महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-54, verse-39

एष मेऽनुग्रहो विप्र जीविते च प्रयोजनम् ।
एतद्राज्यफलं चैव तपश्चैतत्परं मम ॥३९॥

39. eṣa me'nugraho vipra jīvite ca prayojanam ,
etadrājyaphalaṁ caiva tapaścaitatparaṁ mama.

39. eṣa me anugrahaḥ vipra jīvite ca prayojanam etat
rājyaphalam ca eva tapaḥ ca etat param mama

39. O Brahmin, this is my blessing and the very purpose of my life. This is also the fruit of my sovereignty, and this is my supreme asceticism (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this (blessing/purpose) (this, this one)

• मे (me) - my (my, of me)

• अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - blessing (favor, grace, blessing)

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O Brahmin, inspired, sage)

• जीविते (jīvite) - in my life, in my existence (in life, in existence)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose (purpose, object, motive)

• एतत् (etat) - this (boon/pleasure) (this, that)

• राज्यफलम् (rājyaphalam) - fruit of my sovereignty (fruit of kingship, result of sovereignty)

• च (ca) - and

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

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, heat)

• च (ca) - and

• एतत् (etat) - this (boon/pleasure) (this, that)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

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

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this (blessing/purpose) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the preceding event/boon

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive for 'anugrahaḥ' and 'prayojanam'

अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - blessing (favor, grace, blessing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - favor, grace, blessing, kindness

Derived from root grah (to seize) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Predicate nominative to implied 'asti'

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (addressing Viśvāmitra) (O Brahmin, inspired, sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest; inspired, wise, sage

जीविते (jīvite) - in my life, in my existence (in life, in existence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence; living

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Denotes sphere or context

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'anugrahaḥ' and 'prayojanam'

प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose (purpose, object, motive)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prayojana

prayojana - purpose, object, motive, utility

Derived from root yuj (to join) with prefix pra- and suffix -ana

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative to implied 'asti'

एतत् (etat) - this (boon/pleasure) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Subject of the second sentence

राज्यफलम् (rājyaphalam) - fruit of my sovereignty (fruit of kingship, result of sovereignty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājyaphala

rājyaphala - fruit of kingship, result of sovereignty

Compound: rājya (kingship) + phala (fruit)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+phala)

• rājya – kingship, sovereignty, kingdom
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'etat'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, heat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, austerity, asceticism

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject of the third sentence

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses

एतत् (etat) - this (boon/pleasure) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tapaḥ'

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Agrees with 'tapaḥ' and 'etat'

मम (mama) - my (asceticism) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive adjective for 'tapaḥ'