महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-31, verse-13

सृञ्जय उवाच ।
प्रीतौ भवन्तौ यदि मे कृतमेतावता मम ।
एष एव परो लाभो निर्वृत्तो मे महाफलः ॥१३॥

13. sṛñjaya uvāca ,
prītau bhavantau yadi me kṛtametāvatā mama ,
eṣa eva paro lābho nirvṛtto me mahāphalaḥ.

13. sṛñjaya uvāca prītau bhavantau yadi me kṛtam etāvatā
mama eṣa eva paraḥ lābhaḥ nirvṛttaḥ me mahāphalaḥ

13. sṛñjaya uvāca yadi bhavantau me prītau,
tataḥ etāvatā mama kṛtam eṣaḥ eva me paraḥ lābhaḥ nirvṛttaḥ mahāphalaḥ

13. Sañjaya said: 'If both of you are pleased with me, then by this much, my purpose is accomplished. This alone is a supreme gain for me, and a great result has been achieved.'

Words meanings summery:

• सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - Sañjaya (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• प्रीतौ (prītau) - pleased (dual)

• भवन्तौ (bhavantau) - Narada and Parvata (you two (respectful))

• यदि (yadi) - if

• मे (me) - with me (for my sake) (for me, by me, to me)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - my purpose is accomplished (done, accomplished)

• एतावता (etāvatā) - by this extent (of your pleasure) (by this much, by so much)

• मम (mama) - my (purpose) (my, for me)

• एष (eṣa) - this

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, highest, other)

• लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, profit

• निर्वृत्तः (nirvṛttaḥ) - has been achieved (accomplished, completed, happened)

• मे (me) - for me (for me, by me, to me)

• महाफलः (mahāphalaḥ) - yielding a great result (of great fruit, having great results)

Words meanings and morphology

सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - Sañjaya (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛñjaya

sṛñjaya - Sañjaya (name of a king or a charioteer/narrator in Mahabharata)

Note: The speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रीतौ (prītau) - pleased (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, beloved

Past Passive Participle

from root prī (to please, delight)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavantau'.

भवन्तौ (bhavantau) - Narada and Parvata (you two (respectful))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Present Active Participle

from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Narada and Parvata.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

मे (me) - with me (for my sake) (for me, by me, to me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: In this context, implies 'for my sake' or 'concerning me.'

कृतम् (kṛtam) - my purpose is accomplished (done, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implies 'my task is accomplished' or 'it is done'.

एतावता (etāvatā) - by this extent (of your pleasure) (by this much, by so much)

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much

Note: Functions adverbially, 'by this extent/amount.'

मम (mama) - my (purpose) (my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Qualifies an implied 'purpose' or 'desire'.

एष (eṣa) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the current situation.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes 'eṣa'.

परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, highest, other)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Qualifies 'lābhaḥ'.

लाभः (lābhaḥ) - gain, acquisition, profit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, profit, acquisition

from root labh (to obtain)

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

निर्वृत्तः (nirvṛttaḥ) - has been achieved (accomplished, completed, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvṛtta

nirvṛtta - accomplished, completed, happened, finished

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛt with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lābhaḥ'.

मे (me) - for me (for me, by me, to me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Implies 'for my benefit'.

महाफलः (mahāphalaḥ) - yielding a great result (of great fruit, having great results)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāphala

mahāphala - yielding great fruit, having great reward

compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+phala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)
  from root phal
  Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'lābhaḥ'.