महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-17

राजंस्त्वामभयं याचे प्रभुं प्राणधनेश्वरम् ।
अनुज्ञातस्त्वया ब्रूयां वचनं त्वत्पुरो हितम् ॥१७॥

17. rājaṁstvāmabhayaṁ yāce prabhuṁ prāṇadhaneśvaram ,
anujñātastvayā brūyāṁ vacanaṁ tvatpuro hitam.

17. rājan tvā amabhayam yāce prabhuṃ prāṇadhaneśvaram
anujñātaḥ tvayā brūyām vacanam tvatpurorhitam

17. rājan prāṇa-dhaneśvaram prabhum tvā abhayam yāce
tvayā anujñātaḥ tvat-purorhitam vacanam brūyām

17. O king, lord of my life and wealth, I seek assurance of safety from you, and with your permission, I shall speak words that are for your welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• राजन् (rājan) - O king Kṣemadarśin (O king)

• त्वा (tvā) - thee, you

• अभयम् (abhayam) - freedom from fear, assurance of safety

• याचे (yāce) - I beg, I ask, I seek

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, ruler

• प्राणधनेश्वरम् (prāṇadhaneśvaram) - lord of life and wealth

• अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, authorized

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I would speak, I should say

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• त्वत्पुरोर्हितम् (tvatpurorhitam) - beneficial to you, for your welfare

Words meanings and morphology

राजन् (rājan) - O king Kṣemadarśin (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

त्वा (tvā) - thee, you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

अभयम् (abhayam) - freedom from fear, assurance of safety

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - free from fear, safety, security

याचे (yāce) - I beg, I ask, I seek

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yāc

Root: yāc (class 1)

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful one

प्राणधनेश्वरम् (prāṇadhaneśvaram) - lord of life and wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṇadhaneśvara

prāṇadhaneśvara - lord of life and wealth

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇadhana+īśvara)

• prāṇadhana – life and wealth
  noun (neuter)
• īśvara – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, authorized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anujñāta

anujñāta - permitted, allowed

Past Passive Participle

from anu + jñā

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I would speak, I should say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

त्वत्पुरोर्हितम् (tvatpurorhitam) - beneficial to you, for your welfare

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tvatpurorhita

tvatpurorhita - beneficial to you, for your welfare

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+purorhita)

• tvad – you
  pronoun
• purorhita – set before, beneficial, welfare
  adjective

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