महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-9

रुरुरुवाच ।
क उपायः कृतो देवैर्ब्रूहि तत्त्वेन खेचर ।
करिष्ये तं तथा श्रुत्वा त्रातुमर्हति मां भवान् ॥९॥

9. rururuvāca ,
ka upāyaḥ kṛto devairbrūhi tattvena khecara ,
kariṣye taṁ tathā śrutvā trātumarhati māṁ bhavān.

9. ruruḥ uvāca kaḥ upāyaḥ kṛtaḥ devaiḥ brūhi tattvena
khecara kariṣye tam tathā śrutvā trātum arhati mām bhavān

9. Ruru said: 'What remedy has been enacted by the gods? Tell me truly, O celestial being! Having heard that, I will perform it. May you be pleased to save me.'

Words meanings summery:

• रुरुः (ruruḥ) - Ruru (Ruru (proper name))

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

• कः (kaḥ) - what (kind of) (who, what (masculine nominative))

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - remedy (means, method, remedy)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - enacted, made (done, made, performed)

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak)

• तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly (truly, in truth, in reality)

• खेचर (khecara) - O celestial being (vocative) (moving in the sky, a celestial being, an angel)

• करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will perform (I will do, I will perform)

• तम् (tam) - that (remedy) (that (masculine accusative))

• तथा (tathā) - accordingly, as instructed (thus, so, in that manner)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (it) (having heard)

• त्रातुम् (trātum) - to save (to save, to protect)

• अर्हति (arhati) - may you be pleased (to save me) (he deserves, he ought, he is able, he is pleased (to do something))

• माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative))

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (the celestial being) (you (respectful, masculine nominative))

Words meanings and morphology

रुरुः (ruruḥ) - Ruru (Ruru (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ruru

ruru - a kind of deer; name of a sage, specifically the one in this story.

Note: Subject.

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

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb of speech.

कः (kaḥ) - what (kind of) (who, what (masculine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Adjective to `upāyaḥ`.

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - remedy (means, method, remedy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, remedy, approach, recourse

action noun

from upa + i (to go)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - enacted, made (done, made, performed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, manufactured

past passive participle

from root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective to `upāyaḥ`.

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agent of the passive participle `kṛtaḥ`.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly (truly, in truth, in reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, principle, essence

Note: Adverbial instrumental, meaning 'by means of truth' or 'truly'.

खेचर (khecara) - O celestial being (vocative) (moving in the sky, a celestial being, an angel)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of khecara

khecara - moving in the sky, a celestial being, an aerial spirit

agent noun

from kha (sky) + car (to move)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kha+car)

• kha – sky, space, ether, heaven
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, a mover
  adjective/agent_noun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  agent noun
  from root car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Address to the divine messenger.

करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will perform (I will do, I will perform)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तम् (tam) - that (remedy) (that (masculine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `kariṣye`.

तथा (tathā) - accordingly, as instructed (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `kariṣye`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (it) (having heard)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Having heard that (remedy).

त्रातुम् (trātum) - to save (to save, to protect)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from root trā (to protect)

Root: trā (class 2)

Note: Purpose infinitive, object of `arhati`.

अर्हति (arhati) - may you be pleased (to save me) (he deserves, he ought, he is able, he is pleased (to do something))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Used with infinitive `trātum`. Implied imperative sense here 'may you be pleased'.

माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of `trātum`.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (the celestial being) (you (respectful, masculine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

present participle

from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of `arhati`.