महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-35

सोऽहं शरीरजे दत्त्वा कीर्तिं प्राप्स्यामि शाश्वतीम् ।
दत्त्वा च विधिवद्दानं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि ॥३५॥

35. so'haṁ śarīraje dattvā kīrtiṁ prāpsyāmi śāśvatīm ,
dattvā ca vidhivaddānaṁ brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi.

35. saḥ aham śarīraje dattvā kīrtim prāpsyāmi śāśvatīm
dattvā ca vidhivat dānam brāhmaṇebhyaḥ yathāvidhi

35. Thus I, having transferred [my] renown to my son (śarīraja), will achieve everlasting fame. This I will accomplish by giving gifts (dāna) to Brahmins according to the proper rites...

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शरीरजे (śarīraje) - to the son, to the offspring

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having bestowed

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory

• प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall obtain, I shall attain

• शाश्वतीम् (śāśvatīm) - eternal, everlasting

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having bestowed

• च (ca) - and, also

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly

• दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity (dāna)

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the speaker implicitly, 'that I'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

शरीरजे (śarīraje) - to the son, to the offspring

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śarīraja

śarīraja - son, offspring, body-born

Compound: śarīra (body) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+ja)

• śarīra – body, physical form
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ja derived from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Locative used in a dative sense: 'for the sake of the offspring'.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having bestowed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √dā (to give) with suffix -ktvā

Root: dā (class 3)

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown, reputation

Note: Object of 'dattvā'.

प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall obtain, I shall attain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

Future Tense, 1st Person Singular

Derived from √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Main verb for the sentence spanning verses 56126-56128.

शाश्वतीम् (śāśvatīm) - eternal, everlasting

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, everlasting, perpetual

Note: Qualifies 'kīrtim'.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having bestowed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √dā (to give) with suffix -ktvā

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'dattvā'.

दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity (dāna)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, charity, giving (dāna)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'dattvā'.

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest, one belonging to the priestly class

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly

(indeclinable)

Compound: yathā (as, according to) + vidhi (rule)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, precept, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'dattvā'.