महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-55, verse-13

ततोऽहमागम्य पुरा त्वामवोचं महीपते ।
नियमं कंचिदारप्स्ये शुश्रूषा क्रियतामिति ॥१३॥

13. tato'hamāgamya purā tvāmavocaṁ mahīpate ,
niyamaṁ kaṁcidārapsye śuśrūṣā kriyatāmiti.

13. tataḥ aham āgamya purā tvām avocam mahīpate
niyamam kañcit ārap-sye śuśrūṣā kriyatām iti

13. Then, having come before, I told you, O king: 'I shall undertake a certain vow; let service be rendered to me.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, approaching

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, before, in ancient times

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अवोचम् (avocam) - I spoke, I said

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king

• नियमम् (niyamam) - rule, regulation, vow, discipline

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain, any

• आरप्-स्ये (ārap-sye) - I shall undertake, I shall begin

• शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - service, desire to serve

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be done

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of a direct quote. (thus, in this manner)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base tad with -tas suffix.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, approaching

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root gam with prefix ā, followed by the suffix -ya for absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, before, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अवोचम् (avocam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of vac

Aorist

Aorist (Luṅ) 1st person singular, active voice. Root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

नियमम् (niyamam) - rule, regulation, vow, discipline

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - rule, regulation, vow, discipline

From root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain, any

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kañcit

kañcit - some, a certain, any

Combination of interrogative pronoun kim + indefinite particle cit.

आरप्-स्ये (ārap-sye) - I shall undertake, I shall begin

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of ā-rabh

Future Tense

Future (Lṛṭ) 1st person singular, ātmanepada of root rabh with prefix ā. Internal sandhi causes 'bh' to become 'p' before 's'.

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - service, desire to serve

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā

śuśrūṣā - service, desire to serve

From desiderative stem of śru (to hear) + ā.

Root: śru (class 5)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative

Passive imperative (Loṭ), 3rd person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of a direct quote. (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)