महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-176

तदनुग्रहात्कुण्डले गृहीत्वा पुनरभ्यागतोऽसि ।
तत्सौम्य गम्यताम् ।
अनुजाने भवन्तम् ।
श्रेयोऽवाप्स्यसीति ॥१७६॥

176. tadanugrahātkuṇḍale gṛhītvā punarabhyāgato'si ,
tatsaumya gamyatām ,
anujāne bhavantam ,
śreyo'vāpsyasīti.

176. tat anugrahāt kuṇḍale gṛhītvā punaḥ abhyāgataḥ asi tat
saumya gamyatām anujāne bhavantam śreyaḥ avāpsyasi iti

176. By his grace, you have returned again, having retrieved the earrings. Therefore, gentle one, you may depart. I grant you permission. You will attain prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - through his (Indra's) (that, by that)

• अनुग्रहात् (anugrahāt) - by his grace (by grace, out of kindness)

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - the earrings (two earrings)

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having retrieved (having taken, having grasped)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

• अभ्यागतः (abhyāgataḥ) - returned (arrived, returned)

• असि (asi) - you are

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

• सौम्य (saumya) - gentle one (vocative) (gentle one, good one)

• गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - you may depart (let it be gone, one should go)

• अनुजाने (anujāne) - I grant you permission (I permit, I allow)

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (your honor, you)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good fortune, prosperity (good, welfare, prosperity)

• अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will gain)

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

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - through his (Indra's) (that, by that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Here used with ablative `anugrahāt` to mean 'by his grace' or 'from that grace'.

अनुग्रहात् (anugrahāt) - by his grace (by grace, out of kindness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - grace, favor, kindness, blessing

action noun

From root `grah` with prefix `anu`

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - the earrings (two earrings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, coil, ring

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having retrieved (having taken, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root `grah`

Root: grah (class 9)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew)

(indeclinable)

अभ्यागतः (abhyāgataḥ) - returned (arrived, returned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāgata

abhyāgata - arrived, come back, approached

past passive participle

From root `gam` with prefixes `abhi` and `ā`

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with `asi` to form a perfect tense-like meaning, 'you have returned'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here, 'therefore'.

सौम्य (saumya) - gentle one (vocative) (gentle one, good one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, tranquil, good

Derived from Soma, meaning 'relating to Soma' or 'possessing the qualities of Soma'

Note: Refers to Uttanka.

गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - you may depart (let it be gone, one should go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally, 'let it be gone', implying 'you should go'.

अनुजाने (anujāne) - I grant you permission (I permit, I allow)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anujñā

From root `jñā` with prefix `anu`

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (your honor, you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor (respectful address)

present participle

From root `bhū`

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Polite form of address, referring to Uttanka.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good fortune, prosperity (good, welfare, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, welfare, prosperity, excellent, superior

अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain (you will obtain, you will gain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of avāp

From root `āp` with prefix `ava`

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)