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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-5

अहं हि विश्वकर्मा वै दानवानां महाकविः ।
सोऽहं वै त्वत्कृते किंचित्कर्तुमिच्छामि पाण्डव ॥५॥
5. ahaṁ hi viśvakarmā vai dānavānāṁ mahākaviḥ ,
so'haṁ vai tvatkṛte kiṁcitkartumicchāmi pāṇḍava.
5. aham hi viśvakarmā vai dānavānām mahākaviḥ saḥ
aham vai tvatkṛte kiṃcit kartum icchāmi pāṇḍava
5. Indeed, I am Viśvakarmā, the great artisan among the Dānavas. Therefore, O Pāṇḍava, I certainly wish to do something for your sake.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely
  • विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - Viśvakarmā (the divine architect)
  • वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
  • दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the Dānavas
  • महाकविः (mahākaviḥ) - great artisan, great architect (among the Dānavas) (great poet, great artisan)
  • सः (saḥ) - so, therefore (referring to 'I' as 'such a one') (that, he)
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
  • त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake
  • किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything
  • कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make
  • इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
  • पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Arjuna (O Pāṇḍava)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
हि (hi) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - Viśvakarmā (the divine architect)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvakarman
viśvakarman - all-creating, performing all acts, Viśvakarmā (the divine architect)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+karman)
  • viśva – all, whole, universal
    adjective
  • karman – action, deed, work
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the Dānavas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - a descendant of Danu, a class of demons/giants
महाकविः (mahākaviḥ) - great artisan, great architect (among the Dānavas) (great poet, great artisan)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākavi
mahākavi - great poet, great artisan, eminent scholar
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kavi)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • kavi – poet, sage, learned man, artisan
    noun (masculine)
सः (saḥ) - so, therefore (referring to 'I' as 'such a one') (that, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+kṛta)
  • tvad – you (stem for 2nd person pronoun)
    pronoun
  • kṛta – done, made
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of root 'kṛ' (to do, to make). Here used in a sense meaning 'for the sake of'.
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Here 'tvatkṛte' functions as an indeclinable, meaning 'for your sake', with the 'kṛte' form being an old dative/locative of kṛta.
किंचित् (kiṁcit) - something, anything
(indeclinable)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ
Present Indicative
Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice of root 'iṣ'.
Root: iṣ (class 4)
पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Arjuna (O Pāṇḍava)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu