महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-52, verse-16

सत्कृत्य स तथा विप्रमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
भगवन्परवन्तौ स्वो ब्रूहि किं करवावहे ॥१६॥

16. satkṛtya sa tathā vipramidaṁ vacanamabravīt ,
bhagavanparavantau svo brūhi kiṁ karavāvahe.

16. satkṛtya saḥ tathā vipram idam vacanam abravīt
bhagavan paravantau svaḥ brūhi kim karavāvahe

16. saḥ tathā vipram satkṛtya idam vacanam abravīt.
bhagavan,
paravantau svaḥ.
kim karavāvahe brūhi.

16. Having thus honored that Brahmin, he (the king) spoke these words: 'O venerable one (bhagavan), we two are at your command; please tell us what we should do.'

Words meanings summery:

• सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored, having treated with respect

• सः (saḥ) - the king (Kuśika) (he, that)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• विप्रम् (vipram) - the sage Chyavana (Brahmin, sage, inspired one)

• इदम् (idam) - this (following) speech (this)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - addressing Chyavana, the sage (O venerable one, O glorious one)

• परवन्तौ (paravantau) - we two are dependent (on you) (dependent, subject to another)

• स्वः (svaḥ) - we two are

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell us (what to do) (speak, tell)

• किम् (kim) - what (should we do?) (what?, why?, whether)

• करवावहे (karavāvahe) - what shall we two do?

Words meanings and morphology

सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored, having treated with respect

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

√kṛ with upasarga sat (good, real), meaning 'having done well/honored'

Prefix: sat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सः (saḥ) - the king (Kuśika) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of tad

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

विप्रम् (vipram) - the sage Chyavana (Brahmin, sage, inspired one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest, sage, inspired one, wise man

इदम् (idam) - this (following) speech (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Nominative/Accusative singular neuter of idam

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement, command

Derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abravīt

Imperfect Active Indicative

Augmented form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - addressing Chyavana, the sage (O venerable one, O glorious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine; the worshipful one, lord

Possessive suffix -vat from bhaga (fortune)

परवन्तौ (paravantau) - we two are dependent (on you) (dependent, subject to another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of paravat

paravat - dependent on another, subject to, under control of

Possessive suffix -vat from para (other)

Note: Refers to the king and his wife.

स्वः (svaḥ) - we two are

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

First person dual of √as

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell us (what to do) (speak, tell)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Second person singular imperative of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (should we do?) (what?, why?, whether)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

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

Nominative/Accusative singular neuter of kim

Note: Interrogative pronoun

करवावहे (karavāvahe) - what shall we two do?

(verb)

1st person , dual, middle, subjunctive (leṭ) of karavāvahe

Subjunctive Middle

First person dual subjunctive (leṭ) Ātmanepada (middle voice) of √kṛ, expressing intention or exhortation.

Root: kṛ (class 8)