महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-75, verse-18

शर्मिष्ठोवाच ।
सा यं कामयते कामं करवाण्यहमद्य तम् ।
मा त्वेवापगमच्छुक्रो देवयानी च मत्कृते ॥१८॥

18. śarmiṣṭhovāca ,
sā yaṁ kāmayate kāmaṁ karavāṇyahamadya tam ,
mā tvevāpagamacchukro devayānī ca matkṛte.

18. śarmiṣṭhā uvāca sā yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ karavāṇi aham
adya tam mā tu eva apagamat śukraḥ devayānī ca matkṛte

18. Sharmishtha said, "Whatever wish she desires, I will fulfill it now. But let neither Shukra nor Devayani leave on my account."

Words meanings summery:

• शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) - Sharmishtha (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सा (sā) - (referring to Devayani) (she)

• यं (yaṁ) - whatever (desire) (whom, which)

• कामयते (kāmayate) - desires, wishes

• कामं (kāmaṁ) - desire, wish

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - I shall do, let me do

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• तम् (tam) - (referring to the desire) (that, it)

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

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

• अपगमत् (apagamat) - (may not depart) (may depart, may go away)

• शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - (Devayani's father) (Shukra (proper name))

• देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayani (proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake, because of me

Words meanings and morphology

शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā) - Sharmishtha (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarmiṣṭhā

śarmiṣṭhā - Sharmishtha (daughter of Vṛṣaparvan, king of the Daityas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root vac, Perfect tense, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - (referring to Devayani) (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

यं (yaṁ) - whatever (desire) (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

Note: Agrees with 'kāmam'.

कामयते (kāmayate) - desires, wishes

(verb)

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

Denominative verb, Present tense, 3rd person, singular, ātmanepada

Denominative verb formed from the noun 'kāma'.

Root: kam (class 1)

कामं (kāmaṁ) - desire, wish

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - I shall do, let me do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Imperative (Lot) / Optative (Āśīrliṅ) Active

Root kṛ, 1st person, singular, parasmaipada. Used for wishing or expressing firm intention.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - (referring to the desire) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Agrees with 'kāmam'.

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अपगमत् (apagamat) - (may not depart) (may depart, may go away)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of gam

Aorist Active

Root gam with upasarga apa, Aorist tense, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada. Used with 'mā' for prohibition or wish.

Prefix: apa

Root: gam (class 1)

शुक्रः (śukraḥ) - (Devayani's father) (Shukra (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śukra

śukra - Shukra (name of the preceptor of the Daityas), semen, clear, bright

देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayani (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayani (daughter of Shukra)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake, because of me

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of matkṛta (made by me, for me), used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+kṛta)

• mad – I (ablative/genitive of asmad)
  pronoun
  Ablative/Genitive form of asmad, here functioning as a possessive or causal element.
• kṛta – done, made; purpose, sake
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make), Past Passive Participle. When used in locative 'kṛte', it means 'for the sake of'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)