महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-4, verse-11

ऋचीक उवाच ।
किं प्रयच्छामि राजेन्द्र तुभ्यं शुल्कमहं नृप ।
दुहितुर्ब्रूह्यसंसक्तो मात्राभूत्ते विचारणा ॥११॥

11. ṛcīka uvāca ,
kiṁ prayacchāmi rājendra tubhyaṁ śulkamahaṁ nṛpa ,
duhiturbrūhyasaṁsakto mātrābhūtte vicāraṇā.

11. ṛcīkaḥ uvāca kim prayacchāmi rājendra tubhyam śulkam
aham nṛpa duhituḥ brūhi asaṃsaktaḥ mā abhūt te vicāraṇā

11. ṛcīkaḥ uvāca rājendra nṛpa aham tubhyam duhituḥ śulkam
kim prayacchāmi asaṃsaktaḥ brūhi te vicāraṇā mā abhūt

11. Ṛcīka said: "O great king, what bride-price shall I give to you? Speak forth, telling me without hesitation what you desire for your daughter, and let there be no second thoughts on your part."

Words meanings summery:

• ऋचीकः (ṛcīkaḥ) - Ṛcīka, the sage and father-in-law of Gādhi (Ṛcīka)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• किम् (kim) - what (as an interrogative pronoun) (what?)

• प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I shall give, I should offer (I give, I offer)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O great king (vocative for King Gādhi) (O king of kings, O emperor)

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you (King Gādhi) (to you, for you)

• शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bride-price (fee, tax, bride-price)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Ṛcīka) (I)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative for King Gādhi) (O king, O ruler)

• दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - regarding your daughter (Satyavatī) (of the daughter)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak (imperative to Gādhi) (speak, tell)

• असंसक्तः (asaṁsaktaḥ) - without attachment (to the amount of the bride-price, or general worldly attachment) (unattached, indifferent, not clinging)

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle) (not, do not)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - let it occur, let it exist (let it be, may it be)

• ते (te) - for you (King Gādhi) (to you, for you, your)

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - hesitation, second thoughts (consideration, deliberation, hesitation, doubt)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋचीकः (ṛcīkaḥ) - Ṛcīka, the sage and father-in-law of Gādhi (Ṛcīka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛcīka

ṛcīka - a sage, father of Jamadagni, a proper name

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (as an interrogative pronoun) (what?)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

Note: Can also be nominative neuter. Here functions as object of 'prayacchāmi'.

प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I shall give, I should offer (I give, I offer)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yam

Present Active

Root 'yam' (1st class) with prefix 'pra', present tense, 1st person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O great king (vocative for King Gādhi) (O king of kings, O emperor)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, emperor, supreme ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, principal, Indra (Vedic deity)
  noun (masculine)

तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you (King Gādhi) (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

शुल्कम् (śulkam) - bride-price (fee, tax, bride-price)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śulka

śulka - price, value, fee, tax, custom, bride-price

अहम् (aham) - I (Ṛcīka) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative for King Gādhi) (O king, O ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men, sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian, one who drinks
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect or to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - regarding your daughter (Satyavatī) (of the daughter)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of duhitṛ

duhitṛ - daughter

Note: The genitive can also indicate 'for the sake of' or 'regarding'.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak (imperative to Gādhi) (speak, tell)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root 'brū' (2nd class), imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

असंसक्तः (asaṁsaktaḥ) - without attachment (to the amount of the bride-price, or general worldly attachment) (unattached, indifferent, not clinging)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃsakta

asaṁsakta - unattached, not clinging, indifferent, free from desire

Past Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a' + 'saṃsakta' (past passive participle of saṃ-sañj 'to cling to, attach to')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃsakta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃsakta – attached, clinging, joined, connected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of saṃ-sañj (to cling to, attach to).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject, Gādhi.

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle) (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

अभूत् (abhūt) - let it occur, let it exist (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

Root 'bhū' (1st class), aorist tense, 3rd person singular, augment 'a'

Root: bhū (class 1)

ते (te) - for you (King Gādhi) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of dative or genitive singular.

विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - hesitation, second thoughts (consideration, deliberation, hesitation, doubt)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicāraṇā

vicāraṇā - consideration, deliberation, investigation, hesitation, doubt

Derived from root 'car' with prefixes 'vi-ā'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)