महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-10, verse-40

ततोऽब्रवीन्नरेन्द्रं स पुरोधा भरतर्षभ ।
वरमिच्छाम्यहं त्वेकं त्वया दत्तं महाद्युते ॥४०॥

40. tato'bravīnnarendraṁ sa purodhā bharatarṣabha ,
varamicchāmyahaṁ tvekaṁ tvayā dattaṁ mahādyute.

40. tataḥ abravīt narendram sa purodhāḥ bharatarṣabha
varam icchāmi aham tu ekam tvayā dattam mahādyute

40. tataḥ bharatarṣabha saḥ purodhāḥ narendram abravīt
aham mahādyute tu tvayā ekam varam dattam icchāmi

40. Then, O best among the Bhāratas, that priest spoke to the king: 'O greatly effulgent one, I indeed desire one boon to be granted by you.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• नरेन्द्रम् (narendram) - to the king, ruler of men

• स (sa) - the priest (he)

• पुरोधाः (purodhāḥ) - the priest

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तु (tu) - indeed, but

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• दत्तम् (dattam) - granted, given

• महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O great-resplendent one, O greatly effulgent one

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

imperfect past tense

Root: bru (class 2)

नरेन्द्रम् (narendram) - to the king, ruler of men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - ruler of men, king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

स (sa) - the priest (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरोधाः (purodhāḥ) - the priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purodhas

purodhas - priest, preceptor, family priest

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, excellent among the Bharatas

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: An address to the listener/narratee.

वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

Root: vṛ (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire

(verb)

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

present tense

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

तु (tu) - indeed, but

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

Note: Modifies 'varam'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

दत्तम् (dattam) - granted, given

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, bestowed

past passive participle

Derived from root dā with suffix kta.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'varam'.

महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O great-resplendent one, O greatly effulgent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - great splendor, of great luster/effulgence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• dyuti – splendor, luster, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Addressing the king.