महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-119, verse-17

नमस्तेऽस्तु महाप्राज्ञ किं करोमि प्रशाधि माम् ।
त्वत्तपोबलनिर्दिष्टमिदं ह्यधिगतं मया ॥१७॥

17. namaste'stu mahāprājña kiṁ karomi praśādhi mām ,
tvattapobalanirdiṣṭamidaṁ hyadhigataṁ mayā.

17. namaste astu mahāprājña kim karomi praśādhi mām
tvattapobalanirdiṣṭam idam hi adhigatam mayā

17. mahāprājña namaste astu kim karomi mām praśādhi
hi idam mayā tvattapobalanirdiṣṭam adhigatam

17. Salutations to you, O greatly wise one! What should I do? Command me. Indeed, this has been obtained by me through the power of your asceticism (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• नमस्ते (namaste) - salutations to you

• अस्तु (astu) - let there be (salutations) (let it be, may it be)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (O greatly wise one, O highly intelligent one)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, whether)

• करोमि (karomi) - should I do? (I do, I make)

• प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - command me, instruct me (instruct, command, govern)

• माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

• त्वत्तपोबलनिर्दिष्टम् (tvattapobalanirdiṣṭam) - indicated by the power of your asceticism (tapas) (indicated by the power of your asceticism)

• इदम् (idam) - this (outcome/status) (this, this (thing))

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - has been obtained (obtained, acquired, understood)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

नमस्ते (namaste) - salutations to you

(indeclinable)

Note: A sandhi form of namas + te (dative of tvam).

अस्तु (astu) - let there be (salutations) (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

present imperative

root as, class 2, Parasmaipada, present imperative 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used with namaste to mean "salutations be to you".

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (O greatly wise one, O highly intelligent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, highly intelligent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to the person being addressed.

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, whether)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

Note: Object of karomi.

करोमि (karomi) - should I do? (I do, I make)

(verb)

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

present active

root kṛ, class 8, Parasmaipada, present 1st singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Interrogative implies "what should I do?".

प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - command me, instruct me (instruct, command, govern)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of praśās

present imperative

root śās with prefix pra, class 2, Parasmaipada, present imperative 2nd singular

Prefix: pra

Root: śās (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of praśādhi.

त्वत्तपोबलनिर्दिष्टम् (tvattapobalanirdiṣṭam) - indicated by the power of your asceticism (tapas) (indicated by the power of your asceticism)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tvattapobalanirdiṣṭa

tvattapobalanirdiṣṭa - indicated/directed by the power of your asceticism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+tapas+bala+nirdiṣṭa)

• tvat – your, by you (stem of pronoun tvam)
  pronoun
• tapas – asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• bala – power, strength, might
  noun (neuter)
• nirdiṣṭa – indicated, pointed out, directed, assigned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From nir-diś
  Prefix: nir
  Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies idam.

इदम् (idam) - this (outcome/status) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Subject of adhigatam.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - has been obtained (obtained, acquired, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhigata

adhigata - obtained, acquired, understood, learned

Past Passive Participle

From adhi-gam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Serves as the main verb here, "this was obtained".

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent of the passive construction (adhigatam).