महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-7, verse-17

यदि त्वहमनुग्राह्यो भवतो दयितोऽपि वा ।
क्रियतां तावदाहारस्ततो वेत्स्यामहे वयम् ॥१७॥

17. yadi tvahamanugrāhyo bhavato dayito'pi vā ,
kriyatāṁ tāvadāhārastato vetsyāmahe vayam.

17. yadi tu aham anugrāhyaḥ bhavataḥ dayitaḥ api vā
kriyatām tāvat āhāraḥ tataḥ vetsyāmahe vayam

17. yadi tu aham bhavataḥ anugrāhyaḥ api vā dayitaḥ
kriyatām tāvat āhāraḥ tataḥ vayam vetsyāmahe

17. If I am to be favored by you, or even if I am dear to you, let a meal be prepared first. Then, we will know [what to do].

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• अनुग्राह्यः (anugrāhyaḥ) - to be favored, worthy of grace, deserving of kindness

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, from you, by your honor

• दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved, dear, liked

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वा (vā) - or, either, and

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

• तावत् (tāvat) - first, for now (so much, so many, first, meanwhile, for now)

• आहारः (āhāraḥ) - a meal (food, meal, sustenance, collection)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

• वेत्स्यामहे (vetsyāmahe) - we shall know, we will understand, we will learn

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating contrast or emphasis

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अनुग्राह्यः (anugrāhyaḥ) - to be favored, worthy of grace, deserving of kindness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anugrāhya

anugrāhya - to be favored, worthy of grace, deserving of kindness

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from the root √grah (to seize, accept) with prefix 'anu' and suffix -ya, indicating 'that which should be grasped/favored'.

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, from you, by your honor

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you

Present Active Participle (honorific)

Derived from √bhū (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved, dear, liked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, liked, cherished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √day (to pity, to love, to cherish)

Root: day (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either, and

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Imperative (loṭ) of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तावत् (tāvat) - first, for now (so much, so many, first, meanwhile, for now)

(indeclinable)

आहारः (āhāraḥ) - a meal (food, meal, sustenance, collection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, meal, sustenance, collection

Derived from the root √hṛ (to carry, take) with prefix 'ā' (towards, to fetch)

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

वेत्स्यामहे (vetsyāmahe) - we shall know, we will understand, we will learn

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, Future (lṛṭ) of √vid

Root: vid (class 2)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we