महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-66

नन्दामि सौम्य भद्रं ते यो मां जीवन्तमिच्छसि ।
श्रेयश्च यदि जानीषे क्रियतां मा विचारय ॥६६॥

66. nandāmi saumya bhadraṁ te yo māṁ jīvantamicchasi ,
śreyaśca yadi jānīṣe kriyatāṁ mā vicāraya.

66. nandāmi saumya bhadram te yaḥ mām jīvantam
icchasi śreyaḥ ca yadi jānīṣe kriyatām mā vicāraya

66. saumya nandāmi te bhadram yaḥ mām jīvantam
icchasi ca yadi śreyaḥ jānīṣe kriyatām mā vicāraya

66. O gentle one, I rejoice! May good fortune be yours, since you desire me alive. And if you know what is beneficial, then let it be done; do not hesitate.

Words meanings summery:

• नन्दामि (nandāmi) - I rejoice, I am happy

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, welfare, well-being

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• यः (yaḥ) - who

• माम् (mām) - me

• जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - living, alive

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, ultimate good, what is beneficial

• च (ca) - and, also

• यदि (yadi) - if

• जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know, you understand

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be made

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• विचारय (vicāraya) - hesitate, think, consider

Words meanings and morphology

नन्दामि (nandāmi) - I rejoice, I am happy

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of nand

Present indicative (Laṭ), 1st person singular, active voice. Formed from root √nand (to rejoice).

Root: nand (class 1)

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, auspicious; pertaining to Soma

Note: Vocative case, addressing the mouse.

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune, welfare, well-being

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, fortunate; welfare

Note: Used idiomatically with the dative 'te' to mean 'may good befall you'.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative case, indicating 'to you' or 'for you'.

यः (yaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of 'icchasi'.

जीवन्तम् (jīvantam) - living, alive

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √jīv (to live), suffix -at

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mām'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of iṣ

Present indicative (Laṭ), 2nd person singular, active voice. Formed from root √iṣ (to desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, ultimate good, what is beneficial

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, prosperity, what is better/best

Note: Object of 'jānīṣe'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know, you understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of jñā

Present indicative (Laṭ), 2nd person singular, middle voice. Formed from root √jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, let it be made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (Loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative (Loṭ), 3rd person singular, passive voice. Formed from root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle.

विचारय (vicāraya) - hesitate, think, consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of vicār

Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd person singular, active voice. Causative/Denominative stem of √car with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)