महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-95, verse-2

ततोञ्छवृत्तेर्यद्वृत्तं सक्तुदाने फलं महत् ।
कथितं मे महद्ब्रह्मंस्तथ्यमेतदसंशयम् ॥२॥

2. tatoñchavṛtteryadvṛttaṁ saktudāne phalaṁ mahat ,
kathitaṁ me mahadbrahmaṁstathyametadasaṁśayam.

2. tataḥ añcha-vṛtteḥ yat vṛttam saktu-dāne phalam mahat
| kathitam me mahat brahman tathyam etat asaṃśayam

2. mahat brahman,
tataḥ añcha-vṛtteḥ yat vṛttam saktu-dāne mahat phalam me kathitam etat tathyam asaṃśayam

2. O great brahmin, what was recounted to me concerning the life of the gleaner and the great reward (phala) from offering flour – this is truly so, beyond any doubt.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, following what was said previously (then, thence, afterwards)

• अञ्छ-वृत्तेः (añcha-vṛtteḥ) - concerning the person who lived by gleaning (picking up fallen grains) (of the gleaner's livelihood, of the life of gleaning)

• यत् (yat) - what (story or event) (which, what, that)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - the story or event (of the gleaner) (happened, occurred, event, story)

• सक्तु-दाने (saktu-dāne) - in the context of giving barley-flour (in the offering of flour, regarding the gift of flour)

• फलम् (phalam) - the great reward (phala) (fruit, result, reward)

• महत् (mahat) - great (reward) (great, large, excellent)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been narrated (to me) (has been told, narrated)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

• महत् (mahat) - O great (brahmin) (great, large, excellent)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin (referring to Vaiśaṃpāyana) (O brahmin, O one associated with brahman)

• तथ्यम् (tathyam) - this is true (true, real, truthful)

• एतत् (etat) - this (story or matter) (this)

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without any doubt (without doubt, certainly)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, following what was said previously (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

अञ्छ-वृत्तेः (añcha-vṛtteḥ) - concerning the person who lived by gleaning (picking up fallen grains) (of the gleaner's livelihood, of the life of gleaning)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of añchavṛtti

añchavṛtti - gleaning for livelihood, life of a gleaner

Compound of añcha ('gleaning') and vṛtti ('livelihood, mode of life')

Compound type : tatpurusha (añcha+vṛtti)

• añcha – gleaning, picking up fallen grains
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtti – livelihood, mode of life, conduct, existence
  noun (feminine)
  From √vṛt + ktin suffix
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what (story or event) (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Referring to vṛttam.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - the story or event (of the gleaner) (happened, occurred, event, story)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, story, event, conduct

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of √vṛt, here used as a noun

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सक्तु-दाने (saktu-dāne) - in the context of giving barley-flour (in the offering of flour, regarding the gift of flour)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saktudāna

saktudāna - gift of flour, offering of flour

Compound of saktu ('flour, esp. barley-flour') and dāna ('giving, gift')

Compound type : tatpurusha (saktu+dāna)

• saktu – flour (especially barley flour)
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, gift, offering
  noun (neuter)
  From √dā + lyuṭ suffix
  Root: dā (class 3)

फलम् (phalam) - the great reward (phala) (fruit, result, reward)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward, consequence

महत् (mahat) - great (reward) (great, large, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, excellent

Nominative singular neuter of mahat (present active participle of √mah, used as adjective)

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with phalam.

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been narrated (to me) (has been told, narrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of √kath (class 10)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective, implying 'it was told'.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/Genitive singular of asmad (enclitic form)

महत् (mahat) - O great (brahmin) (great, large, excellent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, excellent

Vocative singular masculine of mahat (present active participle of √mah, used as adjective)

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with brahman.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin (referring to Vaiśaṃpāyana) (O brahmin, O one associated with brahman)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman)

तथ्यम् (tathyam) - this is true (true, real, truthful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tathya

tathya - true, real, truthful, genuine

From tathi + yat (suffix)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective with an implied 'is'.

एतत् (etat) - this (story or matter) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the narrative or information just mentioned.

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without any doubt (without doubt, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of saṃśaya ('doubt')

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + √śī + a
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Can be analyzed as accusative singular neuter of the adjective used adverbially.