महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-24, verse-8

गान्धारि परितुष्टोऽस्मि वध्वाः शुश्रूषणेन वै ।
तस्मात्त्वमेनां धर्मज्ञे समनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥८॥

8. gāndhāri parituṣṭo'smi vadhvāḥ śuśrūṣaṇena vai ,
tasmāttvamenāṁ dharmajñe samanujñātumarhasi.

8. gāndhāri parituṣṭaḥ asmi vadhvāḥ śuśrūṣaṇena vai
tasmāt tvam enām dharmajñe samanujñātum arhasi

8. gāndhāri,
vadhvāḥ śuśrūṣaṇena vai asmi parituṣṭaḥ.
tasmāt dharmajñe,
tvam enām samanujñātum arhasi.

8. O Gāndhārī, I am greatly pleased by the service of my daughter-in-law. Therefore, O knower of (natural) law (dharma), you ought to permit her.

Words meanings summery:

• गान्धारि (gāndhāri) - O Gāndhārī

• परितुष्टः (parituṣṭaḥ) - greatly pleased (greatly pleased, satisfied)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• वध्वाः (vadhvāḥ) - of the daughter-in-law (referring to Kuntī) (of the daughter-in-law, of the bride)

• शुश्रूषणेन (śuśrūṣaṇena) - by the service (by the service, by the attendance, by the desire to serve)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative singular))

• एनाम् (enām) - her (her, this (feminine accusative singular))

• धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of (natural) law (dharma)

• समनुज्ञातुम् (samanujñātum) - to permit (to permit, to allow, to give permission)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to permit) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धारि (gāndhāri) - O Gāndhārī

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - a woman from Gāndhāra; name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's wife

परितुष्टः (parituṣṭaḥ) - greatly pleased (greatly pleased, satisfied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parituṣṭa

parituṣṭa - greatly pleased, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

from pari-√tuṣ 'to be pleased, satisfied'

Prefix: pari

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I' (asmi).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Tense, 1st Person, Singular

from √as 'to be'

Root: as (class 2)

वध्वाः (vadhvāḥ) - of the daughter-in-law (referring to Kuntī) (of the daughter-in-law, of the bride)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vadhū

vadhū - daughter-in-law, bride, young woman

शुश्रूषणेन (śuśrūṣaṇena) - by the service (by the service, by the attendance, by the desire to serve)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śuśrūṣaṇa

śuśrūṣaṇa - service, attendance, desire to hear or serve

from desiderative of √śru 'to hear'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates the means by which he is pleased.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: Used as an adverbial 'therefore'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एनाम् (enām) - her (her, this (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that

Note: Refers to the daughter-in-law.

धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of (natural) law (dharma)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, virtuous

from dharma (law, duty) + jña (knower)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  from √jñā 'to know'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Feminine vocative singular, addressing Gāndhārī.

समनुज्ञातुम् (samanujñātum) - to permit (to permit, to allow, to give permission)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from sam-anu-√jñā 'to know, allow', infinitive form

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used with 'arhasi'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to permit) (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Present Tense, 2nd Person, Singular

from √arh 'to deserve'

Root: arh (class 1)