महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-93, verse-23

इत्युक्ता सा ततः प्राह धर्मार्थौ नौ समौ द्विज ।
सक्तुप्रस्थचतुर्भागं गृहाणेमं प्रसीद मे ॥२३॥

23. ityuktā sā tataḥ prāha dharmārthau nau samau dvija ,
saktuprasthacaturbhāgaṁ gṛhāṇemaṁ prasīda me.

23. iti uktā sā tataḥ prāha dharma-arthau nau samau dvija
saktu-prastha-caturbhāgam gṛhāṇa imam prasīda me

23. sā iti uktā tataḥ prāha "dvija,
nau dharma-arthau samau.
imam saktu-prastha-caturbhāgam gṛhāṇa.
me prasīda.
"

23. Thus addressed, she then said, "O twice-born one (dvija), for us, our inherent constitution (dharma) and material prosperity (artha) are equally important. Please accept this fourth part of a prastha of flour and be pleased with me."

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, addressed

• सा (sā) - she

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• प्राह (prāha) - she said

• धर्म-अर्थौ (dharma-arthau) - natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha)

• नौ (nau) - for us, to us (dual)

• समौ (samau) - equal, alike

• द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born one (brāhmaṇa)

• सक्तु-प्रस्थ-चतुर्भागम् (saktu-prastha-caturbhāgam) - the fourth part of a prastha of flour

• गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept

• इमम् (imam) - this

• प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased, be gracious

• मे (me) - to me, with me, my

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak), past passive participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

प्राह (prāha) - she said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of pra-ah

Perfect mood, 3rd person singular, from root ah (to say) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

धर्म-अर्थौ (dharma-arthau) - natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dharma-artha

dharma-artha - righteousness and material prosperity; duty and gain

Dvanda compound of dharma and artha.

Compound type : dvandva (dharma+artha)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity, object
  noun (masculine)

नौ (nau) - for us, to us (dual)

(pronoun)

dual of asmad

asmad - we, us (pronoun)

समौ (samau) - equal, alike

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sama

sama - equal, alike, same, even

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born one (brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya); a bird; a tooth

Compound of dvi (two) and ja (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix for forming adjectives/nouns
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

सक्तु-प्रस्थ-चतुर्भागम् (saktu-prastha-caturbhāgam) - the fourth part of a prastha of flour

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saktu-prastha-caturbhāga

saktu-prastha-caturbhāga - the fourth part of a prastha of barley-flour

Compound: saktu (flour) + prastha (a measure) + caturbhāga (fourth part).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saktu+prastha+caturbhāga)

• saktu – flour, meal (especially barley-flour)
  noun (masculine)
• prastha – a measure of grain (approximately 2.5 kg or a quarter of an āḍhaka)
  noun (masculine)
• caturbhāga – fourth part, quarter
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: catur (four) + bhāga (part).

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take, accept

(verb)

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

Root: grah (class 9)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased, be gracious

(verb)

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

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, from root sad (to sit, settle) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, with me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)