महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-117

स तामुवाच ।
एते कुण्डले गुर्वर्थं मे भिक्षिते दातुमर्हसीति ॥११७॥

117. sa tāmuvāca ,
ete kuṇḍale gurvarthaṁ me bhikṣite dātumarhasīti.

117. sa tām uvāca ete kuṇḍale guru-artham
me bhikṣite dātum arhasi iti

117. He said to her, "These two earrings have been requested by me for my preceptor's sake. You ought to give them."

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (he, that (masculine singular))

• ताम् (tām) - her (the Kṣatriya woman) (her, that (feminine singular))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• एते (ete) - these two (earrings) (these two (feminine dual))

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings (earrings (dual))

• गुरु-अर्थम् (guru-artham) - for the sake of my preceptor (for the sake of the preceptor, for the guru)

• मे (me) - by me (by me, for me (dative/genitive singular of 'I'))

• भिक्षिते (bhikṣite) - have been requested (begged, requested (feminine dual))

• दातुम् (dātum) - to give

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

• इति (iti) - marker for quotation (thus, so)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (he, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ताम् (tām) - her (the Kṣatriya woman) (her, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एते (ete) - these two (earrings) (these two (feminine dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of etas

etas - this, these

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings (earrings (dual))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil, bracelet

गुरु-अर्थम् (guru-artham) - for the sake of my preceptor (for the sake of the preceptor, for the guru)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+artha)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, respected person
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as an adverbial compound meaning 'for the sake of'.

मे (me) - by me (by me, for me (dative/genitive singular of 'I'))

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here used as agent with a past participle (requested by me).

भिक्षिते (bhikṣite) - have been requested (begged, requested (feminine dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhikṣita

bhikṣita - begged, requested, asked for

past participle

Past passive participle of root bhikṣ (to beg, to ask).

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

दातुम् (dātum) - to give

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

इति (iti) - marker for quotation (thus, so)

(indeclinable)