महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-38

राजोवाच ।
राजाहं ब्राह्मणश्च त्वं यदि षट्कर्मसंस्थितः ।
ददामि वसु किंचित्ते प्रार्थितं तद्वदस्व मे ॥३८॥

38. rājovāca ,
rājāhaṁ brāhmaṇaśca tvaṁ yadi ṣaṭkarmasaṁsthitaḥ ,
dadāmi vasu kiṁcitte prārthitaṁ tadvadasva me.

38. rājā uvāca rājā aham brāhmaṇaḥ ca tvam yadi ṣaṭkarma-saṃsthitaḥ
dadāmi vasu kiñcit te prārthitam tat vadasva me

38. rājā uvāca aham rājā ca tvam yadi ṣaṭkarma-saṃsthitaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ
(tasmai) te kiñcit vasu dadāmi prārthitam tat me vadasva

38. The king said, 'I am a king, and you are a brahmin if you are established in the six duties. I will give you some wealth (vasu); please tell me what you desire (prārthitam).'

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• राजा (rājā) - king

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin, priest

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• यदि (yadi) - if

• षट्कर्म-संस्थितः (ṣaṭkarma-saṁsthitaḥ) - established in the six duties

• ददामि (dadāmi) - I give

• वसु (vasu) - wealth, riches

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a little

• ते (te) - to you, your

• प्रार्थितम् (prārthitam) - requested, desired (thing)

• तत् (tat) - that

• वदस्व (vadasva) - tell (me), speak (to me)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

perfect active

Root: √vac (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin, priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

षट्कर्म-संस्थितः (ṣaṭkarma-saṁsthitaḥ) - established in the six duties

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṭkarma-saṃsthita

ṣaṭkarma-saṁsthita - established in or performing the six (brahminical) duties

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṭkarman+saṃsthita)

• ṣaṭkarman – six actions (the six duties of a Brahmin: study, teach, sacrifice, officiate at sacrifices, give, receive)
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsthita – standing together, established, fixed, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-√sthā (to stand together, to be placed).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

ददामि (dadāmi) - I give

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √dā

present active

Root: √dā (class 3)

वसु (vasu) - wealth, riches

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, riches, property, gold (vasu)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some, a little

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little, some

Note: Adjectival usage with 'vasu'.

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

प्रार्थितम् (prārthitam) - requested, desired (thing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prārthita

prārthita - requested, asked for, desired

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√arth (to ask for, to pray).

Prefix: pra

Root: √arth (class 10)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'that which is desired/requested'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'prārthitam'.

वदस्व (vadasva) - tell (me), speak (to me)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of √vad

imperative middle

Root: √vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me