महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-8

सुवर्णस्त्वब्रवीद्वाक्यं मनुं स्वायंभुवं प्रभुम् ।
हितार्थं सर्वभूतानां प्रश्नं मे वक्तुमर्हसि ॥८॥

8. suvarṇastvabravīdvākyaṁ manuṁ svāyaṁbhuvaṁ prabhum ,
hitārthaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ praśnaṁ me vaktumarhasi.

8. suvarṇaḥ tu abravīt vākyam manum svāyambhuvaṃ prabhum
hitārtham sarvabhūtānām praśnam me vaktum arhasi

8. Suvarṇa then addressed Manu Svāyambhuva, the lord, with these words: "You should answer my question for the welfare of all beings."

Words meanings summery:

• सुवर्णः (suvarṇaḥ) - Suvarṇa, the name of the speaker (Suvarṇa (a proper name), golden, good color)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words (as the substance of his speech) (speech, word, sentence, statement)

• मनुम् (manum) - Manu, the progenitor of mankind (Manu)

• स्वायम्भुवं (svāyambhuvaṁ) - an epithet for Manu (Svayambhuva Manu) (self-existent, son of Svayambhu)

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the ruler/sovereign (Manu) (lord, master, powerful)

• हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of welfare, for the benefit

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings/creatures

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - the specific question Suvarṇa wishes Manu to answer (question, inquiry)

• मे (me) - my (referring to Suvarṇa's question) (to me, my, for me)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to answer (the question) (to speak, to tell)

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

Words meanings and morphology

सुवर्णः (suvarṇaḥ) - Suvarṇa, the name of the speaker (Suvarṇa (a proper name), golden, good color)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - golden, of good color, beautiful, gold (as noun)

From su 'good' + varṇa 'color'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect active 3rd singular

From root brū, with augment 'a' and personal ending.

Root: brū (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words (as the substance of his speech) (speech, word, sentence, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

From vac 'to speak' + ṇya suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

मनुम् (manum) - Manu, the progenitor of mankind (Manu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, man, human being

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of abravīt.

स्वायम्भुवं (svāyambhuvaṁ) - an epithet for Manu (Svayambhuva Manu) (self-existent, son of Svayambhu)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svāyambhuva

svāyambhuva - self-existent, born from Svayambhu, son of Svayambhu

From svayambhu 'self-existent' + aṇ suffix (patronymic)

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the ruler/sovereign (Manu) (lord, master, powerful)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful, excellent

From pra + bhū 'to be'

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of welfare, for the benefit

(indeclinable)

Compound, often used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpurusha (hita+artha)

• hita – beneficial, good, welfare, well-being
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā 'to place' with 'hi' instead of 'dha'
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings/creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, become
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū 'to be, exist'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Possessive for 'hitārtham'.

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - the specific question Suvarṇa wishes Manu to answer (question, inquiry)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

From pra + śna (related to prach 'to ask')

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

मे (me) - my (referring to Suvarṇa's question) (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Enclitic form of asmad (first person pronoun).

Note: Can also be dative 'to me'.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to answer (the question) (to speak, to tell)

(verb)

active, infinitive of vac

Infinitive

Formed with -tum suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(verb)

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

Present active 2nd singular

From root arh.

Root: arh (class 1)