महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-44, verse-3

जानासि भद्रे यत्कार्यं प्रदाने कारणं च यत् ।
पन्नगानां हितार्थाय पुत्रस्ते स्यात्ततो यदि ॥३॥

3. jānāsi bhadre yatkāryaṁ pradāne kāraṇaṁ ca yat ,
pannagānāṁ hitārthāya putraste syāttato yadi.

3. jānāsi bhadre yat kāryam pradāne kāraṇam ca yat
pannagānām hitārthāya putraḥ te syāt tataḥ yadi

3. O auspicious lady, you know what purpose and what reason there is regarding the granting of boons. (It is said that) if your son is born from that (boon) for the welfare of the serpents...

Words meanings summery:

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one, O good lady

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - the intended purpose or task (task, duty, what is to be done)

• प्रदाने (pradāne) - regarding the granting of a boon (sons) (in the giving, in the granting)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• पन्नगानाम् (pannagānām) - of the serpents

• हितार्थाय (hitārthāya) - for the welfare, for the sake of benefit

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• ते (te) - your

• स्यात् (syāt) - is born (may be, should be)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that (boon) (from that, thence, therefore)

• यदि (yadi) - if

Words meanings and morphology

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one, O good lady

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - auspicious, good, beautiful lady

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

कार्यम् (kāryam) - the intended purpose or task (task, duty, what is to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, task, business

gerundive

root kṛ + ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रदाने (pradāne) - regarding the granting of a boon (sons) (in the giving, in the granting)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pradāna

pradāna - giving, granting, bestowing, a gift

action noun

from root dā with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

action noun

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

पन्नगानाम् (pannagānām) - of the serpents

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (one that moves on its belly)

Compound type : tatpurusha (panna+ga)

• panna – fallen, descended
  adjective
  past participle
  root pad + kta
  Root: pad (class 4)
• ga – going, moving, one who goes
  noun
  agent noun
  root gam + ḍa
  Root: gam (class 1)

हितार्थाय (hitārthāya) - for the welfare, for the sake of benefit

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of hitārtha

hitārtha - for the sake of benefit, for welfare

Compound type : tatpurusha (hita+artha)

• hita – beneficial, welfare, good
  adjective
  past participle
  root dhā + kta (irreg.)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

स्यात् (syāt) - is born (may be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that (boon) (from that, thence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)