महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-36

यश्च मे दक्षिणं बाहुं चन्दनेन समुक्षयेत् ।
सव्यं वास्या च यस्तक्षेत्समावेतावुभौ मम ॥३६॥

36. yaśca me dakṣiṇaṁ bāhuṁ candanena samukṣayet ,
savyaṁ vāsyā ca yastakṣetsamāvetāvubhau mama.

36. yaḥ ca me dakṣiṇam bāhum candanena samukṣayet
savyam vāsyā ca yaḥ takṣet samāvetau ubhau mama

36. ca yaḥ me dakṣiṇam bāhum candanena samukṣayet
vāsyā ca yaḥ savyam takṣet ubhau mama samāvetau

36. And whoever would sprinkle my right arm with sandalwood paste, or whoever would hew my left (arm) with an axe, both are regarded as equal by me.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my, to me

• दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right, southern

• बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

• चन्दनेन (candanena) - with sandalwood paste, by sandalwood

• समुक्षयेत् (samukṣayet) - would sprinkle, would moisten

• सव्यम् (savyam) - my left arm (left (arm))

• वास्या (vāsyā) - with an axe, by an axe

• च (ca) - and, or

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• तक्षेत् (takṣet) - would hew, would cut, would carve

• समावेतौ (samāvetau) - both are equal, both have become equal

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (persons, i.e., the one who sprinkles and the one who hews) (both)

• मम (mama) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of 'samukṣayet' and 'takṣet'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the clauses.

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive for 'bāhum'.

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right, southern

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right (side), southern, clever, skillful

Note: Agrees with 'bāhum'.

बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Object of 'samukṣayet'.

चन्दनेन (candanena) - with sandalwood paste, by sandalwood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of candana

candana - sandalwood, sandalwood paste

Note: Instrument of 'samukṣayet'.

समुक्षयेत् (samukṣayet) - would sprinkle, would moisten

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ukṣ

From √ukṣ (to sprinkle), 1st class, active voice, optative mood.

Prefix: sam

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

Note: Used in a conditional sense ('whoever would...').

सव्यम् (savyam) - my left arm (left (arm))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of savya

savya - left, left-hand, reverse

Note: Object of 'takṣet', implicitly refers to 'bāhum'.

वास्या (vāsyā) - with an axe, by an axe

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāśī

vāśī - axe, adze, chisel

Note: Instrument of 'takṣet'.

च (ca) - and, or

(indeclinable)

Note: Here functions as 'or' in conjunction with the previous 'ca' creating an alternative.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of 'takṣet'.

तक्षेत् (takṣet) - would hew, would cut, would carve

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of takṣ

From √takṣ (to cut), 1st class, active voice, optative mood.

Root: takṣ (class 1)

Note: Used in a conditional sense ('whoever would...').

समावेतौ (samāvetau) - both are equal, both have become equal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samāveta

samāveta - equaled, become equal, come together, met

Past Passive Participle

From sam-ā-√i (to go together, to meet, to be equal).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'ubhau'.

उभौ (ubhau) - both (persons, i.e., the one who sprinkles and the one who hews) (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Refers to the two persons performing the actions.

मम (mama) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Indicates the person for whom they are equal.