महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-135, verse-2

प्रहितो विदुरेणास्मि खनकः कुशलो भृशम् ।
पाण्डवानां प्रियं कार्यमिति किं करवाणि वः ॥२॥

2. prahito vidureṇāsmi khanakaḥ kuśalo bhṛśam ,
pāṇḍavānāṁ priyaṁ kāryamiti kiṁ karavāṇi vaḥ.

2. prahitaḥ vidureṇa asmi khanakaḥ kuśalaḥ bhṛśam
pāṇḍavānām priyam kāryam iti kim karavāṇi vaḥ

2. I am a very skilled miner, sent by Vidura. What pleasing task can I perform for you Pāṇḍavas?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रहितः (prahitaḥ) - sent (by Vidura) (sent, dispatched)

• विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• खनकः (khanakaḥ) - a miner

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled, expert

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, very, exceedingly

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing, desired

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - a pleasing work or task (work, task, duty)

• इति (iti) - introducing a question (thus, so, (quotation marker))

• किम् (kim) - what (task)? (what?, why?, whether)

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, let me do, should I do

• वः (vaḥ) - for you (Pāṇḍavas) (to you, for you (plural))

Words meanings and morphology

प्रहितः (prahitaḥ) - sent (by Vidura) (sent, dispatched)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahita

prahita - sent, dispatched, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'hā' (to send/abandon) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject 'I' (the miner).

विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (proper noun)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, active voice (parasmaipada)

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Connects 'I' with 'prahitaḥ' and 'khanakaḥ'.

खनकः (khanakaḥ) - a miner

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khanaka

khanaka - a digger, miner, excavator

Derived from root 'khan' (to dig).

Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'asmi'.

कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, expert, clever, auspicious, well, happy

Note: Qualifies 'khanakaḥ'.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, very, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu (Pāṇḍavas)

Patronymic from 'Pāṇḍu'.

Note: Qualifies 'kāryam'.

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing, desired

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable, one's own

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'kāryam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - a pleasing work or task (work, task, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, suitable to be done; work, duty, purpose

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'karavāṇi'.

इति (iti) - introducing a question (thus, so, (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark the end of a quote or thought.

Note: Introduces the question.

किम् (kim) - what (task)? (what?, why?, whether)

(interrogative pronoun)

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, let me do, should I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative mood, active voice (parasmaipada)

From root 'kṛ' (8th class). 1st person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वः (vaḥ) - for you (Pāṇḍavas) (to you, for you (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Enclitic form of 2nd person plural pronoun.