महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-76, verse-26

देवयान्युवाच ।
दत्तां वहस्व पित्रा मां त्वं हि राजन्वृतो मया ।
अयाचतो भयं नास्ति दत्तां च प्रतिगृह्णतः ॥२६॥

26. devayānyuvāca ,
dattāṁ vahasva pitrā māṁ tvaṁ hi rājanvṛto mayā ,
ayācato bhayaṁ nāsti dattāṁ ca pratigṛhṇataḥ.

26. devayānī uvāca dattām vahasva pitrā mām tvam hi rājan
vṛtaḥ mayā ayācataḥ bhayam na asti dattām ca pratigṛhṇataḥ

26. Devayani said: "O King, marry me, who has been given by my father, for you have indeed been chosen by me. There is no fear for one who does not ask for a bride, nor for one who accepts a given bride."

Words meanings summery:

• देवयानी (devayānī) - Daughter of Shukracharya (Devayani)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• दत्ताम् (dattām) - me (Devayani) who has been given by my father (given, bestowed)

• वहस्व (vahasva) - marry me (marry (you), carry)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by my father (Shukracharya) (by the father)

• माम् (mām) - Devayani (me)

• त्वम् (tvam) - King Yayati (you)

• हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, indicating reason (indeed, surely, for)

• राजन् (rājan) - Vocative, addressing Yayati (O King)

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - You (Yayati) have been chosen by me (chosen, selected)

• मया (mayā) - by Devayani (by me)

• अयाचतः (ayācataḥ) - of one who does not ask, for one who does not ask

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• दत्ताम् (dattām) - the given bride (given, bestowed)

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रतिगृह्णतः (pratigṛhṇataḥ) - of one who accepts, for one who accepts

Words meanings and morphology

देवयानी (devayānī) - Daughter of Shukracharya (Devayani)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayani (proper noun)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

दत्ताम् (dattām) - me (Devayani) who has been given by my father (given, bestowed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dā' (to give) with suffix '-ta'

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.

वहस्व (vahasva) - marry me (marry (you), carry)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of vah

Imperative Middle

Root 'vah' (1st class), Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, Ātmanepada

Root: vah (class 1)

पित्रा (pitrā) - by my father (Shukracharya) (by the father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Agent of 'dattām'.

माम् (mām) - Devayani (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Accusative singular of 'asmad'

Note: Object of 'vahasva'.

त्वम् (tvam) - King Yayati (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Nominative singular of 'yuṣmad'

Note: Subject (implied for vahasva, explicit for vṛtaḥ).

हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, indicating reason (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Explanatory particle.

राजन् (rājan) - Vocative, addressing Yayati (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - You (Yayati) have been chosen by me (chosen, selected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, desired, covered, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛ' (to choose, to cover) with suffix '-ta'

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

मया (mayā) - by Devayani (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Instrumental singular of 'asmad'

Note: Agent of 'vṛtaḥ'.

अयाचतः (ayācataḥ) - of one who does not ask, for one who does not ask

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ayācat

ayācat - not asking, not soliciting

Present Active Participle (negative compound)

Negative prefix 'a-' + Present Active Participle of root 'yāc' (to ask)

Compound type : negation tatpurusha (a+yācat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• yācat – asking, soliciting
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'yāc' (to ask)
  Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Functions like a possessive, 'of one who does not ask', or dative 'for one who does not ask'.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, danger

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

Root 'as' (2nd class), Present tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

दत्ताम् (dattām) - the given bride (given, bestowed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dā' (to give) with suffix '-ta'

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'pratigṛhṇataḥ' (implied verb 'to accept').

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

प्रतिगृह्णतः (pratigṛhṇataḥ) - of one who accepts, for one who accepts

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pratigṛhṇat

pratigṛhṇat - accepting, receiving

Present Active Participle

Root 'grah' (9th class) with prefix 'prati', Present Active Participle

Compound type : prepositional compound (prati+gṛhṇat)

• prati – towards, against, in return
  indeclinable
• gṛhṇat – taking, seizing, receiving
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'grah' (to seize, take)
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Functions like a possessive, 'of one who accepts', or dative 'for one who accepts'.