महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-157, verse-12

प्रतिब्रुवन्तीमेकं मे पतिं देहीति शंकरम् ।
पुनरेवाब्रवीद्देव इदं वचनमुत्तमम् ॥१२॥

12. pratibruvantīmekaṁ me patiṁ dehīti śaṁkaram ,
punarevābravīddeva idaṁ vacanamuttamam.

12. pratibruvantīm ekam me patim dehi iti śaṅkaram
punaḥ eva abravīt devaḥ idam vacanam uttamam

12. When she replied to Śaṅkara, saying, "Please give me one husband," the god again spoke this excellent statement.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिब्रुवन्तीम् (pratibruvantīm) - to her who was replying

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

• देहि (dehi) - give

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - to Śaṅkara

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• देवः (devaḥ) - god, divine being

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिब्रुवन्तीम् (pratibruvantīm) - to her who was replying

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratibruvat

pratibruvat - replying, speaking in return

Present Active Participle

Prefix: prati

Root: brū

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(numeral)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner

देहि (dehi) - give

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - to Śaṅkara

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - bestowing happiness, benevolent, a name of Shiva

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect past tense, 3rd singular

Root: brū (class 2)

देवः (devaḥ) - god, divine being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal