महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-16, verse-70

कं वा कामं ददाम्यद्य ब्रूहि यद्वत्स काङ्क्षसे ।
प्राञ्जलिः स उवाचेदं त्वयि भक्तिर्दृढास्तु मे ॥७०॥

70. kaṁ vā kāmaṁ dadāmyadya brūhi yadvatsa kāṅkṣase ,
prāñjaliḥ sa uvācedaṁ tvayi bhaktirdṛḍhāstu me.

70. kam vā kāmam dadāmi adya brūhi yat vatsa kāṅkṣase
prāñjaliḥ saḥ uvāca idam tvayi bhaktiḥ dṛḍhā astu me

70. vatsa adya kam kāmam dadāmi yat kāṅkṣase brūhi saḥ
prāñjaliḥ idam uvāca me tvayi bhaktiḥ dṛḍhā astu

70. What desire shall I grant you today? Tell me, my son, what you long for. With folded hands, he said this: 'May my devotion (bhakti) to you be firm.'

Words meanings summery:

• कम् (kam) - what, which, who

• वा (vā) - or, either...or, like, as if

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, love, object of desire

• ददामि (dadāmi) - I give, I grant

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• वत्स (vatsa) - son, calf, child

• काङ्क्षसे (kāṅkṣase) - you desire, you wish

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• इदम् (idam) - this

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, towards you

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

• दृढा (dṛḍhā) - firm, strong, steady

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

Words meanings and morphology

कम् (kam) - what, which, who

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who; a question particle

Note: Accusative singular of `kim`, here refers to `kāmam`.

वा (vā) - or, either...or, like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to emphasize the question.

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, love, object of desire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, object of desire

ददामि (dadāmi) - I give, I grant

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dā

reduplicated present stem

Root: dā (class 3)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

(verb)

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

imperative 2nd singular

Root: brū (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun); because, since (conjunction)

Note: Used here as a relative pronoun, object of `kāṅkṣase`.

वत्स (vatsa) - son, calf, child

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, son, child, darling

काङ्क्षसे (kāṅkṣase) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of kāṅkṣ

desiderative root of `kam`

Root: kam (class 1)

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands (as a gesture of reverence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forth, forward, before, in front
  indeclinable
• añjali – the open hands placed side by side and slightly hollowed (as if to hold water), a respectful salutation with folded hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'he' (`saḥ`).

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine of `tad`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the following speech.

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, towards you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, worship, attachment, loyalty

from root `bhaj` + `kti` suffix

Root: bhaj (class 1)

दृढा (dṛḍhā) - firm, strong, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, steady, hard, solid

Past Passive Participle

from root `dṛh`

Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhaktiḥ`.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

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

imperative 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form, used as dative 'to me'.