महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-124

तमुत्तङ्कः प्रत्युवाच ।
कृतक्षण एवास्मि ।
शीघ्रमिच्छामि यथोपपन्नमन्नमुपहृतं भवतेति ॥१२४॥

124. tamuttaṅkaḥ pratyuvāca ,
kṛtakṣaṇa evāsmi ,
śīghramicchāmi yathopapannamannamupahṛtaṁ bhavateti.

124. tam uttaṅkaḥ pratyuvāca kṛtakṣaṇaḥ eva asmi śīghram
icchāmi yathā upapannam annam upahṛtam bhavatā iti

124. Uttanka replied to him: 'I am indeed one who has already granted the requested time (for your preparations). I wish for food, whatever is readily available, to be offered by you quickly.'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Pauṣya) (him, that)

• उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (as subject) (Uttanka (proper name))

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied (to Pauṣya) (he replied, he spoke back)

• कृतक्षणः (kṛtakṣaṇaḥ) - I am one whose requested time is already granted / one who has granted the requested time. (one who has made leisure, whose time is occupied, whose time is granted)

• एव (eva) - indeed, already (indeed, just, only)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly (quickly, rapidly)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I desire, I wish)

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

• उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - readily available, prepared (provided, available, suitable, prepared)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, cooked rice)

• उपहृतम् (upahṛtam) - offered (offered, presented)

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (Pauṣya) (by you (polite))

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech (thus, so (quotation marker))

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Pauṣya) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'.

उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (as subject) (Uttanka (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage)

Note: Subject of 'pratyuvāca'.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - he replied (to Pauṣya) (he replied, he spoke back)

(verb)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

कृतक्षणः (kṛtakṣaṇaḥ) - I am one whose requested time is already granted / one who has granted the requested time. (one who has made leisure, whose time is occupied, whose time is granted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtakṣaṇa

kṛtakṣaṇa - having granted a moment, whose time is made/occupied, whose leisure is done

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṣaṇa)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  root kṛ- (to do) + kta
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṣaṇa – moment, leisure, time
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham' (implied by 'asmi').

एव (eva) - indeed, already (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'kṛtakṣaṇaḥ'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Copula.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly (quickly, rapidly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'icchāmi' or 'upahṛtam'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I desire, I wish)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Main verb.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a manner clause.

उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - readily available, prepared (provided, available, suitable, prepared)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of upapanna

upapanna - provided, available, suitable, prepared, proper, endowed with

past passive participle

upa + pad- (to go, occur) + kta

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'annam'.

अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, cooked rice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, cooked rice, grain

past passive participle

root ad- (to eat) + na (modified)

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi' (via 'upahṛtam').

उपहृतम् (upahṛtam) - offered (offered, presented)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of upahṛta

upahṛta - offered, presented, brought, given

past passive participle

upa + hṛ- (to carry) + kta

Prefix: upa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative for 'annam' in a desired state.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (Pauṣya) (by you (polite))

(pronoun)

masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your esteemed self, sir, you (polite)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'upahṛtam'.

इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech (thus, so (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)