महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-19

पाणिग्रहीता त्वन्यः स्यात्कस्य कन्या पितामह ।
तत्त्वं जिज्ञासमानानां चक्षुर्भवतु नो भवान् ॥१९॥

19. pāṇigrahītā tvanyaḥ syātkasya kanyā pitāmaha ,
tattvaṁ jijñāsamānānāṁ cakṣurbhavatu no bhavān.

19. pāṇigrāhītā tu anyaḥ syāt kasya kanyā pitāmaha
tattvam jijñāsamānānām cakṣuḥ bhavatu naḥ bhavān

19. pitāmaha tu anyaḥ pāṇigrāhītā syāt kasya kanyā
jijñāsamānānām naḥ bhavān tattvam cakṣuḥ bhavatu

19. But if another man becomes the husband, Grandfather, whose daughter is she then? For us who desire to know the truth (tattva), may you be our eye and guide.

Words meanings summery:

• पाणिग्राहीता (pāṇigrāhītā) - the husband (who performs the pāṇigrahaṇa ritual) (one who takes the hand, husband (in the context of marriage))

• तु (tu) - but, then (but, indeed, yet, however)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (man) (other, another, different)

• स्यात् (syāt) - might be (may be, should be, would be)

• कस्य (kasya) - whose (daughter) (whose, of what, of whom)

• कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (referring to the woman in question) (daughter, girl, maiden, virgin)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (addressing Bhīṣma) (paternal grandfather, great father)

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth (tattva) (truth, reality, essence, principle, true nature)

• जिज्ञासमानानाम् (jijñāsamānānām) - of us who desire to know (of those desiring to know, of those who inquire)

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, guide (eye, vision, sight, guide)

• भवतु (bhavatu) - may you be (let him be, may he be)

• नः (naḥ) - our (guide) (our, to us, for us)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (Bhīṣma) (you (honorific), sir, respectable person)

Words meanings and morphology

पाणिग्राहीता (pāṇigrāhītā) - the husband (who performs the pāṇigrahaṇa ritual) (one who takes the hand, husband (in the context of marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇigrāhitṛ

pāṇigrāhitṛ - husband; one who takes the hand (in marriage)

Agent noun derived from 'pāṇigraha' (hand-taking ritual).

Compound of 'pāṇi' (hand) and 'grāhitṛ' (taker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇi+grāhitṛ)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• grāhitṛ – taker, receiver, grabber
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'grah' (to seize, take) in causative stem 'grāhi'.
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: The suffix '-tṛ' indicates an agent.

तु (tu) - but, then (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle of contrast or emphasis.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (man) (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Indefinite pronoun.

स्यात् (syāt) - might be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative, third person, singular, active voice.

Root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

कस्य (kasya) - whose (daughter) (whose, of what, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with an implicit 'puṁsaḥ' (man's) or refers to the owner of the kanyā.

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter (referring to the woman in question) (daughter, girl, maiden, virgin)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin

ā-stem noun.

Root: kan

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (addressing Bhīṣma) (paternal grandfather, great father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather

Compound of 'pitṛ' (father) and 'maha' (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth (tattva) (truth, reality, essence, principle, true nature)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle, true nature, element

Abstract noun from 'tat' (that).

Note: Object of 'jijñāsamānānām' (implied or related to the act of knowing).

जिज्ञासमानानाम् (jijñāsamānānām) - of us who desire to know (of those desiring to know, of those who inquire)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jijñāsamāna

jijñāsamāna - desiring to know, inquiring, seeking knowledge

Present Participle (Ātmanepada) of Desiderative

Derived from desiderative stem of root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, guide (eye, vision, sight, guide)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision, light, guide

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Metaphorical use for a source of clear understanding or guidance.

भवतु (bhavatu) - may you be (let him be, may he be)

(verb)

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

Imperative, third person, singular, active voice.

Root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - our (guide) (our, to us, for us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun, enclitic form.

Note: Possessive sense: 'our eye'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (Bhīṣma) (you (honorific), sir, respectable person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful); existing, being, present

Present active participle of 'bhū' used as a pronoun.

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful second-person pronoun, taking third-person verb forms.