महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-69, verse-17

ततस्तमपरं विप्रं याचे विनिमयेन वै ।
गवां शतसहस्रं वै तत्कृते गृह्यतामिति ॥१७॥

17. tatastamaparaṁ vipraṁ yāce vinimayena vai ,
gavāṁ śatasahasraṁ vai tatkṛte gṛhyatāmiti.

17. tataḥ tam aparam vipram yāce vinimayena vai
gavām śatasahasram vai tatkṛte gṛhyatām iti

17. tataḥ aham tam aparam vipram vinimayena yāce (iti): gavām śatasahasram vai tatkṛte gṛhyatām.

17. Then I begged that other Brahmin for an exchange: 'Indeed, let a hundred thousand cows be accepted in its stead.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

• तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

• अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, subsequent

• विप्रम् (vipram) - Brahmin (referring to the priest) (Brahmin, sage)

• याचे (yāce) - I beg, I request, I solicit

• विनिमयेन (vinimayena) - by exchange, in exchange

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, of cattle

• शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - a hundred thousand, one lakh

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• तत्कृते (tatkṛte) - in its stead (referring to the cow) (for its sake, for that purpose, on its behalf)

• गृह्यताम् (gṛhyatām) - let it be taken, let it be accepted

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, that

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from tad (that).

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of yāce.

अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, subsequent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, western

Note: Modifies vipram.

विप्रम् (vipram) - Brahmin (referring to the priest) (Brahmin, sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired, learned

From root vip (to tremble, to be inspired).

Root: vip (class 1)

Note: Object of yāce.

याचे (yāce) - I beg, I request, I solicit

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yāc

Present indicative

Root yāc, Atmanepada form.

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: The speaker is performing the action for himself.

विनिमयेन (vinimayena) - by exchange, in exchange

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vinimaya

vinimaya - exchange, barter, reciprocal change

From root mi (to exchange) with prefixes vi and ni.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: mi (class 5)

Note: Denotes the means of the request.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Used for emphasis.

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows, of cattle

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

Note: Refers to 'a hundred thousand of cows'.

शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - a hundred thousand, one lakh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śatasahasra

śatasahasra - a hundred thousand

Compound of śata (hundred) and sahasra (thousand).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śata+sahasra)

• śata – a hundred
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of gṛhyatām.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Used for emphasis.

तत्कृते (tatkṛte) - in its stead (referring to the cow) (for its sake, for that purpose, on its behalf)

(indeclinable)

Compound of tad (that) and kṛte (for the sake of), kṛte is locative singular of kṛta (done) used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+kṛta)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
  Demonstrative pronoun.
• kṛte – for the sake of, on account of
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Locative singular of kṛta (past passive participle of kṛ, to do) used adverbially.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase.

गृह्यताम् (gṛhyatām) - let it be taken, let it be accepted

(verb)

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

Imperative, Passive

Passive voice, present tense, 3rd person singular imperative.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: The implied subject is śatasahasram (a hundred thousand).

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, that

(indeclinable)

Particle introducing or concluding a quotation.

Note: Concludes the quoted speech.