महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-55, verse-34

कुशिक उवाच ।
एष एव वरो मेऽद्य यत्त्वं प्रीतो महामुने ।
भवत्वेतद्यथात्थ त्वं तपः पौत्रे ममानघ ।
ब्राह्मण्यं मे कुलस्यास्तु भगवन्नेष मे वरः ॥३४॥

34. kuśika uvāca ,
eṣa eva varo me'dya yattvaṁ prīto mahāmune ,
bhavatvetadyathāttha tvaṁ tapaḥ pautre mamānagha ,
brāhmaṇyaṁ me kulasyāstu bhagavanneṣa me varaḥ.

34. kuśikaḥ uvāca eṣaḥ eva varaḥ me adya yat
tvam prītaḥ mahāmune bhavatu etat yathā
āttha tvam tapaḥ pautre mama anagha brāhmaṇyam
me kulasya astu bhagavan eṣaḥ me varaḥ

34. kuśikaḥ uvāca mahāmune yat tvam prītaḥ eṣaḥ
eva me adya varaḥ anagha tvam yathā
āttha mama pautre tapaḥ etat bhavatu bhagavan
me kulasya brāhmaṇyam astu eṣaḥ me varaḥ

34. Kuśika said: 'This indeed is my boon today, that you, O great sage, are pleased. Let it be as you have said, O sinless one, concerning my grandson's ascetic practice (tapas). Furthermore, O venerable one, let brahminhood (brāhmaṇya) be for my lineage; this is my boon.'

Words meanings summery:

• कुशिकः (kuśikaḥ) - Kuśika (a proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (boon) (this, this one)

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

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

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• यत् (yat) - that (conjunction) (that, which, because)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (by me/my request) (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it be

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter, what has been said) (this, this one)

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)

• आत्थ (āttha) - you have said

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practice (tapas) (asceticism, penance, heat)

• पौत्रे (pautre) - regarding my grandson (in the grandson, concerning the grandson)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

• ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - brahminhood, status of a Brahmin

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

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of my lineage (of the lineage, of the family)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O blessed one

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (boon) (this, this one)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

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

Words meanings and morphology

कुशिकः (kuśikaḥ) - Kuśika (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśika

kuśika - Name of a king, ancestor of Viśvāmitra

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (boon) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

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

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice; best; suitor

from √vṛ 'to choose'

Root: vṛ (class 9)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that (conjunction) (that, which, because)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (by me/my request) (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied

past passive participle

from √prī 'to please, satisfy'

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `tvam`.

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+muni)

• mahat – great, large, extensive
  adjective (neuter)
• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Cyavana.

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative 3rd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (matter, what has been said) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

आत्थ (āttha) - you have said

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

perfect 2nd singular

Irregular perfect form from a defective verb.

Root: ah (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तपः (tapaḥ) - ascetic practice (tapas) (asceticism, penance, heat)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, penance, asceticism, religious austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Contextually related to `pautre`.

पौत्रे (pautre) - regarding my grandson (in the grandson, concerning the grandson)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pautra

pautra - grandson, son's son

Note: Refers to Kuśika's grandson.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• agha – sin, evil, distress
  noun (neuter)

ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - brahminhood, status of a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya

brāhmaṇya - brahminhood, the status or character of a Brahmin

derived from `brāhmaṇa` + `-ya` (taddhita suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Subject of 'astu'.

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

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: In this context, implies 'for my'.

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of my lineage (of the lineage, of the family)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative 3rd singular

Root: as (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O blessed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable one

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Cyavana.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (boon) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice; best; suitor

from √vṛ 'to choose'

Root: vṛ (class 9)