महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-53, verse-51

स्निग्धगम्भीरया वाचा भार्गवः सुप्रसन्नया ।
ददानि वां वरं श्रेष्ठं तद्ब्रूतामिति भारत ॥५१॥

51. snigdhagambhīrayā vācā bhārgavaḥ suprasannayā ,
dadāni vāṁ varaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ tadbrūtāmiti bhārata.

51. snigdhagambhīrayā vācā bhārgavaḥ suprasannayā
dadāni vām varam śreṣṭham tat brūtām iti bhārata

51. bhārgavaḥ snigdhagambhīrayā suprasannayā vācā
vām śreṣṭham varam dadāni tat brūtām iti bhārata

51. With a soft, deep, and very pleased voice, Bhargava spoke: "I shall grant you two a supreme boon; therefore, tell me what it is, O (Bhārata)."

Words meanings summery:

• स्निग्धगम्भीरया (snigdhagambhīrayā) - with a soft and deep (voice)

• वाचा (vācā) - with his voice (by voice, with voice)

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - the sage (Paraśurāma, descendant of Bhṛgu) (Bhargava (descendant of Bhṛgu))

• सुप्रसन्नया (suprasannayā) - with a very pleased (voice) (with a very pleased, with a gracious (voice))

• ददानि (dadāni) - I shall grant (I shall give, let me give)

• वाम् (vām) - to you two (the couple) (to you two, of you two, you two (accusative))

• वरम् (varam) - a boon (a boon, a blessing, a wish)

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - supreme (boon) (best, excellent, supreme)

• तत् (tat) - that (boon you desire) (that, therefore, what)

• ब्रूताम् (brūtām) - tell (me) (tell, say)

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of the quote) (thus, so, (marks quoted speech))

• भारत (bhārata) - O (descendant of Bharata) (addressing the listener of the narrative) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, an epithet for kings))

Words meanings and morphology

स्निग्धगम्भीरया (snigdhagambhīrayā) - with a soft and deep (voice)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of snigdhagambhīra

snigdhagambhīra - soft and deep, smooth and profound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (snigdha+gambhīra)

• snigdha – soft, tender, smooth, affectionate, oily
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'snih' (to be affectionate, to be oily).
  Root: snih (class 4)
• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious, grave
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vācā'.

वाचा (vācā) - with his voice (by voice, with voice)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - voice, speech, word, language

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - the sage (Paraśurāma, descendant of Bhṛgu) (Bhargava (descendant of Bhṛgu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, name of Paraśurāma

From 'Bhṛgu' + 'aṇ' suffix.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'spoke'.

सुप्रसन्नया (suprasannayā) - with a very pleased (voice) (with a very pleased, with a gracious (voice))

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of suprasanna

suprasanna - very pleased, gracious, serene

Past Passive Participle

From 'su' (very) + 'pra' (forth) + 'sad' (to sit, to settle, to be pleased).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+prasanna)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• prasanna – pleased, clear, calm, gracious
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'pra-sad'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vācā'.

ददानि (dadāni) - I shall grant (I shall give, let me give)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Present imperative (loṭ) active

Reduplicated root 'dā' (dada) in first person singular, active voice.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Speaker is Bhargava.

वाम् (vām) - to you two (the couple) (to you two, of you two, you two (accusative))

(pronoun)

dual of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

वरम् (varam) - a boon (a boon, a blessing, a wish)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, wish, choice, bridegroom

From root 'vṛ' (to choose, to wish).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'dadāni'.

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - supreme (boon) (best, excellent, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, excellent, chief, foremost

Superlative of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

Note: Agrees with 'varam'.

तत् (tat) - that (boon you desire) (that, therefore, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she, what

Note: Object of 'brūtām'.

ब्रूताम् (brūtām) - tell (me) (tell, say)

(verb)

2nd person , dual, middle, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative middle

2nd person dual imperative middle voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Direct address to the couple.

इति (iti) - (marks the end of the quote) (thus, so, (marks quoted speech))

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O (descendant of Bharata) (addressing the listener of the narrative) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, an epithet for kings))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

From 'Bharata' + 'aṇ' suffix.