महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-21, verse-15

स्त्र्युवाच ।
शिरसा प्रणमे विप्र प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
भूमौ निपतमानायाः शरणं भव मेऽनघ ॥१५॥

15. stryuvāca ,
śirasā praṇame vipra prasādaṁ kartumarhasi ,
bhūmau nipatamānāyāḥ śaraṇaṁ bhava me'nagha.

15. strī uvāca | śirasā praṇame vipra prasādam kartum
arhasi | bhūmau nipatamānāyāḥ śaraṇam bhava me anagha

15. strī uvāca vipra śirasā praṇame prasādam kartum
arhasi anagha bhūmau nipatamānāyāḥ me śaraṇam bhava

15. The woman said: "O Brahmin, I bow down with my head. You should show favor. O sinless one, be a refuge for me, who am falling to the ground."

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्री (strī) - The woman (woman, female)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (the woman) (said, spoke)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with my head (with the head, by the head)

• प्रणमे (praṇame) - I bow down (I bow down, I salute)

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (Brahmin, learned, inspired)

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor (favor, grace, clemency)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to show (to do, to make)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• निपतामानायाः (nipatāmānāyāḥ) - for me, who am falling down (of her who is falling down, of the one falling)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - a refuge (refuge, shelter, protection)

• भव (bhava) - be (be, become)

• मे (me) - for me (to me, for me (dative/genitive of I))

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (sinless, faultless, pure)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्री (strī) - The woman (woman, female)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

उवाच (uvāca) - said (the woman) (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with my head (with the head, by the head)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

Note: Means of bowing.

प्रणमे (praṇame) - I bow down (I bow down, I salute)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of praṇam

Root nam (to bow) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Derived from pra + nam.

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (Brahmin, learned, inspired)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, learned, inspired, wise

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor (favor, grace, clemency)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - favor, grace, clemency, tranquility

From root sad (to sit) with prefix pra, meaning 'to be gracious'.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of `kartum`.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to show (to do, to make)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of kṛ

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with `arhasi`.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought to (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Used with an infinitive.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - to the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil

Note: Indicates location of falling.

निपतामानायाः (nipatāmānāyāḥ) - for me, who am falling down (of her who is falling down, of the one falling)

(participle)

Dative, feminine, singular of nipatyamāna

nipatyamāna - falling down, prostrating

Present Middle Participle

From root pat (to fall) with prefix ni. Formed with śānac suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied "me" (for me, the falling one). Genitive can also denote dative usage.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - a refuge (refuge, shelter, protection)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

Note: Predicate nominative for `bhava`.

भव (bhava) - be (be, become)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - for me (to me, for me (dative/genitive of I))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form.

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (sinless, faultless, pure)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, innocent

Compound of 'an' (negation) + 'agha' (sin, fault).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+agha)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to Aṣṭāvakra.