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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-67, verse-1

दुःषन्त उवाच ।
सुव्यक्तं राजपुत्री त्वं यथा कल्याणि भाषसे ।
भार्या मे भव सुश्रोणि ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ॥१॥
1. duḥṣanta uvāca ,
suvyaktaṁ rājaputrī tvaṁ yathā kalyāṇi bhāṣase ,
bhāryā me bhava suśroṇi brūhi kiṁ karavāṇi te.
1. duḥṣantaḥ uvāca suvyaktam rājaputrī tvam yathā kalyāṇi
bhāṣase bhāryā me bhava suśroṇi brūhi kim karavāṇi te
1. Duṣyanta said: 'O beautiful one, it is very clear that you are a princess, judging by how you speak. O lady with lovely hips, become my wife. Tell me, what shall I do for you?'

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुःषन्तः (duḥṣantaḥ) - Duṣyanta (Duṣyanta (proper noun))
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke, declared)
  • सुव्यक्तम् (suvyaktam) - very clearly (very clearly, distinctly, manifestly)
  • राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - princess (princess, daughter of a king)
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative))
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as (as, just as, in what manner)
  • कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O beautiful one (O beautiful one, O auspicious one, O blessed one)
  • भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak (you speak, you say, you address)
  • भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, spouse)
  • मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)
  • भव (bhava) - become (be, become, exist)
  • सुश्रोणि (suśroṇi) - O lady with lovely hips (O lady with beautiful hips, O lovely-hipped one)
  • ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (tell, say, speak)
  • किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)
  • करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do (I shall do, let me do)
  • ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

दुःषन्तः (duḥṣantaḥ) - Duṣyanta (Duṣyanta (proper noun))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥṣanta
duḥṣanta - Duṣyanta (name of a king)
उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke, declared)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
perfect, 3rd person singular
Root 'vac' (2nd class, Parasmaipada), perfect tense.
Root: vac (class 2)
सुव्यक्तम् (suvyaktam) - very clearly (very clearly, distinctly, manifestly)
(indeclinable)
Compound of 'su' (good, well, very) + 'vyakta' (manifest, clear, past participle of vi-añj).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+vyakta)
  • su – good, well, very, excellent
    indeclinable
  • vyakta – manifest, clear, distinct, developed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root 'añj' with prefix 'vi'.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: añj (class 7)
Note: Used adverbially.
राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - princess (princess, daughter of a king)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rājaputrī
rājaputrī - princess, daughter of a king
Feminine form of 'rājaputra' (prince). Compound of 'rājan' (king) + 'putrī' (daughter).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+putrī)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    Root: rāj (class 1)
  • putrī – daughter
    noun (feminine)
    Root: pu (class 1)
Note: Predicative nominative with implied 'asi' (you are).
त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative))
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)
Note: Subject of the implied verb.
यथा (yathā) - as, just as (as, just as, in what manner)
(indeclinable)
कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O beautiful one (O beautiful one, O auspicious one, O blessed one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī
kalyāṇī - beautiful, auspicious, blessed, excellent, lovely
Feminine form of 'kalyāṇa'.
भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak (you speak, you say, you address)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhāṣ
present, 2nd person singular
Root 'bhāṣ' (1st class, Atmanepada), present indicative.
Root: bhāṣ (class 1)
भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, spouse)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, spouse, one to be supported
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle (feminine)
From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support), literally 'to be supported'.
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicative nominative with 'bhava'.
मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I (first person pronoun)
Note: Can be Dative or Genitive. Here, 'my wife'.
भव (bhava) - become (be, become, exist)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
imperative, 2nd person singular
Root 'bhū' (1st class, Parasmaipada), imperative form.
Root: bhū (class 1)
सुश्रोणि (suśroṇi) - O lady with lovely hips (O lady with beautiful hips, O lovely-hipped one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of suśroṇī
suśroṇī - having beautiful hips, charming-hipped (epithet of a woman)
Bahuvrihi compound: 'su' (beautiful) + 'śroṇī' (hips).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+śroṇī)
  • su – good, beautiful, well, excellent
    indeclinable
  • śroṇī – hips, buttocks
    noun (feminine)
Note: Used as an address.
ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (tell, say, speak)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū
imperative, 2nd person singular
Root 'brū' (2nd class, Parasmaipada), imperative form.
Root: brū (class 2)
किम् (kim) - what (what, which, why)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who, why, how
Interrogative pronoun (neuter nominative/accusative singular).
करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do (I shall do, let me do)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ
imperative/subjunctive (let me do), 1st person singular
Root 'kṛ' (8th class, Parasmaipada), imperative/subjunctive form.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)
Note: Also can be genitive. 'What shall I do for you?' implies dative.