महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-40

गवांभवनमासाद्य तीर्थसेवी यथाक्रमम् ।
तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वाणो गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥४०॥

40. gavāṁbhavanamāsādya tīrthasevī yathākramam ,
tatrābhiṣekaṁ kurvāṇo gosahasraphalaṁ labhet.

40. gavām bhavanam āsādya tīrthasevī yathākramam
tatra abhiṣekam kurvāṇaḥ gosahasraphalam labhet

40. A pilgrim who, in due order, reaches the abode of cows and performs an ablution there, attains the merit equivalent to [donating] a thousand cows.

Words meanings summery:

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, of cattle

• भवनम् (bhavanam) - abode, dwelling, house, place

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having approached

• तीर्थसेवी (tīrthasevī) - a pilgrim, one who frequents holy places

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, successively, as it should be

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अभिषेकम् (abhiṣekam) - ablution, consecration, bathing

• कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing, doing, making

• गोसहस्रफलम् (gosahasraphalam) - the fruit of a thousand cows, the merit of donating a thousand cows

• लभेत् (labhet) - he would obtain, he would gain

Words meanings and morphology

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, of cattle

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, cattle, earth, ray of light

भवनम् (bhavanam) - abode, dwelling, house, place

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhavana

bhavana - dwelling, abode, house, origin

From root bhū + ana suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Can also be nominative singular, but context dictates accusative.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root sad with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

तीर्थसेवी (tīrthasevī) - a pilgrim, one who frequents holy places

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tīrthasevin

tīrthasevin - one who frequents holy places, a pilgrim

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+sevin)

• tīrtha – holy place, ford, sacred bathing place
  noun (neuter)
• sevin – serving, frequenting, worshipping, one who serves/frequents
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root sev + in suffix
  Root: sev (class 1)

यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order, successively, as it should be

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound from yathā + krama

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)

• yathā – as, just as, in what manner
  indeclinable
• krama – order, sequence, step, course
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From tad + tra suffix

अभिषेकम् (abhiṣekam) - ablution, consecration, bathing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiṣeka

abhiṣeka - sprinkling, bathing, ablution, consecration

From root sic with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - performing, doing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - doing, performing, making

Present Middle Participle

From root kṛ (8th class) + śānaC suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies tīrthasevī.

गोसहस्रफलम् (gosahasraphalam) - the fruit of a thousand cows, the merit of donating a thousand cows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gosahasraphala

gosahasraphala - the fruit/merit of a thousand cows

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+sahasra+phala)

• go – cow, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward, merit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Object of labhet.

लभेत् (labhet) - he would obtain, he would gain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of labh

Optative mood, Parasmaipada

Root labh (1st class) + optative ending

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Represents a potential or desiderative action.