महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-137, verse-7

स वरैश्छन्दितस्तेन नृपो वचनमब्रवीत् ।
सहस्रबाहुर्भूयां वै चमूमध्ये गृहेऽन्यथा ॥७॥

7. sa varaiśchanditastena nṛpo vacanamabravīt ,
sahasrabāhurbhūyāṁ vai camūmadhye gṛhe'nyathā.

7. saḥ varaiḥ chanditaḥ tena nṛpaḥ vacanam abravīt
sahasrabāhuḥ bhūyām vai camūmadhye gṛhe anyathā

7. saḥ nṛpaḥ tena varaiḥ chanditaḥ vacanam abravīt.
vai sahasrabāhuḥ camūmadhye bhūyām,
gṛhe anyathā.

7. That king, having been granted boons by him, spoke these words: "May I indeed possess a thousand arms when amidst the army, but otherwise (only two) when at home."

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that king (he, that)

• वरैः (varaiḥ) - by boons, with gifts

• छन्दितः (chanditaḥ) - having been granted boons (granted, favored, pleased with)

• तेन (tena) - by that sage (by him, by that)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• सहस्रबाहुः (sahasrabāhuḥ) - Kartavirya Arjuna (wishing to have a thousand arms) (one with a thousand arms)

• भूयाम् (bhūyām) - may I be, let me become

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• चमूमध्ये (camūmadhye) - in the midst of the army

• गृहे (gṛhe) - at home, in the house

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that king (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वरैः (varaiḥ) - by boons, with gifts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, blessing, best, choice

Root: vṛ (class 9)

छन्दितः (chanditaḥ) - having been granted boons (granted, favored, pleased with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chandita

chandita - desired, willed, delighted, pleased, granted

Past Passive Participle

Root: chand (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by that sage (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, discourse

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

सहस्रबाहुः (sahasrabāhuḥ) - Kartavirya Arjuna (wishing to have a thousand arms) (one with a thousand arms)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrabāhu

sahasrabāhu - having a thousand arms, an epithet of Kartavirya Arjuna

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+bāhu)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

भूयाम् (bhūyām) - may I be, let me become

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

चमूमध्ये (camūmadhye) - in the midst of the army

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of camūmadhya

camūmadhya - middle of the army

Compound type : tatpurusha (camū+madhya)

• camū – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)

गृहे (gṛhe) - at home, in the house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

(indeclinable)