महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-201, verse-24

पितामह उवाच ।
यत्प्रार्थितं यथोक्तं च काममेतद्ददानि वाम् ।
मृत्योर्विधानमेतच्च यथावद्वां भविष्यति ॥२४॥

24. pitāmaha uvāca ,
yatprārthitaṁ yathoktaṁ ca kāmametaddadāni vām ,
mṛtyorvidhānametacca yathāvadvāṁ bhaviṣyati.

24. pitāmaha uvāca yat prārthitam yathā uktam ca kāmam etat
dadāni vām mṛtyoḥ vidhānam etat ca yathāvat vām bhaviṣyati

24. Grandfather Brahma said: 'I grant you this desire, just as it was requested and articulated. And this condition regarding death will indeed come to pass for you two exactly as stated.'

Words meanings summery:

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - Brahma, the creator, referred to as Grandfather (Grandfather, Brahma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

• प्रार्थितम् (prārthitam) - requested, prayed for, entreated

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, stated

• च (ca) - and, also

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, object of desire

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• ददानि (dadāni) - I give, I grant

• वाम् (vām) - to you two, for you two

• मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death

• विधानम् (vidhānam) - arrangement, ordinance, rule, condition

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - exactly, truly, properly, according to the facts

• वाम् (vām) - to you two, for you two

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will happen, it will come to pass

Words meanings and morphology

पितामह (pitāmaha) - Brahma, the creator, referred to as Grandfather (Grandfather, Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father, Brahma

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Irregular perfect stem from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to kāmam.

प्रार्थितम् (prārthitam) - requested, prayed for, entreated

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prārthita

prārthita - requested, prayed for, desired

Past Passive Participle

PPP of pra-arth (to ask, to request)

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, stated

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

PPP of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, object of desire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, object of desire

Note: Object of the verb dadāni.

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to kāmam.

ददानि (dadāni) - I give, I grant

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Expresses a firm intention or command by the giver.

वाम् (vām) - to you two, for you two

(pronoun)

Dative, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indirect object of dadāni.

मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, mortality

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies vidhānam.

विधानम् (vidhānam) - arrangement, ordinance, rule, condition

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidhāna

vidhāna - arrangement, ordinance, rule, method, creation, condition

Derived from vi-dhā (to arrange, ordain).

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with vidhānam.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - exactly, truly, properly, according to the facts

(indeclinable)

Derived from yathā + vat suffix.

वाम् (vām) - to you two, for you two

(pronoun)

Dative, dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indicates for whom it will be.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - it will be, it will happen, it will come to pass

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)