महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-52

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
नाकामयत तं दातुं वरं दाशाय शंतनुः ।
शरीरजेन तीव्रेण दह्यमानोऽपि भारत ॥५२॥

52. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
nākāmayata taṁ dātuṁ varaṁ dāśāya śaṁtanuḥ ,
śarīrajena tīvreṇa dahyamāno'pi bhārata.

52. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca na akāmayata tam dātum varam dāśāya
śaṃtanuḥ śarīrajena tīvreṇa dahyamānaḥ api bhārata

52. Vaiśampāyana said: O Bhārata, even though Shantanu was tormented by intense physical desire, he did not wish to grant that condition to Dāśa.

52. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, שַׁנְטַנוּ לא רצה להעניק לדייג את הבקשה הזאת, אף על פי שלהט בו כוח תשוקה עז, הו בְּהַרַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not

• अकामयत (akāmayata) - did desire (with 'na' implies did not desire)

• तम् (tam) - that condition (that, him)

• दातुम् (dātum) - to give

• वरम् (varam) - condition, boon

• दाशाय (dāśāya) - to Dāśa

• शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - Shantanu

• शरीरजेन (śarīrajena) - by that born of the body, by bodily (desire)

• तीव्रेण (tīvreṇa) - by intense, by severe

• दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - being burned, being tormented

• अपि (api) - even though, although

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressing King Janamejaya, the recipient of the Mahabharata narration. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a celebrated ancient sage, pupil of Vyasa and narrator of the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अकामयत (akāmayata) - did desire (with 'na' implies did not desire)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of kām

Root KAM (1st class) can also be 10th class derived from KĀMA (desire), with augment A- for imperfect tense.

Prefix: ā

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Preceded by 'na', indicating negation: 'did not desire'.

तम् (tam) - that condition (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दातुम् (dātum) - to give

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed from root DĀ with suffix -tum

Root: dā (class 3)

वरम् (varam) - condition, boon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, suitor, excellent

दाशाय (dāśāya) - to Dāśa

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dāśa

dāśa - fisherman, boatman

शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - Shantanu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṃtanu

śaṁtanu - Shantanu (a famous king in the Mahabharata)

शरीरजेन (śarīrajena) - by that born of the body, by bodily (desire)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śarīraja

śarīraja - bodily, born of the body (e.g., desire, pain)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarīra+ja)

• śarīra – body, corporeal
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born from, produced from
  adjective
  suffix -ja from root JAN
  Root: jan (class 4)

तीव्रेण (tīvreṇa) - by intense, by severe

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tīvra

tīvra - intense, keen, severe, sharp

दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - being burned, being tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burnt, being consumed by fire, being tormented

present passive participle

Present passive participle of root DAH (1st class) with suffix -māna

Root: dah (class 1)

अपि (api) - even though, although

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - Addressing King Janamejaya, the recipient of the Mahabharata narration. (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata, a native of India

Derived from BHARATA

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