महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-220, verse-30

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवं स्तुतस्ततस्तेन मन्दपालेन पावकः ।
तुतोष तस्य नृपते मुनेरमिततेजसः ।
उवाच चैनं प्रीतात्मा किमिष्टं करवाणि ते ॥३०॥

30. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evaṁ stutastatastena mandapālena pāvakaḥ ,
tutoṣa tasya nṛpate muneramitatejasaḥ ,
uvāca cainaṁ prītātmā kimiṣṭaṁ karavāṇi te.

30. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca evaṃ stutaḥ tataḥ
tena mandapālena pāvakaḥ tutoṣa tasya
nṛpateḥ muneḥ amitatejasaḥ uvāca
ca enam prītātmā kim iṣṭam karavāṇi te

30. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: "Thus praised by that king Mandapāla, the fire god (Pāvaka), a sage of immeasurable splendor, was pleased. With a joyful mind, he said to him, 'What is your wish? What can I do for you?'"

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The sage Vaiśampayana, narrator of the Mahābhārata. (Vaiśampayana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, so

• स्तुतः (stutaḥ) - praised, eulogized

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• तेन (tena) - by Mandapāla (by that)

• मन्दपालेन (mandapālena) - by Mandapāla

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - The fire god Agni. (fire, purifier, fire god)

• तुतोष (tutoṣa) - was pleased, rejoiced

• तस्य (tasya) - Of that king, Mandapāla (of that, his)

• नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - Of Mandapāla, who is referred to as a king earlier. (of the king, of the ruler)

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - Of Mandapāla, who is also described as a sage. (of the sage)

• अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - Describes the sage Mandapāla as having immeasurable splendor. (of immeasurable splendor, of boundless energy)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - Refers to Mandapāla. (him, this one)

• प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - Describes Pāvaka, the Fire God, as having a joyful mind. (with a pleased mind, having a delighted self)

• किम् (kim) - what

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - That which is desired by Mandapāla. (desired, wished, beloved)

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

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The sage Vaiśampayana, narrator of the Mahābhārata. (Vaiśampayana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampayana (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवं (evaṁ) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

स्तुतः (stutaḥ) - praised, eulogized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stuta

stuta - praised, lauded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √stu (to praise) + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Adjective acting as a predicate or part of a compound description.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by Mandapāla (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Mandapāla

मन्दपालेन (mandapālena) - by Mandapāla

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mandapāla

mandapāla - Mandapāla (proper name)

Note: Agent of the action "praised"

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - The fire god Agni. (fire, purifier, fire god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifier, fire god

From √pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence "was pleased"

तुतोष (tutoṣa) - was pleased, rejoiced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of tuṣ

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of √tuṣ

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - Of that king, Mandapāla (of that, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the king, Mandapāla.

नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - Of Mandapāla, who is referred to as a king earlier. (of the king, of the ruler)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - Of Mandapāla, who is also described as a sage. (of the sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Describes Mandapāla.

अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - Describes the sage Mandapāla as having immeasurable splendor. (of immeasurable splendor, of boundless energy)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amitatejas

amitatejas - of immeasurable splendor/power/energy

`amita` (immeasurable) + `tejas` (splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amita+tejas)

• amita – immeasurable, unlimited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  a- (not) + √mā (to measure) + kta
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies `muneḥ` (of the sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - Refers to Mandapāla. (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, he, him

Proximal demonstrative pronoun

प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - Describes Pāvaka, the Fire God, as having a joyful mind. (with a pleased mind, having a delighted self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītātman

prītātman - pleased in mind, joyful soul

`prīta` (pleased) + `ātman` (self, mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prīta+ātman)

• prīta – pleased, delighted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √prī (to please, delight) + kta
  Root: prī (class 9)
• ātman – self, soul, mind, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies `pāvakaḥ` (implied subject).

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun

Note: Functions as the subject of the passive construction "is desired".

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - That which is desired by Mandapāla. (desired, wished, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, sacrificed, beloved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √iṣ (to desire) + kta (suffix for PPP) or √yaj (to sacrifice) + kta

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Functions as a noun "the desired thing".

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

(verb)

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

Optative/Imperative, active voice, 1st person singular

Form of √kṛ in the āśīrliṅ (Benedictive/Optative) or loṭ (Imperative)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of the second person pronoun