महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-190, verse-3

यथैव कृष्णोक्तवती पुरस्तान्नैकान्पतीन्मे भगवान्ददातु ।
स चाप्येवं वरमित्यब्रवीत्तां देवो हि वेद परमं यदत्र ॥३॥

3. yathaiva kṛṣṇoktavatī purastā;nnaikānpatīnme bhagavāndadātu ,
sa cāpyevaṁ varamityabravīttāṁ; devo hi veda paramaṁ yadatra.

3. yathā eva kṛṣṇā uktavatī purastāt
na ekān patīn me bhagavān dadātu
sa ca api evam varam iti abravīt
tām devaḥ hi veda paramam yat atra

3. Just as Kṛṣṇā (Draupadi) had said previously, 'May the Lord grant me many husbands!' and he [Lord Shiva] indeed said to her, 'So be it (vara)!' For the god truly knows what is the supreme (parama) outcome in this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Draupadi, wife of the Pandavas (Krishna (Draupadi))

• उक्तवती (uktavatī) - having said, having spoken

• पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - formerly, previously, in front

• न (na) - not

• एकान् (ekān) - one, single

• पतीन् (patīn) - husbands, lords

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord Shiva (Lord, venerable one)

• ददातु (dadātu) - may he give, may he grant

• स (sa) - Lord Shiva (he)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so

• वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, blessing

• इति (iti) - thus (marker of direct speech)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• ताम् (tām) - Draupadi (her)

• देवः (devaḥ) - Lord Shiva (god, deity)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• वेद (veda) - knows

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Draupadi, wife of the Pandavas (Krishna (Draupadi))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā

kṛṣṇā - Draupadi, a dark-skinned woman

उक्तवती (uktavatī) - having said, having spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, having said

Past Active Participle

Derived from root vac- (to speak) with suffix -ktavat (feminine form).

Root: vac (class 2)

पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - formerly, previously, in front

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एकान् (ekān) - one, single

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, a single, unique

पतीन् (patīn) - husbands, lords

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

भगवान् (bhagavān) - Lord Shiva (Lord, venerable one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, venerable, divine; the Lord

ददातु (dadātu) - may he give, may he grant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present imperative (lot) of dā

Present Imperative

From root dā, conjugated in present imperative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: dā (class 3)

स (sa) - Lord Shiva (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, blessing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, best

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used here as a predicate nominative or adverbial accusative.

इति (iti) - thus (marker of direct speech)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect

From root brū, conjugated in imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

ताम् (tām) - Draupadi (her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवः (devaḥ) - Lord Shiva (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

वेद (veda) - knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Perfect/Present Indicative

From root vid, conjugated as perfect (lit) or present (laṭ) tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, most excellent

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)