महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-28, verse-25

मतङ्ग उवाच ।
ब्राह्मण्यं कामयानोऽहमिदमारब्धवांस्तपः ।
गच्छेयं तदवाप्येह वर एष वृतो मया ॥२५॥

25. mataṅga uvāca ,
brāhmaṇyaṁ kāmayāno'hamidamārabdhavāṁstapaḥ ,
gaccheyaṁ tadavāpyeha vara eṣa vṛto mayā.

25. mataṅgaḥ uvāca brāhmaṇyam kāmayānaḥ aham idam ārabdhavān
tapaḥ gaccheyam tat avāpya iha varaḥ eṣaḥ vṛtaḥ mayā

25. Matanga said: 'Desiring brahminhood (brāhmaṇyam), I undertook this asceticism (tapas). Having obtained that here, I would achieve it. This is the boon chosen by me.'

Words meanings summery:

• मतङ्गः (mataṅgaḥ) - The sage Matanga (Matanga (name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - brahminhood, the state of being a Brahmin

• कामयानः (kāmayānaḥ) - desiring, wishing

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इदम् (idam) - this

• आरब्धवान् (ārabdhavān) - having begun, having undertaken

• तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practice (tapas) (asceticism, penance)

• गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - I would attain, I might go

• तत् (tat) - that (brahminhood) (that, it)

• अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• वरः (varaḥ) - boon, wish

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

मतङ्गः (mataṅgaḥ) - The sage Matanga (Matanga (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mataṅga

mataṅga - a particular class of elephant; name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - brahminhood, the state of being a Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya

brāhmaṇya - brahminhood, the status or office of a Brahmin; suitability for a Brahmin

from brāhmaṇa + ya (abstract suffix)

Note: Object of 'kāmayānaḥ'.

कामयानः (kāmayānaḥ) - desiring, wishing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kam

kam - to desire, love

Present Participle (Middle)

from kam (desiderative root) + śānac

Root: kam (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'ārabdhavān' and 'gaccheyam'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Modifies 'tapaḥ'.

आरब्धवान् (ārabdhavān) - having begun, having undertaken

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārabdhavat

ārabdhavat - having begun, having undertaken

Past Active Participle

from ā-rabh + ktavatu

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practice (tapas) (asceticism, penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, heat, religious austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'ārabdhavān'.

गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - I would attain, I might go

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the attainment of the desired state.

तत् (tat) - that (brahminhood) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun)

Note: Object of 'gaccheyam'. Refers to 'brāhmaṇyam'.

अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from ava-āp + ya (as in 'lyap' for upasarga-prefixed roots)

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Action completed before the main verb 'gaccheyam'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

वरः (varaḥ) - boon, wish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, excellent, best

from vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Predicate noun.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the boon just described.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, asked for

Past Passive Participle

from vṛ + kta

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'varaḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'vṛtaḥ'.