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

गरुड उवाच ।
सख्यं मेऽस्तु त्वया देव यथेच्छसि पुरंदर ।
बलं तु मम जानीहि महच्चासह्यमेव च ॥१॥

1. garuḍa uvāca ,
sakhyaṁ me'stu tvayā deva yathecchasi puraṁdara ,
balaṁ tu mama jānīhi mahaccāsahyameva ca.

1. garuḍa uvāca sakhyam me astu tvayā deva yathā icchasi
purandara balam tu mama jānīhi mahat ca asahyam eva ca

1. Garuda said: 'O god, O Purandara, let our friendship be as you wish. But know that my strength is truly great and irresistible.'

Words meanings summery:

• गरुड (garuḍa) - Garuda (Garuda (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship (friendship, companionship)

• मे (me) - for me (to me, my, for me)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

• त्वया (tvayā) - with you (by you, with you)

• देव (deva) - O god (referring to Indra) (god, deity)

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

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

• पुरन्दर (purandara) - O Purandara (referring to Indra) (destroyer of cities (epithet of Indra))

• बलम् (balam) - my strength (strength, power)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• जानीहि (jānīhi) - know (know, understand)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• असह्यम् (asahyam) - irresistible (unbearable, irresistible, intolerable)

• एव (eva) - truly, indeed (indeed, only, very, certainly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

गरुड (garuḍa) - Garuda (Garuda (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garuḍa

garuḍa - Garuda (mythical bird, vehicle of Vishnu)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Prefix:

Root: vac (class 2)

सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship (friendship, companionship)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakhya

sakhya - friendship, companionship, alliance

derived from sakhi (friend) with -ya suffix

मे (me) - for me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form, often used for dative or genitive. Here, indicates 'for me' or 'belonging to me'.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Prefix:

Root: as (class 2)

त्वया (tvayā) - with you (by you, with you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

देव (deva) - O god (referring to Indra) (god, deity)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

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

(indeclinable)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

(verb)

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

Prefix:

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पुरन्दर (purandara) - O Purandara (referring to Indra) (destroyer of cities (epithet of Indra))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of purandara

purandara - destroyer of cities (epithet of Indra)

agent noun

upapada-tatpuruṣa compound: pura (city) + dara (breaking), from root dṛ (to tear, break)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (pura+dara)

• pura – city, fortress, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix:
• dara – one who breaks, tears, pierces
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root dṛ (to tear, break)
  Prefix:
  Root: dṛ (class 6)

बलम् (balam) - my strength (strength, power)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

जानीहि (jānīhi) - know (know, understand)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

Prefix:

Root: jñā (class 9)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

present participle (from mah)

suffix mat/vat

Prefix:

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

असह्यम् (asahyam) - irresistible (unbearable, irresistible, intolerable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asahya

asahya - unbearable, irresistible, intolerable, difficult to endure

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: na (not) + sahya (bearable, gerundive from sah)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sahya)

• na – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Prefix:
• sahya – to be endured, bearable, tolerable
  adjective (masculine)
  passive future participle (gerundive)
  from root sah (to bear, endure)
  Prefix:
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

एव (eva) - truly, indeed (indeed, only, very, certainly)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)