'to be great', used as noun (neuter)

Note: Used substantively here, meaning 'a great thing' or 'greatness'.

सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, good color)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, good color

su (good) + varṇa (color)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (su+varṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• varṇa – color, appearance, caste, sound
  noun (masculine)

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (imperishable, inexhaustible, undecaying)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, inexhaustible, undecaying

A-privative + kṣaya (perishing, waste)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• kṣaya – destruction, perishing, waste
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṣi 'to perish'
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `suvarṇam`.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - by donating (having given)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root dā with -tvā suffix

Root: dā (class 3)

लोकान् (lokān) - realms (worlds, realms)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - secures (attains, obtains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp

with ā- prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: From āp (5 U).

पुष्कलान् (puṣkalān) - abundant (abundant, ample, rich, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puṣkala

puṣkala - abundant, ample, rich, excellent, full

Note: Qualifies `lokān`.