महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-32, verse-24

ततः प्रहस्य जनकं ब्राह्मणः पुनरब्रवीत् ।
त्वज्जिज्ञासार्थमद्येह विद्धि मां धर्ममागतम् ॥२४॥

24. tataḥ prahasya janakaṁ brāhmaṇaḥ punarabravīt ,
tvajjijñāsārthamadyeha viddhi māṁ dharmamāgatam.

24. tataḥ prahasya janakam brāhmaṇaḥ punaḥ abravīt
tvat-jijñāsā-artham adya iha viddhi mām dharmam āgatam

24. tataḥ brāhmaṇaḥ prahasya punaḥ janakam abravīt: "adya iha tvat-jijñāsā-artham āgatam mām dharmam viddhi.
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24. Then, laughing, the Brahmin spoke again to Janaka: "Know me, who has come here today for the purpose of your inquiry, to be the very principle of natural law (dharma)."

Words meanings summery:

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

• प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed, smiling

• जनकम् (janakam) - Janaka (proper noun, name of a king)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• त्वत्-जिज्ञासा-अर्थम् (tvat-jijñāsā-artham) - for the purpose of your inquiry/desire to know

• अद्य (adya) - today

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

• माम् (mām) - me

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the principle of natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteous conduct, duty)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - who has come (come, arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed, smiling

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'has' (to laugh) with prefix 'pra'. Absolutive (lyap) form.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

जनकम् (janakam) - Janaka (proper noun, name of a king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (proper name of a king)

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect active

From root 'brū' (class 2). Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

त्वत्-जिज्ञासा-अर्थम् (tvat-jijñāsā-artham) - for the purpose of your inquiry/desire to know

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvat+jijñāsā+artha)

• tvat – you (ablative singular), your
  pronoun
• jijñāsā – desire to know, inquiry, curiosity
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  From desiderative stem of root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used to express purpose.

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (imperative)

(verb)

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

imperative active

From root 'vid' (class 2, 'vetti' system). Imperative, 2nd person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me, myself

Note: Object of `viddhi`.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the principle of natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteous conduct, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteous conduct, duty, virtue, religion

Note: Predicative accusative with `mām`.

आगतम् (āgatam) - who has come (come, arrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions like "who has come".