महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-51, verse-15

जनमेजय उवाच ।
बालाभिरूपस्य तवाप्रमेय वरं प्रयच्छामि यथानुरूपम् ।
वृणीष्व यत्तेऽभिमतं हृदि स्थितं तत्ते प्रदास्याम्यपि चेददेयम् ॥१५॥

15. janamejaya uvāca ,
bālābhirūpasya tavāprameya; varaṁ prayacchāmi yathānurūpam ,
vṛṇīṣva yatte'bhimataṁ hṛdi sthitaṁ; tatte pradāsyāmyapi cedadeyam.

15. janamejaya uvāca bāla-abhirūpasya tava
aprameya varaṃ prayacchāmi yathā-anurūpam
vṛṇīṣva yat te abhimataṃ hṛdi
sthitaṃ tat te pradāsyāmi api cet adeyam

15. Janamejaya said: O immeasurable one, I grant you a boon suitable for your youthful, beautiful form. Choose what is desired by you and rests in your heart; I will give you that, even if it is otherwise not to be given.

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - The king who is speaking (Janamejaya (name of a king))

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

• बाल-अभिरूपस्य (bāla-abhirūpasya) - Referring to the young Āstīka's appearance (of the youthful and beautiful one)

• तव (tava) - of you (Āstīka) (your, of you)

• अप्रमेय (aprameya) - Addressing Āstīka, recognizing his great wisdom or power despite his youth (O immeasurable one, O incomprehensible one)

• वरं (varaṁ) - the boon offered by Janamejaya (a boon)

• प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - Janamejaya says 'I grant' (I give, I grant)

• यथा-अनुरूपम् (yathā-anurūpam) - a boon suitable to his form (suitably, appropriately, according to)

• वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - Janamejaya bids Āstīka to choose his boon (choose, ask for, select)

• यत् (yat) - whatever is desired by you (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

• ते (te) - desired by you (agent of passive participle 'abhimataṃ') (by you (instrumental/dative singular of 'tvad'))

• अभिमतं (abhimataṁ) - that which is desired by you (desired, wished, approved)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - that which is in your heart, your deepest desire (in the heart)

• स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - that which is placed/rests in your heart (situated, standing, placed)

• तत् (tat) - that thing which you choose (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• ते (te) - I will give to you (to you (dative singular of 'tvad'))

• प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - Janamejaya promises to give (I will give, I will grant)

• अपि (api) - even if it is not to be given (even, also, too)

• चेत् (cet) - even if (if)

• अदेयम् (adeyam) - even if it's something I shouldn't give (not to be given, improper to give)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - The king who is speaking (Janamejaya (name of a king))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

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

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

बाल-अभिरूपस्य (bāla-abhirūpasya) - Referring to the young Āstīka's appearance (of the youthful and beautiful one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bālābhirūpa

bālābhirūpa - having a youthful and beautiful form, fair-formed in youth

Compound type : karmadharaya (bāla+abhirūpa)

• bāla – young, youthful, child, boy
  adjective (masculine)
• abhirūpa – beautiful, handsome, suitable
  adjective
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'tava'.

तव (tava) - of you (Āstīka) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Genitive singular.

अप्रमेय (aprameya) - Addressing Āstīka, recognizing his great wisdom or power despite his youth (O immeasurable one, O incomprehensible one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, unlimited, incomprehensible, not to be proved

gerundive/potential participle

Negative particle 'a' + gerundive of pra-mā (to measure)

Prefix: a

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Addressing Āstīka.

वरं (varaṁ) - the boon offered by Janamejaya (a boon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'prayacchāmi'.

प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - Janamejaya says 'I grant' (I give, I grant)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yam

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

यथा-अनुरूपम् (yathā-anurūpam) - a boon suitable to his form (suitably, appropriately, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'prayacchāmi' or 'varaṃ'.

वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - Janamejaya bids Āstīka to choose his boon (choose, ask for, select)

(verb)

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

Root: vṛ (class 5)

यत् (yat) - whatever is desired by you (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Sandhi with following 'te'.

ते (te) - desired by you (agent of passive participle 'abhimataṃ') (by you (instrumental/dative singular of 'tvad'))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic pronoun.

अभिमतं (abhimataṁ) - that which is desired by you (desired, wished, approved)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhimata

abhimata - desired, wished, approved, consented to

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root man (to think) with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.

हृदि (hṛdi) - that which is in your heart, your deepest desire (in the heart)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - that which is placed/rests in your heart (situated, standing, placed)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, being, abiding, firm, steady

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.

तत् (tat) - that thing which you choose (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'. Sandhi with following 'te'.

ते (te) - I will give to you (to you (dative singular of 'tvad'))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic pronoun.

प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - Janamejaya promises to give (I will give, I will grant)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Sandhi with following 'api'.

अपि (api) - even if it is not to be given (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'cet' to form 'even if'.

चेत् (cet) - even if (if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Sandhi with following 'adeyam'.

अदेयम् (adeyam) - even if it's something I shouldn't give (not to be given, improper to give)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adeya

adeya - not to be given, not fit to be given, improper to give

gerundive/potential participle

Negative particle 'a' + gerundive of root dā (to give)

Prefix: a

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for an implied 'it'.