महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-153, verse-19

युधिष्ठिरोऽहं नृपते नमस्ते जाह्नवीसुत ।
शृणोषि चेन्महाबाहो ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ॥१९॥

19. yudhiṣṭhiro'haṁ nṛpate namaste jāhnavīsuta ,
śṛṇoṣi cenmahābāho brūhi kiṁ karavāṇi te.

19. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ aham nṛpate namaḥ te jāhnavīsuta
śṛṇoṣi cet mahābāho brūhi kim karavāṇi te

19. nṛpate aham yudhiṣṭhiraḥ jāhnavīsuta te namaḥ
mahābāho cet śṛṇoṣi kim te karavāṇi brūhi

19. O King, I am Yudhishthira. My salutations to you, O son of Jahnavi. O mighty-armed one, if you are able to hear, please tell me what I should do for you.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - The eldest of the Pandavas, addressing Bhishma (Yudhishthira)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• नृपते (nṛpate) - Addressing Bhishma as king (O king)

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance, homage

• ते (te) - Refers to Bhishma (to you)

• जाह्नवीसुत (jāhnavīsuta) - Addressing Bhishma, who is the son of Ganga (O son of Jahnavi (Ganga))

• शृणोषि (śṛṇoṣi) - you hear, you are able to hear

• चेत् (cet) - if

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Addressing Bhishma, known for his strength (O mighty-armed one)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• किम् (kim) - what?

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - should I do, may I do

• ते (te) - Refers to Bhishma (for you)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - The eldest of the Pandavas, addressing Bhishma (Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira; steadfast in battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight, war
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, steadfast
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

नृपते (nṛpate) - Addressing Bhishma as king (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance, homage

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - Refers to Bhishma (to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

जाह्नवीसुत (jāhnavīsuta) - Addressing Bhishma, who is the son of Ganga (O son of Jahnavi (Ganga))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of jāhnavīsuta

jāhnavīsuta - son of Jahnavi (Ganga)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāhnavī+suta)

• jāhnavī – daughter of Jahnu; the river Ganga
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root su, 'to give birth to'
  Root: su (class 2)

शृणोषि (śṛṇoṣi) - you hear, you are able to hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Addressing Bhishma, known for his strength (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what?

(indeclinable)

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - should I do, may I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - Refers to Bhishma (for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you