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13,5

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-5, verse-27

वरं वृणीष्वेति तदा स च वव्रे वरं शुकः ।
आनृशंस्यपरो नित्यं तस्य वृक्षस्य संभवम् ॥२७॥
27. varaṁ vṛṇīṣveti tadā sa ca vavre varaṁ śukaḥ ,
ānṛśaṁsyaparo nityaṁ tasya vṛkṣasya saṁbhavam.
27. varam vṛṇīṣva iti tadā saḥ ca vavre varam śukaḥ
ānṛśaṃsyaparaḥ nityam tasya vṛkṣasya saṃbhavam
27. Then, when [Indra said], 'Choose a boon!', Śuka, who was always dedicated to benevolence, chose a boon concerning the continued existence of that tree.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, excellent thing
  • वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for, select
  • इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • सः (saḥ) - Śuka (he)
  • (ca) - and
  • वव्रे (vavre) - chose, asked for
  • वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing
  • शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (the parrot)
  • आनृशंस्यपरः (ānṛśaṁsyaparaḥ) - intent on benevolence, supremely benevolent
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
  • तस्य (tasya) - of that, its
  • वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree
  • संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - the continued existence/growth (existence, being, growth, origin)

Words meanings and morphology

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, excellent thing
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vara
vara - boon, blessing, wish, best, excellent
Note: Direct object of vṛṇīṣva.
वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for, select
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Used as direct speech, spoken by Indra.
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
(indeclinable)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - Śuka (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वव्रे (vavre) - chose, asked for
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vṛ
Root: vṛ (class 9)
वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vara
vara - boon, blessing, wish, best, excellent
Note: Direct object of vavre.
शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (the parrot)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka
śuka - parrot; proper name Śuka
आनृशंस्यपरः (ānṛśaṁsyaparaḥ) - intent on benevolence, supremely benevolent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ānṛśaṃsyapara
ānṛśaṁsyapara - having benevolence as supreme, devoted to kindness
Compound type : tatpurusha (ānṛśaṃsya+para)
  • ānṛśaṃsya – benevolence, kindness, compassion, humanity
    noun (neuter)
  • para – supreme, highest, ultimate; devoted to, intent on
    adjective (masculine)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - of that, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with vṛkṣasya.
वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa
vṛkṣa - tree
संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - the continued existence/growth (existence, being, growth, origin)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava
saṁbhava - origin, birth, existence, possibility, production, growth
Derived from prefix sam + root bhū (to be, exist).
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Object of the boon chosen.