महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-111

एष पाणिरपूर्वं भो निक्षेपार्थं प्रसारितः ।
यन्मे धारयसे विप्र तदिदानीं प्रदीयताम् ॥१११॥

111. eṣa pāṇirapūrvaṁ bho nikṣepārthaṁ prasāritaḥ ,
yanme dhārayase vipra tadidānīṁ pradīyatām.

111. eṣaḥ pāṇiḥ apūrvam bho nikṣepa artham prasāritaḥ
yat me dhārayase vipra tat idānīm pradīyatām

111. he bho,
eṣaḥ pāṇiḥ apūrvam nikṣepa artham prasāritaḥ he vipra,
yat me dhārayase,
tat idānīm pradīyatām

111. This hand, O Sir, was extended in an unprecedented way for a deposit. O Brahmin, that which you hold for me (the merit you are offering me), let it be given now.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand

• अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, unique, for the first time

• भो (bho) - O Sir!, hey!

• निक्षेप (nikṣepa) - deposit, pledge, offering

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• प्रसारितः (prasāritaḥ) - extended, stretched out

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

• मे (me) - for me, to me

• धारयसे (dhārayase) - you hold, you owe

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin

• तत् (tat) - that

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given, let it be granted

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand, fist

अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, unique, for the first time

(adjective)

neuter, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, novel, not existing before

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+pūrva)

• na – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pūrva – previous, former, prior
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially here, modifying the act of extending the hand for a deposit.

भो (bho) - O Sir!, hey!

(indeclinable)

निक्षेप (nikṣepa) - deposit, pledge, offering

(noun)

masculine, singular of nikṣepa

nikṣepa - deposit, pledge, placing, throwing down

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, cause

Note: Used adverbially to denote purpose, often forming a compound with the preceding noun (nikṣepārtham).

प्रसारितः (prasāritaḥ) - extended, stretched out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasārita

prasārita - stretched out, extended, diffused

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of verb 'sṛ' (to flow, go) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

मे (me) - for me, to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

धारयसे (dhārayase) - you hold, you owe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dhṛ

Present Tense (causative)

Present (laṭ) 2nd person singular middle voice (causative) form of verb 'dhṛ'

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Causative stem from 'dhṛ' means 'to cause to hold for oneself', hence 'to owe' or 'to keep/hold'.

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise, learned

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative to 'yat'.

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let it be given, let it be granted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative Mood (passive)

Imperative (loṭ) 3rd person singular passive form of verb 'dā' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)