महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-99, verse-17

तडागे यस्य गावस्तु पिबन्ति तृषिता जलम् ।
मृगपक्षिमनुष्याश्च सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥१७॥

17. taḍāge yasya gāvastu pibanti tṛṣitā jalam ,
mṛgapakṣimanuṣyāśca so'śvamedhaphalaṁ labhet.

17. taḍāge yasya gāvaḥ tu pibanti tṛṣitā jalam
mṛgapakṣimanuṣyāḥ ca saḥ aśvamedhaphalam labhet

17. saḥ labhet aśvamedhaphalam yasya taḍāge tṛṣitā
gāvaḥ tu mṛgapakṣimanuṣyāḥ ca jalam pibanti

17. He, in whose pond thirsty cows, wild animals, birds, and humans drink water, obtains the reward of an Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual).

Words meanings summery:

• तडागे (taḍāge) - in the pond, in the reservoir

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which, for whom

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows, cattle

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand

• पिबन्ति (pibanti) - they drink

• तृषिता (tṛṣitā) - thirsty, parched

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• मृगपक्षिमनुष्याः (mṛgapakṣimanuṣyāḥ) - wild animals, birds, and humans

• च (ca) - and

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

• अश्वमेधफलम् (aśvamedhaphalam) - the reward/fruit of an Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual)

• लभेत् (labhet) - may he obtain, he should obtain, he obtains

Words meanings and morphology

तडागे (taḍāge) - in the pond, in the reservoir

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of taḍāga

taḍāga - pond, pool, tank, reservoir

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yat

yat - who, which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to the owner of the pond.

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows, cattle

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

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

Note: One of the subjects of 'pibanti'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पिबन्ति (pibanti) - they drink

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pā

Root: pā (class 1)

तृषिता (tṛṣitā) - thirsty, parched

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tṛṣita

tṛṣita - thirsty, desiring, parched

Past Passive Participle

From root tṛṣ 'to thirst' + kta suffix.

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'gāvaḥ'.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Object of 'pibanti'.

मृगपक्षिमनुष्याः (mṛgapakṣimanuṣyāḥ) - wild animals, birds, and humans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛgapakṣimanuṣya

mṛgapakṣimanuṣya - wild animals, birds, and humans

Compound type : dvandva (mṛga+pakṣin+manuṣya)

• mṛga – wild animal, deer, game
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣin – bird, winged creature
  noun (masculine)
• manuṣya – human being, man
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another subject of 'pibanti'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the owner of the pond.

अश्वमेधफलम् (aśvamedhaphalam) - the reward/fruit of an Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśvamedhaphala

aśvamedhaphala - reward of an Aśvamedha

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśvamedha+phala)

• aśvamedha – a Vedic horse ritual (yajña) for imperial sovereignty
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'labhet'.

लभेत् (labhet) - may he obtain, he should obtain, he obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)