महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-91, verse-17

दत्तैषा भवता मह्यं तां ते प्रतिददाम्यहम् ।
हिरण्यं दीयतामेभ्यो द्विजातिभ्यो धरास्तु ते ॥१७॥

17. dattaiṣā bhavatā mahyaṁ tāṁ te pratidadāmyaham ,
hiraṇyaṁ dīyatāmebhyo dvijātibhyo dharāstu te.

17. dattā eṣā bhavatā mahyam tām te pratidadāmi aham
hiraṇyam dīyatām ebhyaḥ dvijātibhyaḥ dharāḥ tu te

17. eṣā dattā bhavatā mahyam aham tām te pratidadāmi
hiraṇyam ebhyaḥ dvijātibhyaḥ dīyatām dharāḥ tu te

17. This (earth) was given by you to me; I return it to you. Let gold be given to these twice-born (dvijāti), and let the lands (dharā) remain yours.

Words meanings summery:

• दत्ता (dattā) - given (given, presented)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (earth) (this (feminine))

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by you (hon.))

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (Vyāsa) (to me)

• ताम् (tām) - that (earth) (that (feminine))

• ते (te) - to you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (to you, your (enclitic))

• प्रतिददामि (pratidadāmi) - I return (I give back, I return)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Vyāsa) (I)

• हिरण्यम् (hiraṇyam) - gold (gold, wealth)

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let (gold) be given (let it be given)

• एभ्यः (ebhyaḥ) - to these (brāhmins) (to these)

• द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the twice-born (dvijāti) (to the twice-born)

• धराः (dharāḥ) - the lands (lands, earths, regions)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (but, yet, indeed)

• ते (te) - yours (to you, your (enclitic))

Words meanings and morphology

दत्ता (dattā) - given (given, presented)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

एषा (eṣā) - this (earth) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by you (hon.))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, your grace, you (honorific)

Present Active Participle

Derived from 'bhū' (to be), used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Honorific form of 'you'

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (Vyāsa) (to me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

ताम् (tām) - that (earth) (that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

ते (te) - to you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (to you, your (enclitic))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रतिददामि (pratidadāmi) - I return (I give back, I return)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratidā

Present first singular active

Prefix: prati

Root: dā (class 3)

अहम् (aham) - I (Vyāsa) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

हिरण्यम् (hiraṇyam) - gold (gold, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hiraṇya

hiraṇya - gold, golden, wealth

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let (gold) be given (let it be given)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative third singular passive

Root: dā (class 3)

एभ्यः (ebhyaḥ) - to these (brāhmins) (to these)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the twice-born (dvijāti) (to the twice-born)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born, referring to a member of the three upper varṇas (brāhmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya)

Compound: dvi (two) + jāti (birth)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin, species, class
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

धराः (dharāḥ) - the lands (lands, earths, regions)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dharā

dharā - earth, land, ground

Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, bear)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (but, yet, indeed)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - yours (to you, your (enclitic))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here to indicate possession ('yours').