महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-41

सुरभ्युवाच ।
बाल्वजेन निदानेन कांस्यं भवतु दोहनम् ।
दुह्येत परवत्सेन या ते हरति पुष्करम् ॥४१॥

41. surabhyuvāca ,
bālvajena nidānena kāṁsyaṁ bhavatu dohanam ,
duhyeta paravatsena yā te harati puṣkaram.

41. Surabhi uvāca bālvajena nidānena kāṃsyam bhavatu
dohanam duhyeta paravatsena yā te harati puṣkaram

41. Surabhi uvāca yā te puṣkaram harati,
dohanam bālvajena nidānena kāṃsyam bhavatu; paravatsena duhyeta.

41. Surabhi said: May the milking vessel of her who takes your lotus be made of bronze and secured with a rope of Balvaja grass; and may she be milked by another's calf.

Words meanings summery:

• सुरभि (surabhi) - The mythical cow Surabhi (Surabhi (a mythical cow, mother of all cows))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• बाल्वजेन (bālvajena) - made of Balvaja grass

• निदानेन (nidānena) - by a rope (used for tethering) (by a bond, by a rope, by a cause/origin)

• कांस्यम् (kāṁsyam) - a bronze vessel (bronze vessel, made of bronze)

• भवतु (bhavatu) - may it be (may it be, may she be)

• दोहनम् (dohanam) - the milking vessel (milking, a milking vessel)

• दुह्येत (duhyeta) - may she be milked

• परवत्सेन (paravatsena) - by another's calf

• या (yā) - who (who (feminine))

• ते (te) - your (to you, your (dative/genitive singular of 'tvad'))

• हरति (harati) - takes away (takes, carries away, removes)

• पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - lotus (lotus, blue lotus, water, the sky, a particular ornament)

Words meanings and morphology

सुरभि (surabhi) - The mythical cow Surabhi (Surabhi (a mythical cow, mother of all cows))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Surabhi

Surabhi - Surabhi (a mythical cow, mother of all cows; fragrance; cow)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense

root √vac, 3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

बाल्वजेन (bālvajena) - made of Balvaja grass

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bālvaja

bālvaja - made of Balvaja grass (a type of coarse grass)

from balvaja (grass)

Note: Agrees with 'nidānena'.

निदानेन (nidānena) - by a rope (used for tethering) (by a bond, by a rope, by a cause/origin)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nidāna

nidāna - cause, origin, bond, rope, tether

from ni-√dā (to bind)

Prefix: ni

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Often refers to a tether or bond, especially in agricultural contexts.

कांस्यम् (kāṁsyam) - a bronze vessel (bronze vessel, made of bronze)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāṃsya

kāṁsya - bronze, bell metal; made of bronze

Note: Agrees with 'dohanam'.

भवतु (bhavatu) - may it be (may it be, may she be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative mood

root √bhū, 3rd person singular imperative active

Root: bhū (class 1)

दोहनम् (dohanam) - the milking vessel (milking, a milking vessel)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dohana

dohana - milking, drawing milk; a milking pail/vessel

verbal noun

from √duh (to milk)

Root: duh (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'bhavatu'.

दुह्येत (duhyeta) - may she be milked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of duh

optative mood, passive voice

root √duh, 3rd person singular optative passive

Root: duh (class 2)

Note: Subject implied from context ('yā' - she, the cow being cursed).

परवत्सेन (paravatsena) - by another's calf

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paravatsa

paravatsa - another's calf

compound: para (other) + vatsa (calf)

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+vatsa)

• para – other, different, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• vatsa – calf, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'duhyeta'.

या (yā) - who (who (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Relative pronoun. Refers to the cow being cursed.

ते (te) - your (to you, your (dative/genitive singular of 'tvad'))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of the pronoun 'you'.

हरति (harati) - takes away (takes, carries away, removes)

(verb)

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

present tense

root √hṛ, 3rd person singular present active

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - lotus (lotus, blue lotus, water, the sky, a particular ornament)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus, blue lotus, water, the sky, a particular ornament, a drum