महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-51, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
बालो वाक्यं स्थविर इव प्रभाषते नायं बालः स्थविरोऽयं मतो मे ।
इच्छाम्यहं वरमस्मै प्रदातुं तन्मे विप्रा वितरध्वं समेताः ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
bālo vākyaṁ sthavira iva prabhāṣate; nāyaṁ bālaḥ sthaviro'yaṁ mato me ,
icchāmyahaṁ varamasmai pradātuṁ; tanme viprā vitaradhvaṁ sametāḥ.

1. janamejayaḥ uvāca bālaḥ vākyam sthaviraḥ
iva prabhāṣate na ayam bālaḥ sthaviraḥ
ayam mataḥ me icchāmi aham varam asmai
pradātum tat me viprāḥ vitaradhvam sametāḥ

1. Janamejaya said: "This boy speaks words like an old man. To me, he is not a boy; he is an old man. I wish to grant him a boon. Therefore, O assembled brahmins, please bestow it upon him."

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - boy (child, boy, young)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, word, sentence)

• स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - an old man (old, aged; an old man)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• प्रभाषते (prabhāṣate) - speaks (speaks, addresses, declares)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one) (this, this one)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - boy (child, boy, young)

• स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - an old man (old, aged; an old man)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one) (this, this one)

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered (thought, considered, opinion)

• मे (me) - by me (to me, by me, my (1st person pronoun))

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• अहम् (aham) - I (I (1st person pronoun))

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

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him (to this, to him (dative of idam))

• प्रदातुम् (pradātum) - to grant (to give, to grant, to bestow)

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

• मे (me) - for me (to me, by me, my (1st person pronoun))

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O brahmins! (brahmins, inspired ones)

• वितरध्वम् (vitaradhvam) - bestow (it) (bestow, grant, distribute)

• समेताः (sametāḥ) - assembled (assembled, met together, gathered)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya, a celebrated king, son of Parikṣit

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

बालः (bālaḥ) - boy (child, boy, young)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy; young, youthful, inexperienced

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, word, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence; an expression, statement

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - an old man (old, aged; an old man)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthavira

sthavira - old, aged; an old man; firm, steady

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

प्रभाषते (prabhāṣate) - speaks (speaks, addresses, declares)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhāṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (one) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this; he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

बालः (bālaḥ) - boy (child, boy, young)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy; young, youthful, inexperienced

स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - an old man (old, aged; an old man)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthavira

sthavira - old, aged; an old man; firm, steady

अयम् (ayam) - this (one) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this; he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

मतः (mataḥ) - considered (thought, considered, opinion)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, opinion, view; considered, deemed; approved

past passive participle

from root man

Root: man (class 4)

मे (me) - by me (to me, by me, my (1st person pronoun))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (1st person pronoun)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'by me' as agent with passive participle.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I (I (1st person pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (1st person pronoun)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice; best, excellent, precious

अस्मै (asmai) - to him (to this, to him (dative of idam))

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this; he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

प्रदातुम् (pradātum) - to grant (to give, to grant, to bestow)

(verb)

active

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this; he, she, it; used adverbially 'then, therefore'

Note: Used adverbially here.

मे (me) - for me (to me, by me, my (1st person pronoun))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, ego (1st person pronoun)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O brahmins! (brahmins, inspired ones)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - brahmin, priest; inspired, wise, learned

वितरध्वम् (vitaradhvam) - bestow (it) (bestow, grant, distribute)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of tṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: tṛ (class 1)

समेताः (sametāḥ) - assembled (assembled, met together, gathered)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sameta

sameta - assembled, met, joined; come together, gathered

past passive participle

from root i with sam

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)