महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-99, verse-19

दुर्लभं सलिलं तात विशेषेण परत्र वै ।
पानीयस्य प्रदानेन प्रीतिर्भवति शाश्वती ॥१९॥

19. durlabhaṁ salilaṁ tāta viśeṣeṇa paratra vai ,
pānīyasya pradānena prītirbhavati śāśvatī.

19. durlabham salilam tāta viśeṣeṇa paratra vai
pānīyasya pradānena prītiḥ bhavati śāśvatī

19. tāta paratra viśeṣeṇa salilam durlabham vai
pānīyasya pradānena śāśvatī prītiḥ bhavati

19. O dear one, water is rare, especially in the afterlife. By offering water, eternal satisfaction is attained.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to get

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• तात (tāta) - dear one, father, son, friend

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, by distinction

• परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, in the next life, elsewhere

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• पानीयस्य (pānīyasya) - of water, of drinkable liquid

• प्रदानेन (pradānena) - by giving, by offering

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - satisfaction, pleasure, affection

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, is

• शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, hard to get

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare

Prefix: dur

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Modifies salilam

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

तात (tāta) - dear one, father, son, friend

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly, by distinction

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, specific characteristic

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

परत्र (paratra) - in the other world, in the next life, elsewhere

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tra added to para (other)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

पानीयस्य (pānīyasya) - of water, of drinkable liquid

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pānīya

pānīya - water, drinkable liquid

Gerundive

From root pā (to drink) with suffix -anīya

Root: pā (class 1)

प्रदानेन (pradānena) - by giving, by offering

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - giving, offering, donation

Derived from root dā (to give) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - satisfaction, pleasure, affection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - satisfaction, pleasure, love

Root: prī (class 9)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

Note: Modifies prītiḥ