महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-20, verse-17

ततस्तेषां निषण्णानां धनदो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
भवच्छन्दं समाज्ञाय नृत्येरन्नप्सरोगणाः ॥१७॥

17. tatasteṣāṁ niṣaṇṇānāṁ dhanado vākyamabravīt ,
bhavacchandaṁ samājñāya nṛtyerannapsarogaṇāḥ.

17. tataḥ teṣām niṣaṇṇānām dhanadaḥ vākyam abravīt
bhavat chandam samājñāya nṛtyeran apsarasogaṇāḥ

17. tataḥ teṣām niṣaṇṇānām dhanadaḥ vākyam abravīt
bhavat chandam samājñāya apsarasogaṇāḥ nṛtyeran

17. Then, to those who had been seated, Dhanada (Kubera) spoke these words: "Having understood your wish, let the troops of Apsarases perform their dance."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (after the seating) (then, from that, afterwards)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (the seated ones) (of them, to them)

• निषण्णानाम् (niṣaṇṇānām) - to those who were seated (of the seated ones, to the seated ones)

• धनदः (dhanadaḥ) - Dhanada (Kubera) (giver of wealth, Kubera)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words (word, speech, sentence)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

• भवत् (bhavat) - your (your (polite form), your honor's)

• छन्दम् (chandam) - your wish (desire, wish, will)

• समाज्ञाय (samājñāya) - having understood (having known, having understood, having perceived)

• नृत्येरन् (nṛtyeran) - let them dance (let them dance, they should dance)

• अप्सरसोगणाः (apsarasogaṇāḥ) - the groups of Apsarases (groups of Apsarases, troops of celestial nymphs)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (after the seating) (then, from that, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'tad' + suffix 'tas'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (the seated ones) (of them, to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Rākṣasas mentioned previously.

निषण्णानाम् (niṣaṇṇānām) - to those who were seated (of the seated ones, to the seated ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of niṣaṇṇa

niṣaṇṇa - seated, sat down

Past Passive Participle

Irregular past participle of root sad with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'teṣām'.

धनदः (dhanadaḥ) - Dhanada (Kubera) (giver of wealth, Kubera)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanada

dhanada - giver of wealth, a name of Kubera (god of wealth)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dhana+da)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from root dA (to give)
  Root: dA (class 3)

Note: Subject of the verb 'abravīt'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - these words (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

3rd person singular, from root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

भवत् (bhavat) - your (your (polite form), your honor's)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, your (polite), being

Used here as a possessive adjective modifying 'chandam'.

Note: Adjectival use, modifying 'chandam'.

छन्दम् (chandam) - your wish (desire, wish, will)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chanda

chanda - desire, wish, will, pleasure, meter

Derived from root 'chand' (to please, to appear good).

Root: chand (class 10)

Note: Object of 'samājñāya'.

समाज्ञाय (samājñāya) - having understood (having known, having understood, having perceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root jñā with prefixes sam and ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

नृत्येरन् (nṛtyeran) - let them dance (let them dance, they should dance)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of nṛt

Optative

3rd person plural, from root nṛt (class 4).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

अप्सरसोगणाः (apsarasogaṇāḥ) - the groups of Apsarases (groups of Apsarases, troops of celestial nymphs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apsarasogaṇa

apsarasogaṇa - a multitude/group of Apsarases

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (apsaras+gaṇa)

• apsaras – a celestial nymph, a female spirit of the clouds and waters
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'nṛtyeran'.