महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-46

अगस्त्य उवाच ।
आशीर्वादस्त्वया प्रोक्तः शपथो बलसूदन ।
दीयतां पुष्करं मह्यमेष धर्मः सनातनः ॥४६॥

46. agastya uvāca ,
āśīrvādastvayā proktaḥ śapatho balasūdana ,
dīyatāṁ puṣkaraṁ mahyameṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ.

46. agastya uvāca āśīrvādaḥ tvayā proktaḥ śapathaḥ balasūdana
dīyatām puṣkaram mahyam eṣaḥ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ

46. agastya uvāca balasūdana tvayā āśīrvādaḥ śapathaḥ
proktaḥ mahyam puṣkaram dīyatām eṣaḥ sanātanaḥ dharmaḥ

46. Agastya said: 'O Slayer of Bala, you have pronounced a blessing and an oath. Let Pushkara be given to me; this is the eternal (sanātana) natural law (dharma).'

Words meanings summery:

• अगस्त्य (agastya) - the sage Agastya (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• आशीर्वादः (āśīrvādaḥ) - a blessing (blessing, benediction)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - pronounced (said, declared, pronounced)

• शपथः (śapathaḥ) - an oath (oath, curse, vow)

• बलसूदन (balasūdana) - O Slayer of Bala (epithet for Indra) (killer of Bala, destroyer of strength)

• दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

• पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - Pushkara (the sacred place/object) (lotus, blue lotus; name of a sacred lake/place)

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (to me, for me)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this (masculine))

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness)

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, ancient)

Words meanings and morphology

अगस्त्य (agastya) - the sage Agastya (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - name of a celebrated Rishi

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

आशीर्वादः (āśīrvādaḥ) - a blessing (blessing, benediction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśīrvāda

āśīrvāda - blessing, benediction

Root: vad (class 1)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - pronounced (said, declared, pronounced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pra-vac

pra-vac - to speak forth, declare

past passive participle

formed from pra + root vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

शपथः (śapathaḥ) - an oath (oath, curse, vow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapatha

śapatha - oath, curse, vow

Root: śap (class 1)

बलसूदन (balasūdana) - O Slayer of Bala (epithet for Indra) (killer of Bala, destroyer of strength)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of balasūdana

balasūdana - destroyer of Bala (name of an Asura); destroyer of strength

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+sūdana)

• bala – strength, power; name of an Asura
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroying, crushing; destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root sūd
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: An epithet for Indra.

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given

(verb)

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

imperative passive

root 'dā' (3rd class) in imperative mood, 3rd person singular, passive voice

Root: dā (class 3)

पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - Pushkara (the sacred place/object) (lotus, blue lotus; name of a sacred lake/place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkara

puṣkara - lotus; name of a sacred lake/place; tip of an elephant's trunk

Note: Accusative singular, acting as the object of dīyatām.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, ancient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval

Note: Agrees with dharma.