महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-142, verse-40

कुरुष्वानुग्रहं मेऽद्य सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ।
निश्चिता खलु मे बुद्धिरतिथिप्रतिपूजने ॥४०॥

40. kuruṣvānugrahaṁ me'dya satyametadbravīmi te ,
niścitā khalu me buddhiratithipratipūjane.

40. kuruṣva anugraham me adya satyam etat bravīmi
te niścitā khalu me buddhiḥ atithipratipūjane

40. adya me anugraham kuruṣva te etat satyam bravīmi
atithipratipūjane me buddhiḥ khalu niścitā

40. Grant me this favor now; I tell you this truthfully. My resolve (buddhi) is certainly firm in honoring guests.

Words meanings summery:

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, perform

• अनुग्रहम् (anugraham) - favor, kindness, grace

• मे (me) - to me, my (dative or genitive)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

• ते (te) - to you, your (dative or genitive)

• निश्चिता (niścitā) - decided, firm, determined

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

• मे (me) - my

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, resolve (buddhi)

• अतिथिप्रतिपूजने (atithipratipūjane) - in honoring guests

Words meanings and morphology

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, perform

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनुग्रहम् (anugraham) - favor, kindness, grace

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - favor, grace, kindness, compassion

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

मे (me) - to me, my (dative or genitive)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Dative case for 'to me', indicating recipient of the favor.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, real

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, your (dative or genitive)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative case for 'to you', indicating recipient of the statement.

निश्चिता (niścitā) - decided, firm, determined

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - decided, certain, determined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ci' with upasarga 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, resolve (buddhi)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, resolve

Root: budh (class 1)

अतिथिप्रतिपूजने (atithipratipūjane) - in honoring guests

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of atithipratipūjana

atithipratipūjana - the honoring or reception of guests

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atithi+pratipūjana)

• atithi – guest, stranger
  noun (masculine)
• pratipūjana – honoring, worship
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'pūj' with upasarga 'prati'
  Prefix: prati
  Root: pūj (class 10)