महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-54, verse-38

एष एव वरो मुख्यः प्राप्तो मे भृगुनन्दन ।
यत्प्रीतोऽसि समाचारात्कुलं पूतं ममानघ ॥३८॥

38. eṣa eva varo mukhyaḥ prāpto me bhṛgunandana ,
yatprīto'si samācārātkulaṁ pūtaṁ mamānagha.

38. eṣa eva varaḥ mukhyaḥ prāptaḥ me bhṛgunandana
yat prītaḥ asi samācārāt kulam pūtam mama anagha

38. O son of Bhṛgu, O sinless one, this indeed is the principal boon I have received: that you are pleased by my good conduct, and thereby my lineage is purified.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this (boon) (this, this one)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• वरः (varaḥ) - boon (boon, blessing, choice)

• मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - principal (principal, chief, foremost)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - received, attained (obtained, received, reached)

• मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, for me, my)

• भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O son of Bhṛgu (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O delight of Bhṛgu, O son of Bhṛgu)

• यत् (yat) - the fact that, that (introduces a clause) (that (conjunction), which)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted)

• असि (asi) - you are

• समाचारात् (samācārāt) - by my good conduct (from good conduct, due to proper behavior)

• कुलम् (kulam) - my lineage, my family (family, lineage, race)

• पूतम् (pūtam) - purified (purified, clean, sacred)

• मम (mama) - my (lineage) (my, of me)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O sinless one, faultless)

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this (boon) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'varaḥ'

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

वरः (varaḥ) - boon (boon, blessing, choice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, chosen thing

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Subject of the sentence

मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - principal (principal, chief, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukhya

mukhya - principal, chief, main, foremost

Derived from mukha (face, front)

Note: Agrees with 'varaḥ'

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - received, attained (obtained, received, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, received, reached

Past Passive Participle

from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'varaḥ'

मे (me) - by me (by me, to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Acts as the agent for 'prāptaḥ'

भृगुनन्दन (bhṛgunandana) - O son of Bhṛgu (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O delight of Bhṛgu, O son of Bhṛgu)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhṛgunandana

bhṛgunandana - delight of Bhṛgu, son of Bhṛgu

Compound: Bhṛgu (a sage's name) + nandana (son, delight)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+nandana)

• bhṛgu – name of an ancient sage; a descendant of Bhṛgu
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child; gladdening, delighting
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

यत् (yat) - the fact that, that (introduces a clause) (that (conjunction), which)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here acting as a conjunction introducing the content of the boon

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

from root prī (to please, love)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective to 'asi'

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

2nd person singular, Present tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Copula

समाचारात् (samācārāt) - by my good conduct (from good conduct, due to proper behavior)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of samācāra

samācāra - good conduct, proper behavior, practice

Compound: sam (good) + ācāra (conduct)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sam+ācāra)

• sam – together, completely, well
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, tradition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root car with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause

कुलम् (kulam) - my lineage, my family (family, lineage, race)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

Note: Subject of the second clause

पूतम् (pūtam) - purified (purified, clean, sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūta

pūta - purified, clean, sacred

Past Passive Participle

from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective to 'kulam'

मम (mama) - my (lineage) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive adjective for 'kulam'

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O sinless one, faultless)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound: a- (not) + nagha (sin)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nagha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• nagha – sin, fault
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective used as a vocative noun