महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-64, verse-1

ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः ।
क्रियतामुपहारोऽद्य त्र्यम्बकस्य महात्मनः ।
कृत्वोपहारं नृपते ततः स्वार्थे यतामहे ॥१॥

1. brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ ,
kriyatāmupahāro'dya tryambakasya mahātmanaḥ ,
kṛtvopahāraṁ nṛpate tataḥ svārthe yatāmahe.

1. brāhmaṇāḥ ūcuḥ kriyatām upahāraḥ adya tryambakasya
mahātmanaḥ kṛtvā upahāram nṛpate tataḥ svārthe yatāmahe

1. The brahmins said: "Let an offering be made today to the great-souled Tryambaka (Śiva). Having made this offering, O king, we shall then strive for our own objectives."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be made, let it be done

• उपहारः (upahāraḥ) - offering, present, gift

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• त्र्यम्बकस्य (tryambakasya) - of Tryambaka (Śiva)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Śiva) (of the great-souled one)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• उपहारम् (upahāram) - offering, present

• नृपते (nṛpate) - O king, O ruler of men

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• स्वार्थे (svārthe) - for our own objectives (for one's own purpose, for one's own benefit)

• यतामहे (yatāmahe) - we shall strive, we shall endeavor

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, belonging to Brahmins, relating to Brahman

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect

Root vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be made, let it be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

imperative passive

Root kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उपहारः (upahāraḥ) - offering, present, gift

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upahāra

upahāra - offering, present, gift, tribute

Prefix: upa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

त्र्यम्बकस्य (tryambakasya) - of Tryambaka (Śiva)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tryambaka

tryambaka - Tryambaka (a name of Śiva, meaning 'three-eyed')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+ambaka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• ambaka – eye
  noun (masculine)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Śiva) (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

उपहारम् (upahāram) - offering, present

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upahāra

upahāra - offering, present, gift, tribute

Prefix: upa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

नृपते (nṛpate) - O king, O ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

स्वार्थे (svārthe) - for our own objectives (for one's own purpose, for one's own benefit)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svārtha

svārtha - one's own object, benefit, interest, meaning of one's own word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+artha)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, benefit
  noun (masculine)

यतामहे (yatāmahe) - we shall strive, we shall endeavor

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

present

Root yat (class 1)

Root: yat (class 1)