महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-32, verse-15

वृणीष्व च वरं मत्तः शेष यत्तेऽभिकाङ्क्षितम् ।
दित्सामि हि वरं तेऽद्य प्रीतिर्मे परमा त्वयि ॥१५॥

15. vṛṇīṣva ca varaṁ mattaḥ śeṣa yatte'bhikāṅkṣitam ,
ditsāmi hi varaṁ te'dya prītirme paramā tvayi.

15. vṛṇīṣva ca varam mattaḥ śeṣa yat te abhīkāṅkṣitam
| ditsāmi hi varam te adya prītiḥ me paramā tvayi

15. O Śeṣa, choose a boon from me, whatever you desire. Indeed, I wish to grant you a boon now, for my affection for you is supreme.

15. הו שֵׁשַׁה, בקש ממני מתנה, כל מה שאתה רוצה. אני רוצה להעניק לך מתנה היום, כי חיבתי אליך עצומה.

Words meanings summery:

• वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for (choose, select, ask for)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वरम् (varam) - a boon (boon, blessing, excellent)

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

• शेष (śeṣa) - O Śeṣa (Śeṣa (proper noun), remainder)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that)

• ते (te) - by you (to you, your)

• अभीकाङ्क्षितम् (abhīkāṅkṣitam) - desired (desired, wished for)

• दित्सामि (ditsāmi) - I wish to give (I wish to give, I intend to give)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because)

• वरम् (varam) - a boon (boon, blessing, excellent)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

• अद्य (adya) - now (today, now)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (affection, love, joy)

• मे (me) - my (to me, my)

• परमा (paramā) - supreme (highest, supreme, greatest)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (in you, upon you)

Words meanings and morphology

वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for (choose, select, ask for)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वरम् (varam) - a boon (boon, blessing, excellent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, best, excellent, desired object

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun

शेष (śeṣa) - O Śeṣa (Śeṣa (proper noun), remainder)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - Śeṣa (name of the cosmic serpent), remainder, remnant

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun

ते (te) - by you (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun

Note: Functions as agent for the passive participle 'abhīkāṅkṣitam'.

अभीकाङ्क्षितम् (abhīkāṅkṣitam) - desired (desired, wished for)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of abhīkāṅkṣita

abhīkāṅkṣita - desired, wished for, longed for

past passive participle

from root kāṅkṣ with abhi-ā

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

दित्सामि (ditsāmi) - I wish to give (I wish to give, I intend to give)

(verb)

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

desiderative

Desiderative stem of 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

वरम् (varam) - a boon (boon, blessing, excellent)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, best, excellent, desired object

ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun

अद्य (adya) - now (today, now)

(indeclinable)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection (affection, love, joy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, pleasure, joy, satisfaction

action noun

from root prī

Root: prī (class 9)

मे (me) - my (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun

परमा (paramā) - supreme (highest, supreme, greatest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, ultimate

Note: Qualifies 'prītiḥ'.

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (in you, upon you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun

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