महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-328, verse-2

वक्तुमर्हसि शुश्रूषोः प्रजापतिपतेर्हरेः ।
श्रुत्वा भवेयं यत्पूतः शरच्चन्द्र इवामलः ॥२॥

2. vaktumarhasi śuśrūṣoḥ prajāpatipaterhareḥ ,
śrutvā bhaveyaṁ yatpūtaḥ śaraccandra ivāmalaḥ.

2. vaktum arhasi śuśrūṣoḥ prajāpatipateḥ hareḥ
śrutvā bhaveyam yat pūtaḥ śaraccandraḥ iva amalaḥ

2. You ought to speak to me, who desires to hear about Hari, the Lord of lords of creatures. By hearing which, I may become purified and spotless, like an autumn moon.

Words meanings summery:

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are worthy

• शुश्रूषोः (śuśrūṣoḥ) - of me, desiring to hear (of one desiring to hear)

• प्रजापतिपतेः (prajāpatipateḥ) - of the lord of lords of creatures

• हरेः (hareḥ) - of Hari (Vishnu)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - may I become, I would be

• यत् (yat) - by which (implies instrumental sense) (that which, by which)

• पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified, pure

• शरच्चन्द्रः (śaraccandraḥ) - autumn moon

• इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

• अमलः (amalaḥ) - spotless, pure, unsullied

Words meanings and morphology

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are worthy

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

शुश्रूषोः (śuśrūṣoḥ) - of me, desiring to hear (of one desiring to hear)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣu

śuśrūṣu - desirous of hearing, obedient, docile

Desiderative Participle

Desiderative stem of √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

प्रजापतिपतेः (prajāpatipateḥ) - of the lord of lords of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpatipati

prajāpatipati - lord of lords of creatures (an epithet of Brahma or Vishnu)

Compound: prajāpati (lord of creatures) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajāpati+pati)

• prajāpati – lord of creatures, creator god (e.g., Brahmā)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: prajā (offspring, creatures) + pati (lord)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

हरेः (hareḥ) - of Hari (Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna), tawny, yellowish, lion

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - may I become, I would be

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - by which (implies instrumental sense) (that which, by which)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Used here with an instrumental sense 'by which'

पूतः (pūtaḥ) - purified, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūta

pūta - purified, clean, pure

Past Passive Participle

From √pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

शरच्चन्द्रः (śaraccandraḥ) - autumn moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaraccandra

śaraccandra - autumn moon

Compound of śarat (autumn) + candra (moon)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarat+candra)

• śarat – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• candra – moon, luminous
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

अमलः (amalaḥ) - spotless, pure, unsullied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, stainless, clear

Compound of a (not) + mala (dirt, impurity)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+mala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)