महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-7, verse-18

ततोऽब्रवीन्महातेजा धर्मपुत्रं स पार्थिवः ।
अनुज्ञातस्त्वया पुत्र भुञ्जीयामिति कामये ॥१८॥

18. tato'bravīnmahātejā dharmaputraṁ sa pārthivaḥ ,
anujñātastvayā putra bhuñjīyāmiti kāmaye.

18. tataḥ abravīt mahātejāḥ dharmaputram saḥ pārthivaḥ
anujñātaḥ tvayā putra bhuñjīya iti kāmaye

18. tataḥ saḥ mahātejāḥ pārthivaḥ dharmaputram
abravīt putra tvayā anujñātaḥ bhuñjīya iti kāmaye

18. Then that greatly glorious king spoke to the son of (dharma) [dharma]: 'O son, I desire to eat, if I am permitted by you.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly glorious (king) (highly effulgent, greatly glorious, mighty)

• धर्मपुत्रम् (dharmaputram) - to Yudhiṣṭhira, who is called Dharmaputra (to the son of (dharma) [dharma])

• सः (saḥ) - that (king) (that, he)

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, ruler, earthly

• अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, sanctioned

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पुत्र (putra) - O son, son

• भुञ्जीय (bhuñjīya) - I may eat, I should eat, I would eat

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the quoted speech (thus, so)

• कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly glorious (king) (highly effulgent, greatly glorious, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, great glory

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, glory
  noun (neuter)

धर्मपुत्रम् (dharmaputram) - to Yudhiṣṭhira, who is called Dharmaputra (to the son of (dharma) [dharma])

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmaputra

dharmaputra - son of (dharma) [dharma], son of righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+putra)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, ruler, earthly

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, ruler; earthly, relating to the earth

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth)

अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, sanctioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anujñāta

anujñāta - permitted, allowed, sanctioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √jñā (to know) with prefix 'anu' (after, permitting)

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

पुत्र (putra) - O son, son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

भुञ्जीय (bhuñjīya) - I may eat, I should eat, I would eat

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, Optative (liṅ) of √bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

इति (iti) - marks the end of the quoted speech (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

कामये (kāmaye) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, Present (laṭ) of √kam

Often listed as 10th class root or a denominative from 'kāma'

Root: kam (class 10)