वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-7, chapter-67, verse-13

दत्तस्य हि पुनर्दानं सुमहत् फलमुच्यते ।
तस्मात् प्रदास्ये विधिवत्तत् प्रतीच्छ नरर्षभ ॥१३॥

13. dattasya hi punardānaṃ sumahat phalamucyate ,
tasmāt pradāsye vidhivattat pratīccha nararṣabha.

13. dattasya hi punar dānam sumahat phalam ucyate |
tasmāt pradāsye vidhivat tat pratīccha nararṣabha

13. nararṣabha! dattasya hi punar dānam sumahat phalam ucyate.
tasmāt vidhivat tat pradāsye; pratīccha.

13. Indeed, giving back what has been given is said to yield a very great reward. Therefore, I shall give that properly; please accept it, O best among men.

Words meanings summery:

• दत्तस्य (dattasya) - of what has been given, of the given

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back, furthermore, moreover

• दानम् (dānam) - giving, gift, donation

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, excellent, mighty

• फलम् (phalam) - reward (fruit, result, reward, consequence)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• प्रदास्ये (pradāsye) - I shall give, I will bestow

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly, according to injunctions

• तत् (tat) - that (object) (that, it)

• प्रतीच्छ (pratīccha) - please accept (accept, receive, take)

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men, O foremost of men

Words meanings and morphology

दत्तस्य (dattasya) - of what has been given, of the given

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented; a gift

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

पुनर् (punar) - again, back, furthermore, moreover

(indeclinable)

दानम् (dānam) - giving, gift, donation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - the act of giving, a gift, donation, liberality

Derived from the root 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, excellent, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, excellent, mighty

Compound type : Prādisamāsa (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence or intensity
• mahat – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective (neuter)

फलम् (phalam) - reward (fruit, result, reward, consequence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, advantage

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

प्रदास्ये (pradāsye) - I shall give, I will bestow

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly, according to injunctions

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vidhi' (rule, injunction)

तत् (tat) - that (object) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रतीच्छ (pratīccha) - please accept (accept, receive, take)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pratīcch

Root 'icch' meaning 'to wish, desire' or 'iñch' meaning 'to go, to move' combined with 'prati' indicating reception. Often treated as a specific verb 'pratīcch' for 'to accept'.

Prefix: prati

Root: icch (class 6)

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men, O foremost of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best among men, eminent man, chief of men

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being, hero
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)