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

उत्तङ्क उवाच ।
अलं ते व्यपदेशेन प्रमाणं यदि ते वयम् ।
प्रयच्छ कुण्डले मे त्वं सत्यवाग्भव पार्थिव ॥१४॥

14. uttaṅka uvāca ,
alaṁ te vyapadeśena pramāṇaṁ yadi te vayam ,
prayaccha kuṇḍale me tvaṁ satyavāgbhava pārthiva.

14. Uttan˙kaḥ uvāca alam te vyapadeśena pramāṇam yadi te
vayam prayaccha kuṇḍale me tvam satya-vāk bhava pārthiva

14. Uttan˙kaḥ uvāca te vyapadeśena alam yadi vayam te pramāṇam
tvam me kuṇḍale prayaccha pārthiva satya-vāk bhava

14. Uttanka said: "Enough with your excuses! If we (my guru's authority via me) are a recognized authority to you, then give me the earrings. Be truthful, O king (pārthiva)."

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तन्˙कः (uttan˙kaḥ) - Uttanka

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अलम् (alam) - enough (with) (enough, sufficient, in vain)

• ते (te) - your, to you

• व्यपदेशेन (vyapadeśena) - by (your) excuses (by excuse, by pretext, by designation)

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - a recognized authority (authority, proof, standard)

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• ते (te) - to you, your

• वयम् (vayam) - we (Uttanka representing his guru's authority) (we)

• प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give, grant

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - the (jeweled) earrings (earrings)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सत्य-वाक् (satya-vāk) - true to your word (truthful, speaking truth)

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O prince

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)

अलम् (alam) - enough (with) (enough, sufficient, in vain)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

From 'yuṣmad' (you), 4th or 6th case singular.

Note: Here used in dative sense, 'for you' or 'to you', indicating ownership or relation to the excuses.

व्यपदेशेन (vyapadeśena) - by (your) excuses (by excuse, by pretext, by designation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyapadeśa

vyapadeśa - designation, pretext, excuse, plea

Derived from root 'diś' (to point) with prefixes 'vi' and 'apa'.

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: diś (class 6)

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - a recognized authority (authority, proof, standard)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, authority, proof, evidence

Derived from root 'mā' (to measure) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative with 'vayam'.

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

From 'yuṣmad' (you), 4th or 6th case singular.

Note: Here in a dative sense, 'for you' or 'to you'.

वयम् (vayam) - we (Uttanka representing his guru's authority) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of mad

mad - I, me

From 'aham' (I), 1st case plural.

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'smaḥ' (we are).

प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give, grant

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of pra-yam

Imperative Active

Root 'yam' (1st class) with prefix 'pra', in imperative mood, 2nd person singular active voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject 'tvam' (you) is explicit.

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - the (jeweled) earrings (earrings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, coil, ring

Note: Direct object of 'prayaccha'.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

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

Note: Indirect object of 'prayaccha'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'prayaccha' and 'bhava'.

सत्य-वाक् (satya-vāk) - true to your word (truthful, speaking truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satya-vāc

satya-vāc - truthful, speaking truth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+vāc)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vāc – speech, word
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhava', agreeing with 'tvam'.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of bhū

Imperative Active

Root 'bhū' (1st class) in imperative mood, 2nd person singular active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject 'tvam' (you) is explicit.

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O prince

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, prince

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth).

Note: Addressed to Saudāsa.