महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-92

उवाच चैनम् ।
वत्सोत्तङ्क किं ते प्रियं करवाणीति ।
धर्मतो हि शुश्रूषितोऽस्मि भवता ।
तेन प्रीतिः परस्परेण नौ संवृद्धा ।
तदनुजाने भवन्तम् ।
सर्वामेव सिद्धिं प्राप्स्यसि ।
गम्यतामिति ॥९२॥

92. uvāca cainam ,
vatsottaṅka kiṁ te priyaṁ karavāṇīti ,
dharmato hi śuśrūṣito'smi bhavatā ,
tena prītiḥ paraspareṇa nau saṁvṛddhā ,
tadanujāne bhavantam ,
sarvāmeva siddhiṁ prāpsyasi ,
gamyatāmiti.

92. uvāca ca enam | vatsa uttaṅka kim te priyam karavāṇi
iti | dharmataḥ hi śuśrūṣitaḥ asmi bhavatā | tena
prītiḥ paraspareṇa nau saṃvṛddhā | tat anujāne
bhavantam | sarvām eva siddhim prāpsyasi | gamyatām iti

92. And he said to him, 'My son Uttanka, what favor may I grant you? For indeed, you have served me faithfully according to dharma. Therefore, mutual affection has grown between us. So, I give you leave. You shall attain all success. You may go.'

92. ואמר לו, אוּטַּנְקַה בני, מה אוכל לעשות כדי לרצות אותך? שירתת אותי ביושר, ואהבתנו ההדדית גברה. אני מתיר לך ללכת. תשיג כל הצלחה רוחנית, לך לדרכך.

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - to him (Uttanka) (him, to him)

• वत्स (vatsa) - My son (addressing Uttanka) (son, dear one)

• उत्तङ्क (uttaṅka) - Uttanka (proper name)

• किम् (kim) - what (favor) (what, interrogative pronoun)

• ते (te) - for you (dative case) (to you, your)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - a favor, something pleasing (dear, pleasing, favorite; a pleasing thing, favor)

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

• इति (iti) - quote marker, indicating end of direct speech (thus, so, in this manner)

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - righteously, dutifully (according to dharma, righteously, justly)

• हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (indeed, for, because)

• शुश्रूषितः (śuśrūṣitaḥ) - served (me) (served, attended)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

• तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - mutual affection (affection, pleasure, love)

• परस्परेण (paraspareṇa) - mutually (between us two) (mutually, between each other)

• नौ (nau) - of us two, between us

• संवृद्धा (saṁvṛddhā) - has grown (strong) (grown, increased, developed)

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

• अनुजाने (anujāne) - I permit, I give leave

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (honorific)

• सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all (success) (all, entire)

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

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - all success (success, attainment, perfection)

• प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will attain, you will obtain

• गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - You may go (imperative for departure) (let it be gone, you may go)

• इति (iti) - quote marker, indicating end of direct speech (thus, so, in this manner)

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - to him (Uttanka) (him, to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - him, her, it, this, that

वत्स (vatsa) - My son (addressing Uttanka) (son, dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, son, dear one

उत्तङ्क (uttaṅka) - Uttanka (proper name)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage/disciple)

किम् (kim) - what (favor) (what, interrogative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

ते (te) - for you (dative case) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive

प्रियम् (priyam) - a favor, something pleasing (dear, pleasing, favorite; a pleasing thing, favor)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable; a beloved person, a favorite thing

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

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - quote marker, indicating end of direct speech (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - righteously, dutifully (according to dharma, righteously, justly)

(indeclinable)

dharma + tas (suffix indicating 'from' or 'according to')

Note: Adverbial usage

हि (hi) - for (introducing a reason) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

शुश्रूषितः (śuśrūṣitaḥ) - served (me) (served, attended)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣita

śuśrūṣita - served, attended, honored

perfect passive participle

From desiderative stem of √śru (śuśrūṣu) + kta

Root: śru (class 5)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Note: Honorific form of 'you'

तेन (tena) - therefore (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - mutual affection (affection, pleasure, love)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - pleasure, joy, love, affection, satisfaction

root prī (to please) + ti

Root: prī (class 9)

परस्परेण (paraspareṇa) - mutually (between us two) (mutually, between each other)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - mutual, reciprocal, each other

नौ (nau) - of us two, between us

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also be dative

संवृद्धा (saṁvṛddhā) - has grown (strong) (grown, increased, developed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvṛddha

saṁvṛddha - grown, increased, prospered, developed

perfect passive participle

sam-√vṛdh (to grow) + kta (suffix for past participle)

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - therefore (introduces conclusion) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'

अनुजाने (anujāne) - I permit, I give leave

(verb)

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

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Note: Honorific form of 'you'

सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all (success) (all, entire)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

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

(indeclinable)

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - all success (success, attainment, perfection)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

action noun

root sidh (to succeed) + ti

Root: sidh (class 4)

प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will attain, you will obtain

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

गम्यताम् (gamyatām) - You may go (imperative for departure) (let it be gone, you may go)

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used idiomatically for 'you may go'

इति (iti) - quote marker, indicating end of direct speech (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

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