महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-65, verse-26

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तास्त्वां वयं प्रणम्येह याचामो मधुसूदन ।
कुलस्यास्य हितार्थं त्वं कुरु कल्याणमुत्तमम् ॥२६॥

26. tāstvāṁ vayaṁ praṇamyeha yācāmo madhusūdana ,
kulasyāsya hitārthaṁ tvaṁ kuru kalyāṇamuttamam.

26. tās tvām vayam praṇamya iha yācāmaḥ madhusūdana
kulasya asya hitārtham tvam kuru kalyāṇam uttamam

26. madhusūdana tās vayam iha tvām praṇamya yācāmaḥ
tvam asya kulasya hitārtham uttamam kalyāṇam kuru

26. Therefore, O Madhusūdana (madhusūdana), we bow to you here and entreat you: 'For the welfare of this family, may you bring about the highest good.'

Words meanings summery:

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तास् (tās) - thus, therefore

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

वयम् (vayam) - we

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed, after saluting

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

याचामः (yācāmaḥ) - we beg, we entreat, we request

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Kṛṣṇa, the slayer of the demon Madhu (O Slayer of Madhu)

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of this royal family (of the family, of the lineage)

अस्य (asya) - of this (specific) family (of this)

हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of welfare, for the benefit

त्वम् (tvam) - you

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - good fortune or prosperity (welfare, blessing, good fortune)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - highest, best, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

तास् (tās) - thus, therefore

(indeclinable)

An archaic or less common indeclinable particle, often found in older texts. Related to 'tat'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Object of 'praṇamya' and 'yācāmaḥ'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'yācāmaḥ'.

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed, after saluting

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'nam' (1st class, bhvādi) with prefix 'pra' and suffix 'ya'.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time.

याचामः (yācāmaḥ) - we beg, we entreat, we request

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yāc

Present Active 1st Person Plural

From root 'yāc' (1st class, bhvādi).

Root: yāc (class 1)

मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Kṛṣṇa, the slayer of the demon Madhu (O Slayer of Madhu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - Slayer of the demon Madhu; an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa

Compound noun.

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

madhu – nectar, honey, name of a demon
noun (masculine)
sūdana – destroyer, slayer
noun (masculine)
agent noun
From root 'sūd' ('to destroy').
Root: sūd (class 10)

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of this royal family (of the family, of the lineage)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, house, community

अस्य (asya) - of this (specific) family (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of welfare, for the benefit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hitārtha

hitārtha - for the sake of good, for the benefit, for welfare

Compound noun, used adverbially here.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hita+artha)

hita – beneficial, good, welfare, well-being
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle of 'dhā' with 'hi' substituted
Root: dhā (class 3)
artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
noun (masculine)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'kuru'.

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

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

Imperative Active 2nd Person Singular

From root 'kṛ' (8th class, tanādi).

Root: kṛ (class 8)