महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-211, verse-20

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प्राप्तौ तु क उपायः स्यात्तद्ब्रवीहि जनार्दन ।
आस्थास्यामि तथा सर्वं यदि शक्यं नरेण तत् ॥२०॥

20. prāptau tu ka upāyaḥ syāttadbravīhi janārdana ,
āsthāsyāmi tathā sarvaṁ yadi śakyaṁ nareṇa tat.

20. prāptau tu ka upāyaḥ syāt tat bravīhi janārdana
| āsthāsyāmi tathā sarvaṃ yadi śakyam nareṇa tat

20. Janārdana (Krishna), tell me what means there might be to obtain her. I will diligently undertake everything, if that is something possible for a man.

Words meanings summery:

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प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - for obtaining (her) (in obtaining, for obtaining)

तु (tu) - emphatic particle (but, indeed, however)

क (ka) - what, who

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, expedient

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the means to obtain her) (that)

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, say

जनार्दन (janārdana) - Krishna (vocative) (Janārdana (a name of Vishnu/Krishna))

आस्थास्यामि (āsthāsyāmi) - I will undertake (the suggested means) (I will undertake, I will abide by, I will employ)

तथा (tathā) - accordingly (to what Krishna says) (thus, so, accordingly)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

यदि (yadi) - if

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible (possible, capable, feasible)

नरेण (nareṇa) - by (any) man (by a man)

तत् (tat) - that (i.e., undertaking everything) (that)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - for obtaining (her) (in obtaining, for obtaining)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāpti

prāpti - obtaining, acquisition, gain, arrival

from pra- + āp (to obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

तु (tu) - emphatic particle (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

क (ka) - what, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Masculine nominative singular of interrogative pronoun

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, expedient

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

from upa- + i (to go)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative active 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the means to obtain her) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of 'bravīhi'

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, say

(verb)

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

Imperative active 2nd singular

Root: brū (class 2)

जनार्दन (janārdana) - Krishna (vocative) (Janārdana (a name of Vishnu/Krishna))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - exciter of men, deliverer of men, oppressor of men (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+ardana)

jana – people, man, creature
noun (masculine)
ardana – distressing, tormenting, causing pain; supplicating, asking for
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/Action noun
from root 'ard' (to hurt, to ask)
Root: ard (class 1)

आस्थास्यामि (āsthāsyāmi) - I will undertake (the suggested means) (I will undertake, I will abide by, I will employ)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ā-sthā

Future active 1st singular with 'ā' prefix

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - accordingly (to what Krishna says) (thus, so, accordingly)

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, every, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole