महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-4

मय उवाच ।
युक्तमेतत्त्वयि विभो यथात्थ पुरुषर्षभ ।
प्रीतिपूर्वमहं किंचित्कर्तुमिच्छामि भारत ॥४॥

4. maya uvāca ,
yuktametattvayi vibho yathāttha puruṣarṣabha ,
prītipūrvamahaṁ kiṁcitkartumicchāmi bhārata.

4. mayaḥ uvāca yuktam etat tvayi vibho yathā āttha
puruṣarṣabha prītipūrvam aham kiṃcit kartum icchāmi bhārata

4. Maya said: "O mighty one (vibho), O best among men (puruṣarṣabha), what you say is indeed proper for you. Nevertheless, O Bhārata (Arjuna), I wish to do something for you out of affection."

Words meanings summery:

• मयः (mayaḥ) - Maya (the architect of the Asuras)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fitting, right

• एतत् (etat) - this

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, for you

• विभो (vibho) - O mighty one (Arjuna) (O mighty one, O pervasive one)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• आत्थ (āttha) - you say, you speak

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men (Arjuna) (O best of men)

• प्रीतिपूर्वम् (prītipūrvam) - preceded by affection, with affection

• अहम् (aham) - I

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything, a little

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (Arjuna) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

Words meanings and morphology

मयः (mayaḥ) - Maya (the architect of the Asuras)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maya

maya - Maya, name of a celebrated architect and artist among the Asuras

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense form

root 'vac' (2nd class, 'adādi'), perfect active 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fitting, right

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, united, employed, proper, right, suitable

past passive participle

from root 'yuj' (to join) + 'kta' (PPP suffix)

Root: yuj (class 7)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, for you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun base

विभो (vibho) - O mighty one (Arjuna) (O mighty one, O pervasive one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, powerful; a lord, master

from 'vi' (upasarga) + 'bhū' (to be, exist)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

आत्थ (āttha) - you say, you speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

perfect tense form

root 'ah' (irregular perfect), perfect active 2nd person singular

Root: ah (class 2)

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men (Arjuna) (O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best of men, chief of men (lit. bull among men)

compound of 'puruṣa' and 'ṛṣabha'

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, male, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

प्रीतिपूर्वम् (prītipūrvam) - preceded by affection, with affection

(indeclinable)

compound of 'prīti' and 'pūrva'

Compound type : tatpurusha (prīti+pūrva)

• prīti – pleasure, joy, love, affection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: prī
• pūrva – before, preceding, former
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun base

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything, a little

(indeclinable)

from 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (indefinite suffix)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

(indeclinable)

infinitive

root 'kṛ' (8th class, 'tanādi'), infinitive with '-tum' suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

present tense form

root 'iṣ' (6th class, 'tudādi'), present active 1st person singular

Root: iṣ (class 6)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (Arjuna) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; an epithet for members of the Kuru dynasty, especially Arjuna

derived from 'bharata' (name of a legendary king)