महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-56, verse-12

उत्तङ्क उवाच ।
प्रतिग्राह्यो मतो मे त्वं सदैव पुरुषर्षभ ।
सोऽहं त्वामनुसंप्राप्तो भिक्षितुं मणिकुण्डले ॥१२॥

12. uttaṅka uvāca ,
pratigrāhyo mato me tvaṁ sadaiva puruṣarṣabha ,
so'haṁ tvāmanusaṁprāpto bhikṣituṁ maṇikuṇḍale.

12. Uttan˙kaḥ uvāca pratigrāhyaḥ mataḥ me tvam sadā eva
puruṣa-ṛṣabha saḥ aham tvām anusampraptaḥ bhikṣitum maṇi-kuṇḍale

12. Uttan˙kaḥ uvāca puruṣa-ṛṣabha me tvam sadā eva pratigrāhyaḥ
mataḥ saḥ aham maṇi-kuṇḍale bhikṣitum tvām anusampraptaḥ

12. Uttanka said: "O best among men, you are always considered worthy of my acceptance. Therefore, I have approached you to beg for the jeweled earrings."

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तन्˙कः (uttan˙kaḥ) - Uttanka

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रतिग्राह्यः (pratigrāhyaḥ) - worthy of being accepted (as a giver) (to be received, to be accepted, acceptable)

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, esteemed

• मे (me) - by me, for me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• पुरुष-ऋषभ (puruṣa-ṛṣabha) - O best among men (vocative) (bull among men, best among men, chief of men)

• सः (saḥ) - therefore (lit. 'that one I') (that, he)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अनुसम्प्रप्तः (anusampraptaḥ) - have approached you (arrived, reached, approached)

• भिक्षितुम् (bhikṣitum) - to beg, to ask for alms

• मणि-कुण्डले (maṇi-kuṇḍale) - jeweled earrings

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तन्˙कः (uttan˙kaḥ) - Uttanka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Uttan˙ka

Uttan˙ka - Name of a sage, a disciple of Gautama

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रतिग्राह्यः (pratigrāhyaḥ) - worthy of being accepted (as a giver) (to be received, to be accepted, acceptable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratigrāhya

pratigrāhya - to be taken, to be accepted, acceptable, fit for receiving

Gerundive

Derived from root 'grah' (to seize, take) with prefix 'prati', forming a gerundive (potential passive participle).

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, esteemed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, esteemed, intended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'man' (to think, believe).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

मे (me) - by me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

From 'aham' (I), 4th or 6th case singular.

Note: Used here as agent in passive construction (by me).

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asi' (you are).

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुरुष-ऋषभ (puruṣa-ṛṣabha) - O best among men (vocative) (bull among men, best among men, chief of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣa-ṛṣabha

puruṣa-ṛṣabha - best among men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, male, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Saudāsa.

सः (saḥ) - therefore (lit. 'that one I') (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Used here to emphasize 'aham' (I) in light of the previous statement, meaning 'such a one I am'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'anusampraptaḥ'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of 'anusampraptaḥ'.

अनुसम्प्रप्तः (anusampraptaḥ) - have approached you (arrived, reached, approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusamprapta

anusamprapta - reached, obtained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefixes 'anu' and 'sam'.

Prefixes: anu+sam

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

भिक्षितुम् (bhikṣitum) - to beg, to ask for alms

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'bhikṣ' (to beg).

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

मणि-कुण्डले (maṇi-kuṇḍale) - jeweled earrings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of maṇi-kuṇḍala

maṇi-kuṇḍala - jeweled earring

Compound type : tatpurusha (maṇi+kuṇḍala)

• maṇi – gem, jewel
  noun (masculine)
• kuṇḍala – earring, coil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object of the action implied by 'bhikṣitum'.