महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-5, verse-15

महादानानि दत्तानि श्राद्धानि च पुनः पुनः ।
प्रकृष्टं मे वयः पुत्र पुण्यं चीर्णं यथाबलम् ।
गान्धारी हतपुत्रेयं धैर्येणोदीक्षते च माम् ॥१५॥

15. mahādānāni dattāni śrāddhāni ca punaḥ punaḥ ,
prakṛṣṭaṁ me vayaḥ putra puṇyaṁ cīrṇaṁ yathābalam ,
gāndhārī hataputreyaṁ dhairyeṇodīkṣate ca mām.

15. mahādānāni dattāni śrāddhāni ca punaḥ
punaḥ prakṛṣṭam me vayaḥ putra
puṇyam cīrṇam yathābalam gāndhārī
hataputrā iyam dhairyeṇa udīkṣate ca mām

15. mahādānāni dattāni punaḥ punaḥ ca
śrāddhāni (dattāni) me vayaḥ prakṛṣṭam putra
yathābalam puṇyam cīrṇam iyam hataputrā
gāndhārī ca dhairyeṇa mām udīkṣate

15. Great donations (dāna) have been made, and śrāddhas again and again. My age is advanced, O son, and I have performed meritorious deeds according to my strength. And this Gandhari, whose sons are slain, patiently awaits me.

Words meanings summery:

• महादानानि (mahādānāni) - significant charitable donations (great gifts, grand donations)

• दत्तानि (dattāni) - have been offered (as donations) (given, offered)

• श्राद्धानि (śrāddhāni) - rituals performed for ancestors (śrāddhas (ancestor rituals))

• च (ca) - and

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in repetition) (again, anew)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in repetition) (again, anew)

• प्रकृष्टम् (prakṛṣṭam) - advanced (age) (advanced, excellent, stretched forth)

• मे (me) - my (to me, my)

• वयः (vayaḥ) - my old age (age, stage of life)

• पुत्र (putra) - O son (Yudhishthira) (O son)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious deeds (merit, virtue, pious deed)

• चीर्णम् (cīrṇam) - has been performed (by me) (performed, done, observed)

• यथाबलम् (yathābalam) - to the best of my ability (according to strength, as far as strength allows)

• गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Queen Gandhari, wife of Dhritarashtra (Gandhari (proper noun))

• हतपुत्रा (hataputrā) - Gandhari, whose (hundred) sons were slain (whose sons are slain)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (Gandhari) (this (feminine))

• धैर्येण (dhairyeṇa) - with great patience (with patience, with fortitude, patiently)

• उदीक्षते (udīkṣate) - she awaits (my departure/death) (she looks at, she awaits, she expects)

• च (ca) - and

• माम् (mām) - me (Dhritarashtra) (me)

Words meanings and morphology

महादानानि (mahādānāni) - significant charitable donations (great gifts, grand donations)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mahādāna

mahādāna - great gift, grand donation

Compound word: Mahā (great) + Dāna (gift/donation)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dāna)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dāna – gift, donation, giving, charity
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dā' (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Subject of implied 'have been given'.

दत्तानि (dattāni) - have been offered (as donations) (given, offered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dā' (to give) with suffix '-kta'.

Root: dā (class 3)

श्राद्धानि (śrāddhāni) - rituals performed for ancestors (śrāddhas (ancestor rituals))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śrāddha

śrāddha - a funeral rite, ceremony in honor of deceased ancestors

From śraddhā (faith) + '-a' (related to).

Note: Subject of implied 'have been given'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in repetition) (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in repetition) (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

प्रकृष्टम् (prakṛṣṭam) - advanced (age) (advanced, excellent, stretched forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakṛṣṭa

prakṛṣṭa - advanced, excellent, drawn forth, prominent

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛṣ' (to draw) with upasarga 'pra' (forth, intensely).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

मे (me) - my (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

Note: Possessive, 'my age'.

वयः (vayaḥ) - my old age (age, stage of life)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, strength, vigor, bird

's'-ending neuter noun.

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

पुत्र (putra) - O son (Yudhishthira) (O son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious deeds (merit, virtue, pious deed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - virtuous, meritorious, sacred, merit, virtue

Also an adjective.

चीर्णम् (cīrṇam) - has been performed (by me) (performed, done, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cīrṇa

cīrṇa - performed, done, practiced, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'car' (to move, perform) with suffix '-kta'.

Root: car (class 1)

यथाबलम् (yathābalam) - to the best of my ability (according to strength, as far as strength allows)

(indeclinable)

Compound adverb: Yathā (as, according to) + Balam (strength).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+bala)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial compound.

गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Queen Gandhari, wife of Dhritarashtra (Gandhari (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Gandhari (a proper noun, name of Dhritarashtra's wife)

हतपुत्रा (hataputrā) - Gandhari, whose (hundred) sons were slain (whose sons are slain)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hataputra

hataputra - having slain sons

Bahuvrīhi compound: Hata (slain) + Putra (son) = one whose sons are slain. Feminine form.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+putra)

• hata – slain, killed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'han'
  Root: han (class 2)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

इयम् (iyam) - this (Gandhari) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Feminine nominative singular of 'idam'.

धैर्येण (dhairyeṇa) - with great patience (with patience, with fortitude, patiently)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dhairya

dhairya - patience, fortitude, steadfastness, firmness

From 'dhīra' (firm, steady) with suffix '-ya'.

Root: dhṛ

उदीक्षते (udīkṣate) - she awaits (my departure/death) (she looks at, she awaits, she expects)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of udīkṣ

Present Middle

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with upasarga 'ud' (up, out). 3rd singular middle.

Prefix: ud

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (Dhritarashtra) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Accusative singular of 'asmad'.

Note: Direct object of `udīkṣate`.