महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-16, verse-42

भृशं प्रीतोऽस्मि भवतश्चारित्रेण विचक्षण ।
परिपृच्छ यावद्भवते भाषेयं यत्तवेप्सितम् ॥४२॥

42. bhṛśaṁ prīto'smi bhavataścāritreṇa vicakṣaṇa ,
paripṛccha yāvadbhavate bhāṣeyaṁ yattavepsitam.

42. bhṛśam prītaḥ asmi bhavataḥ caritreṇa vicakṣaṇa
paripṛccha yāvat bhavate bhāṣeyam yat tava īpsitam

42. vicakṣaṇa bhavataḥ cāritreṇa bhṛśam prītaḥ asmi
paripṛccha yāvat yat tava īpsitam bhavate bhāṣeyam

42. O wise one, I am greatly pleased by your character. Ask whatever you wish, and I will explain to you that which you desire.

Words meanings summery:

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly (greatly, exceedingly, very much, strongly)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your (of you, your honor's)

• चरित्रेण (caritreṇa) - by your character/conduct (by conduct, by character, by behavior)

• विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇa) - O wise one! (wise, intelligent, discerning; O wise one!)

• परिपृच्छ (paripṛccha) - ask, inquire (imperative) (ask, inquire)

• यावत् (yāvat) - whatever, as much as (as much as, as many as, as long as, whatever)

• भवते (bhavate) - to you (to you, for you (respectful))

• भाषेयम् (bhāṣeyam) - I will explain/speak (I would speak, I should speak, I will speak)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, whatever)

• तव (tava) - your (of you, your)

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - that which is desired (by you) (desired, wished, longed for; a desired object)

Words meanings and morphology

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly (greatly, exceedingly, very much, strongly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of `bhṛśa`.

Note: Modifies `prītaḥ`.

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, delighted, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, loved, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

From root `prī` (to please, love).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective to implied `aham`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense, Active Voice

First person singular, present tense of `as`.

Root: as (class 2)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your (of you, your honor's)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being

Present Active Participle

From root `bhū` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix, used as a polite second-person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Possessive, modifies `caritreṇa`.

चरित्रेण (caritreṇa) - by your character/conduct (by conduct, by character, by behavior)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of caritra

caritra - conduct, character, behavior, history

From root `car` (to move, behave).

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause of pleasure.

विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇa) - O wise one! (wise, intelligent, discerning; O wise one!)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, wise, clever, skilled

Derived from verb

From `vi-cakṣ` (to perceive, observe, discern).

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

परिपृच्छ (paripṛccha) - ask, inquire (imperative) (ask, inquire)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pariprach

Imperative, Active Voice

`pari-prach`

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

यावत् (yāvat) - whatever, as much as (as much as, as many as, as long as, whatever)

(indeclinable)

Correlative pronoun used adverbially.

Note: Modifies the implied noun being asked for.

भवते (bhavate) - to you (to you, for you (respectful))

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being

Present Active Participle

From root `bhū` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix, used as a polite second-person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Recipient of the action of speaking.

भाषेयम् (bhāṣeyam) - I will explain/speak (I would speak, I should speak, I will speak)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, optative/potential (liṅ) of bhāṣ

Optative/Potential, Middle Voice

First person singular, optative/potential mood, middle voice of `bhāṣ`.

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, whatever, that

From root `yā-` (to go) + `kvip` (pronominal suffix) or from `yad`

Root: yā-

Note: Object of `bhāṣeyam`.

तव (tava) - your (of you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Second person pronoun base.

Note: Possessive, modifies `īpsitam`.

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - that which is desired (by you) (desired, wished, longed for; a desired object)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished, aimed at, a desired object

Past Passive Participle

From desiderative stem of `āp` (to obtain).

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Object of `paripṛccha` and `bhāṣeyam`.