महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-99, verse-25

भवत्या यदभिप्रेतं तदहं कर्तुमागतः ।
शाधि मां धर्मतत्त्वज्ञे करवाणि प्रियं तव ॥२५॥

25. bhavatyā yadabhipretaṁ tadahaṁ kartumāgataḥ ,
śādhi māṁ dharmatattvajñe karavāṇi priyaṁ tava.

25. bhavatyāḥ yat abhipretam tat aham kartum āgataḥ
śādhi mām dharmatattvajñe karavāṇi priyam tava

25. I have come to accomplish whatever is desired by you. O knower of the essence of natural law (dharma), instruct me; let me do what is pleasing to you.

25. באתי לעשות את מה שחפצת בו. הורי לי, הו היודעת את אמת דרך היושר, ואעשה את מה שיקר לך.

Words meanings summery:

• भवत्याः (bhavatyāḥ) - by you (feminine, polite), of your ladyship

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• अभिप्रेतम् (abhipretam) - desired, intended, approved

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - has come, arrived

• शाधि (śādhi) - instruct, teach, command

• माम् (mām) - me

• धर्मतत्त्वज्ञे (dharmatattvajñe) - O knower of the essence of natural law (dharma)

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

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing, beloved, dear, a pleasing thing

• तव (tava) - your, to you

Words meanings and morphology

भवत्याः (bhavatyāḥ) - by you (feminine, polite), of your ladyship

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhavatī

bhavatī - your ladyship, madam (feminine of bhavat, respectful address)

Present Active Participle (feminine)

From √bhū (to be)

Root: √bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

अभिप्रेतम् (abhipretam) - desired, intended, approved

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhipreta

abhipreta - desired, intended, approved

Past Passive Participle

From √i (to go) with prefixes abhi-pra-

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: √i (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From √kṛ (to do)

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - has come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From √gam (to go) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

शाधि (śādhi) - instruct, teach, command

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √śās

Root: √śās (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I

धर्मतत्त्वज्ञे (dharmatattvajñe) - O knower of the essence of natural law (dharma)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+tattva+jñā)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – essence, reality, truth, principle
  noun (neuter)
• jñā – knower, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jñā (to know)
  Root: √jñā (class 9)

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

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √kṛ

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be used in optative sense.

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing, beloved, dear, a pleasing thing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Note: Often used substantively as 'a pleasing thing'.

तव (tava) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

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