महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-168, verse-8

सौदासोऽहं महाभाग याज्यस्ते द्विजसत्तम ।
अस्मिन्काले यदिष्टं ते ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ॥८॥

8. saudāso'haṁ mahābhāga yājyaste dvijasattama ,
asminkāle yadiṣṭaṁ te brūhi kiṁ karavāṇi te.

8. saudāsaḥ aham mahābhāga yājyaḥ te dvijasattama
asmin kāle yat iṣṭam te brūhi kim karavāṇi te

8. O venerable one, O foremost among brahmins, I am Saudāsa, and I am to be served by you (as a sacrificer). Tell me what you desire at this moment; what can I do for you?

Words meanings summery:

• सौदासः (saudāsaḥ) - Saudāsa (name of a king)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one, O venerable one

• याज्यः (yājyaḥ) - one for whom sacrifice is performed, a patron, a disciple for rituals

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (brahmins)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• काले (kāle) - at the time, at this moment

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished for, agreeable

• ते (te) - by you (agent for desired thing)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• किम् (kim) - what?

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do, may I do

• ते (te) - for you

Words meanings and morphology

सौदासः (saudāsaḥ) - Saudāsa (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saudāsa

saudāsa - Saudāsa (name of a king of the Ikṣvāku dynasty)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one, O venerable one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, venerable, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)

याज्यः (yājyaḥ) - one for whom sacrifice is performed, a patron, a disciple for rituals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yājya

yājya - fit for sacrifice, one for whom sacrifice is performed, a sacrificer's client

Gerundive

Formed from root yaj with suffix -ya, indicating 'to be sacrificed for' or 'worthy of sacrifice'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born, foremost brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, or vaiśya, but primarily brahmin in this context), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

काले (kāle) - at the time, at this moment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired, wished for, agreeable

(adjective)

neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, adored, sacrificed to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root iṣ.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

ते (te) - by you (agent for desired thing)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here in a sense of dative of agent with a past passive participle.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do, may I do

(verb)

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

Imperative (Loṭ), 1st person singular, active voice (parasmaipada) of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you