महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-35, verse-4

भगवन्तं प्रपन्नोऽहं निःश्रेयसपरायणः ।
याचे त्वां शिरसा विप्र यद्ब्रूयां तद्विचक्ष्व मे ॥४॥

4. bhagavantaṁ prapanno'haṁ niḥśreyasaparāyaṇaḥ ,
yāce tvāṁ śirasā vipra yadbrūyāṁ tadvicakṣva me.

4. bhagavantam prapannaḥ aham niḥśreyasa parāyaṇaḥ |
yāce tvām śirasā vipra yat brūyām tat vicakṣva me

4. I, who am entirely devoted to the supreme good, have taken refuge in you, venerable sir. O Brahmin (vipra), I implore you with my head bowed: please explain to me whatever I may speak [regarding this matter].

Words meanings summery:

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the venerable sir, the revered one (the revered, the divine, the worshipful one)

• प्रपन्नः (prapannaḥ) - one who has taken refuge (one who has resorted to, taken refuge in, surrendered)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• निःश्रेयस (niḥśreyasa) - supreme good (supreme good, ultimate welfare, final beatitude)

• परायणः (parāyaṇaḥ) - utterly devoted to (wholly devoted to, aiming at, ultimate resort)

• याचे (yāce) - I implore/beg (I beg, I ask, I implore)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with my head bowed (with the head, by the head)

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (vipra) (O Brahmin, O inspired one)

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

• ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I may speak (or articulate) (I should say, I may say, I might say)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to what is spoken) (that, it)

• विचक्ष्व (vicakṣva) - please explain (explain, clarify, see clearly, observe)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the venerable sir, the revered one (the revered, the divine, the worshipful one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, blessed, divine, fortunate, lord

From bhaga (fortune, excellence) + -vat suffix.

Note: Object of `prapannaḥ`. Refers to the teacher.

प्रपन्नः (prapannaḥ) - one who has taken refuge (one who has resorted to, taken refuge in, surrendered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - resorted to, taken refuge in, surrendered, arrived

past passive participle

From √pad (to go, to fall) with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for `aham`.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Refers to the disciple.

निःश्रेयस (niḥśreyasa) - supreme good (supreme good, ultimate welfare, final beatitude)

(noun)

neuter, singular of niḥśreyasa

niḥśreyasa - supreme good, ultimate welfare, final beatitude

Compound of niḥ (out of, without) and śreyas (good, auspicious).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nis+śreyas)

• nis – out, forth, without, definitive
  indeclinable
• śreyas – better, more excellent, supreme good, bliss
  noun (neuter)
  Comparative form of śrī (prosperity, excellence).

Note: First part of the compound `niḥśreyasaparāyaṇaḥ`.

परायणः (parāyaṇaḥ) - utterly devoted to (wholly devoted to, aiming at, ultimate resort)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāyaṇa

parāyaṇa - chief aim, ultimate resort, wholly devoted to

Compound of para (supreme, ultimate) + ayaṇa (going, resort).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (para+ayaṇa)

• para – supreme, ultimate, beyond
  adjective (masculine)
• ayaṇa – going, motion, course, resort
  noun (masculine)
  From √i (to go).
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `aham` (implied masculine for disciple). Compound with `niḥśreyasa`.

याचे (yāce) - I implore/beg (I beg, I ask, I implore)

(verb)

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

present middle first person singular

From √yāc (to beg).

Root: yāc (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of `yāce`.

शिरसा (śirasā) - with my head bowed (with the head, by the head)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

Note: Indicates humility.

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (vipra) (O Brahmin, O inspired one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest, inspired, wise

Note: Addressed to the teacher.

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whatever

Note: Object of `brūyām`.

ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I may speak (or articulate) (I should say, I may say, I might say)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of brū

optative active first person singular

From √brū (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to what is spoken) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of `vicakṣva`. Correlates with `yat`.

विचक्ष्व (vicakṣva) - please explain (explain, clarify, see clearly, observe)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vicakṣ

imperative middle second person singular

From √cakṣ (to see, to tell) with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Request from disciple to guru.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Enclitic form of dative singular.