महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-67, verse-32

कण्व उवाच ।
प्रसन्न एव तस्याहं त्वत्कृते वरवर्णिनि ।
गृहाण च वरं मत्तस्तत्कृते यदभीप्सितम् ॥३२॥

32. kaṇva uvāca ,
prasanna eva tasyāhaṁ tvatkṛte varavarṇini ,
gṛhāṇa ca varaṁ mattastatkṛte yadabhīpsitam.

32. kaṇvaḥ uvāca prasannaḥ eva tasyāḥ aham tvatkṛte
varavarṇini gṛhāṇa ca varam mattaḥ tatkṛte yat abhīpsitam

32. Kaṇva said: 'O beautiful lady, I am indeed pleased with her on your account. Therefore, ask from me whatever boon is desired for her.'

Words meanings summery:

• कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - The sage Kaṇva (Kaṇva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, calm)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - with her (referring to Śakuntalā) (of her, to her (feminine))

• अहम् (aham) - I (Kaṇva) (I)

• त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - on your account (referring to Menakā) (for your sake, on your account)

• वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful lady (addressing Menakā) (O beautiful-complexioned one, O fair-skinned woman)

• गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - accept, take (take, accept, seize)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me (Kaṇva) (from me, by me)

• तत्कृते (tatkṛte) - for her sake (referring to Śakuntalā) (for her sake, for its sake)

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

• अभीप्सितम् (abhīpsitam) - desired (desired, wished for)

Words meanings and morphology

कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - The sage Kaṇva (Kaṇva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṇva

kaṇva - Name of a sage, foster-father of Śakuntalā

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Perfect stem 'ūc', reduplication 'v-ūc'. Form for 3rd singular `uvāca`.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - pleased, propitiated, clear, serene

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-√sad (to settle down, be clear, be pleased)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `aham` (implicitly masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - with her (referring to Śakuntalā) (of her, to her (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Genitive case can express 'with regard to' or 'on account of'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Kaṇva) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person pronoun.

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - on your account (referring to Menakā) (for your sake, on your account)

(indeclinable)

Compound. 'kṛte' is locative of 'kṛta' (done) used as an indeclinable 'for the sake of'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+kṛta)

• tvad – you (stem)
  pronoun
  Pronominal stem, 2nd person singular.
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The `tvat` part implies a genitive or dative relationship (for you).

वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful lady (addressing Menakā) (O beautiful-complexioned one, O fair-skinned woman)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varavarṇin

varavarṇin - beautiful-complexioned, fair-skinned woman

Compound. From 'vara' (excellent) and 'varṇin' (having a complexion).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+varṇin)

• vara – excellent, best, boon, suitor
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• varṇin – having color, complexioned, describing
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From varṇa (color, complexion) + -in suffix.

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - accept, take (take, accept, seize)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of grah

Imperative, 2nd person singular

Form from root √grah (9th class), imperative active 2nd singular.

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, excellent, best

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of `gṛhāṇa`.

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me (Kaṇva) (from me, by me)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of mad

mad - I (stem)

Pronominal stem, 1st person singular.

Note: Used with verbs of taking/receiving.

तत्कृते (tatkṛte) - for her sake (referring to Śakuntalā) (for her sake, for its sake)

(indeclinable)

Compound. 'kṛte' is locative of 'kṛta' (done) used as an indeclinable 'for the sake of'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+kṛta)

• tad – that, she, he, it (stem)
  pronoun (neuter)
  Pronominal stem.
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The `tat` part implies a genitive or dative relationship (for her).

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that (relative pronoun)

Relative pronominal stem.

Note: Functions as object of `abhīpsitam`.

अभीप्सितम् (abhīpsitam) - desired (desired, wished for)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhīpsita

abhīpsita - desired, wished, longed for, sought

Past Passive Participle

Derived from abhi-īps (desiderative of √āp 'to obtain' or √iṣ 'to wish').

Prefix: abhi

Root: īps

Note: Predicate adjective for `yat`.