महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-187

यदि देयो वरो मह्यं यदि तुष्टश्च मे प्रभुः ।
भक्तिर्भवतु मे नित्यं शाश्वती त्वयि शंकर ॥१८७॥

187. yadi deyo varo mahyaṁ yadi tuṣṭaśca me prabhuḥ ,
bhaktirbhavatu me nityaṁ śāśvatī tvayi śaṁkara.

187. yadi deyaḥ varaḥ mahyam yadi tuṣṭaḥ ca me prabhuḥ
bhaktiḥ bhavatu me nityam śāśvatī tvayi śaṅkara

187. śaṅkara yadi varaḥ mahyam deyaḥ yadi ca me prabhuḥ
tuṣṭaḥ me bhaktiḥ tvayi nityam śāśvatī bhavatu

187. O Śaṅkara, if a boon is to be granted to me, and if my lord is pleased with me, then let my devotion (bhakti) to you be eternal.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

• देयः (deyaḥ) - is to be given, grantable (to be given, grantable)

• वरः (varaḥ) - a boon (boon, blessing, choice)

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (to me, for me)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased (pleased, satisfied, content)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मे (me) - my (my, of me, to me, for me)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - my lord (lord, master, mighty)

• भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion (bhakti) (devotion, worship, attachment)

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

• मे (me) - my (devotion) (my, of me, to me, for me)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (eternally, always, constantly)

• शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (in you, upon you)

• शङ्कर (śaṅkara) - O Śaṅkara (vocative) (Śaṅkara, creator of prosperity, auspicious)

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional conjunction

देयः (deyaḥ) - is to be given, grantable (to be given, grantable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deya

deya - to be given, grantable, payable

Gerundive

From root dā + ya

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'varaḥ'

वरः (varaḥ) - a boon (boon, blessing, choice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti'

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Dative of recipient

यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional conjunction

तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased (pleased, satisfied, content)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - pleased, satisfied, content

Past Passive Participle

From root tuṣ

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'prabhuḥ'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (my, of me, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Genitive of possession, with 'prabhuḥ'.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - my lord (lord, master, mighty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti'

भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ) - devotion (bhakti) (devotion, worship, attachment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, worship, attachment, faith

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhavatu'

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - my (devotion) (my, of me, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Genitive of possession, with 'bhaktiḥ'

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (eternally, always, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage, modifying 'bhavatu'

शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, permanent)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, permanent

Note: Agrees with 'bhaktiḥ'

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (in you, upon you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Locative of object of devotion

शङ्कर (śaṅkara) - O Śaṅkara (vocative) (Śaṅkara, creator of prosperity, auspicious)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - Śaṅkara, creator of prosperity, auspicious

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (śam+kara)

• śam – welfare, prosperity
  indeclinable
• kara – making, causing, doer
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Addressed to Śaṅkara