महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-50, verse-23

निषादा ऊचुः ।
अज्ञानाद्यत्कृतं पापं प्रसादं तत्र नः कुरु ।
करवाम प्रियं किं ते तन्नो ब्रूहि महामुने ॥२३॥

23. niṣādā ūcuḥ ,
ajñānādyatkṛtaṁ pāpaṁ prasādaṁ tatra naḥ kuru ,
karavāma priyaṁ kiṁ te tanno brūhi mahāmune.

23. niṣādāḥ ūcuḥ ajñānāt yat kṛtam pāpam prasādam tatra
naḥ kuru karavāma priyam kim te tat naḥ brūhi mahāmune

23. mahāmune niṣādāḥ ūcuḥ ajñānāt yat pāpam kṛtam tatra
naḥ prasādam kuru te priyam kim karavāma tat naḥ brūhi

23. The Nishadas said, "Whatever sin we have committed due to ignorance, please show us grace regarding that. What pleasing service can we render to you? Please tell us that, O great sage."

Words meanings summery:

• निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - The Nishada people (fishermen, Nishadas (a specific tribal community))

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance

• यत् (yat) - whatever (sin) (which, whatever)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - committed (sin) (done, made, performed)

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - divine grace, favor (grace, favor, blessing, clarity)

• तत्र (tatra) - regarding that (sin) (there, in that matter, regarding that)

• नः (naḥ) - to us (us, to us, our)

• कुरु (kuru) - please grant, show (do, make, perform, cause)

• करवाम (karavāma) - let us do, may we do

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (service/action) (pleasing, dear, beloved, benefit)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, how?)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your, by you)

• तत् (tat) - that (thing) (that, it)

• नः (naḥ) - to us (us, to us)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - please tell (tell, say, speak)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

Words meanings and morphology

निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - The Nishada people (fishermen, Nishadas (a specific tribal community))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣāda

niṣāda - a non-Aryan tribe, a fisherman, a hunter

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person plural Perfect active of √vac (irregular form)

Root: vac (class 2)

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, due to ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, lack of knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  from √jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यत् (yat) - whatever (sin) (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

कृतम् (kṛtam) - committed (sin) (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with pāpam.

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wrong

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, sin, vice

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - divine grace, favor (grace, favor, blessing, clarity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, blessing, serenity, clarity

from pra-√sad

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

तत्र (tatra) - regarding that (sin) (there, in that matter, regarding that)

(indeclinable)

from demonstrative base tad

नः (naḥ) - to us (us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here dative 'to us'.

कुरु (kuru) - please grant, show (do, make, perform, cause)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

2nd person singular Imperative active of √kṛ (irregular form)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

करवाम (karavāma) - let us do, may we do

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

Present Optative Active

1st person plural Optative active of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (service/action) (pleasing, dear, beloved, benefit)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable, beneficial

Note: Object of karavāma.

किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, how?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, which?, who?, why?

interrogative pronoun

ते (te) - to you (to you, your, by you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here dative 'to you'.

तत् (tat) - that (thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Object of brūhi.

नः (naḥ) - to us (us, to us)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here dative 'to us'.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - please tell (tell, say, speak)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

2nd person singular Imperative active of √brū (irregular form)

Root: brū (class 2)

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Chyavana.