महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-24, verse-18

व्यास उवाच ।
छन्द्यमानोऽपि ब्रह्मर्षिः पार्थिवेन महात्मना ।
नान्यं वै वरयामास तस्माद्दण्डादृते वरम् ॥१८॥

18. vyāsa uvāca ,
chandyamāno'pi brahmarṣiḥ pārthivena mahātmanā ,
nānyaṁ vai varayāmāsa tasmāddaṇḍādṛte varam.

18. vyāsaḥ uvāca | chandyamānaḥ api brahmarṣiḥ pārthivena
mahātmanā | na anyam vai varayāmāsa tasmāt daṇḍāt ṛte varam

18. vyāsaḥ uvāca mahātmanā pārthivena chandyamānaḥ api brahmarṣiḥ tasmāt daṇḍāt ṛte anyam varam vai na varayāmāsa.

18. Vyasa said: "Though being urged (chandyamāna) by the great-souled (mahātman) king, the Brahmin sage (brahmarṣi) did not choose any other boon (vara) than the staff of punishment (daṇḍa) from him."

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• छन्द्यमानः (chandyamānaḥ) - being urged, being propitiated, being pleased

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - a Brahmin sage

• पार्थिवेन (pārthivena) - by the king, by the earthly one

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the noble

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - chose, selected

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from the king/context (from that, from him)

• दण्डात् (daṇḍāt) - from punishment, from the staff (daṇḍa)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa (a celebrated sage, author of Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

छन्द्यमानः (chandyamānaḥ) - being urged, being propitiated, being pleased

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chandyamāna

chandyamāna - being pleased, being propitiated, being urged

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root √chand (to please, to gladden, to urge)

Root: chand (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - a Brahmin sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - a Brahmin sage, a sage of the Brahmin class

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – Brahman (the ultimate reality), a Brahmin
  noun (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

पार्थिवेन (pārthivena) - by the king, by the earthly one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - relating to the earth, earthly; a king, ruler

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the noble

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - chose, selected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vṛ

Perfect tense form (āmāsa-affix) from the causative of √vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from the king/context (from that, from him)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दण्डात् (daṇḍāt) - from punishment, from the staff (daṇḍa)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment (daṇḍa), justice

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Often takes an ablative case

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

Derived from the root √vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 9)