महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-2, verse-22

अबुद्धिपूर्वं भगवन्धेनुरेषा हता तव ।
मया तत्र प्रसादं मे कुरुष्वेति पुनः पुनः ॥२२॥

22. abuddhipūrvaṁ bhagavandhenureṣā hatā tava ,
mayā tatra prasādaṁ me kuruṣveti punaḥ punaḥ.

22. abuddhipūrvam bhagavan dhenuḥ eṣā hatā tava
mayā tatra prasādam me kuruṣva iti punaḥ punaḥ

22. bhagavan eṣā tava dhenuḥ mayā abuddhipūrvam
hatā tatra me punaḥ punaḥ prasādam kuruṣva iti

22. O venerable one, this cow of yours was unintentionally killed by me. Therefore, please show me your grace (prasāda) in this matter, I beg you again and again.

Words meanings summery:

• अबुद्धिपूर्वम् (abuddhipūrvam) - unintentionally, not premeditated

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O fortunate one, O Lord

• धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - cow

• एषा (eṣā) - this, she

• हता (hatā) - killed, slain

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - grace, favor, mercy, calmness

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, make, perform, show

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

अबुद्धिपूर्वम् (abuddhipūrvam) - unintentionally, not premeditated

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+buddhi+pūrva)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• pūrva – former, preceding, earlier
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O fortunate one, O Lord

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate

Note: Addressing the Brahmin.

धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - cow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhenu

dhenu - cow

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'hatā'.

एषा (eṣā) - this, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, she, it

Note: Refers to the cow.

हता (hatā) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of han

han - to strike, kill, slay

Past Passive Participle

From √han, feminine singular nominative.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: It is a participle, acting as a verb here with 'was'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive pronoun.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter

(indeclinable)

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - grace, favor, mercy, calmness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, mercy, clearness, serenity

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'kuruṣva'.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Enclitic form for dative.

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, make, perform, show

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Closes the direct speech.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition 'punaḥ punaḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)