महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-48

यदीमां धर्मपत्नीं त्वं मत्तः प्रार्थयसेऽनघ ।
सत्यवागसि सत्येन समयं कुरु मे ततः ॥४८॥

48. yadīmāṁ dharmapatnīṁ tvaṁ mattaḥ prārthayase'nagha ,
satyavāgasi satyena samayaṁ kuru me tataḥ.

48. yadi imām dharmapatnīm tvam mattaḥ prārthayase
anagha satyavāk asi satyena samayam kuru me tataḥ

48. O sinless one, if you seek this virtuous wife from me, and since you speak truthfully, then make a condition with me in accordance with truth.

48. אם אתה מבקש ממני את הנערה הזאת להיות אשתך כדין, הו נקי מחטא, והרי דבריך אמת, אז כרות איתי הסכם בשבועת אמת.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• धर्मपत्नीम् (dharmapatnīm) - virtuous wife, lawful wife

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

• प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you seek, you request

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

• सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truthful speaker

• असि (asi) - you are

• सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, with truth

• समयम् (samayam) - condition, agreement, pledge

• कुरु (kuru) - make, do

• मे (me) - for me, to me

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

धर्मपत्नीम् (dharmapatnīm) - virtuous wife, lawful wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmapatnī

dharmapatnī - virtuous wife, lawful wife, wife (observing her dharma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+patnī)

• dharma – law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)
• patnī – wife, mistress, female owner
  noun (feminine)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you seek, you request

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of prārth

From root ARTH (10th class) with upasarga PRA

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrihi (na+agha)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, fault, distress
  noun (neuter)

सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truthful speaker

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavāc

satyavāc - truthful in speech, speaking truth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+vāc)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, with truth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, sincerity

समयम् (samayam) - condition, agreement, pledge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, condition, compact, convention, time

कुरु (kuru) - make, do

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मे (me) - for me, to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

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