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2,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-51

का त्वं कमलगर्भाभे मम पुत्रप्रदायिनी ।
कामया ब्रूहि कल्याणि देवता प्रतिभासि मे ॥५१॥
51. kā tvaṁ kamalagarbhābhe mama putrapradāyinī ,
kāmayā brūhi kalyāṇi devatā pratibhāsi me.
51. kā tvam kamalagarbhābhe mama putrapradāyinī
kāmayā brūhi kalyāṇi devatā pratibhāsi me
51. Who are you, O one with a form like the interior of a lotus, who has granted me a son? Tell me willingly, O auspicious one, for you appear to me as a deity.

Words meanings summery:

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  • का (kā) - who are you? (who? (feminine singular nominative))
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (singular nominative))
  • कमलगर्भाभे (kamalagarbhābhe) - O one with a form like the interior of a lotus (vocative) (O you whose form resembles the interior of a lotus, O lotus-womb-like one)
  • मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
  • पुत्रप्रदायिनी (putrapradāyinī) - giver of a son (giver of a son, bestower of offspring)
  • कामया (kāmayā) - willingly (by desire, willingly, according to one's will)
  • ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak, say)
  • कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one (vocative) (O auspicious one, O blessed one, O beautiful one)
  • देवता (devatā) - a deity (deity, god, goddess, divinity)
  • प्रतिभासि (pratibhāsi) - you appear (you appear, you shine forth, you seem)
  • मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

का (kā) - who are you? (who? (feminine singular nominative))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Interrogative pronoun.
Note: Refers to tvam.
त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (singular nominative))
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Second person pronoun.
Note: Nominative singular, subject of the implicit verb "are".
कमलगर्भाभे (kamalagarbhābhe) - O one with a form like the interior of a lotus (vocative) (O you whose form resembles the interior of a lotus, O lotus-womb-like one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of kamalagarbhābhā
kamalagarbhābhā - having the luster/form of a lotus interior
Compound noun used adjectivally.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kamala+garbha+ābhā)
  • kamala – lotus
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kam (class 1)
  • garbha – womb, interior, embryo, core
    noun (masculine)
    Root: gṛbh
  • ābhā – splendor, luster, radiance, resemblance
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from ā-bhā (to shine towards).
    Prefix: ā
    Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: Vocative singular feminine, agreeing with the implicit "you".
मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
First person pronoun.
Note: Possessive, "my son".
पुत्रप्रदायिनी (putrapradāyinī) - giver of a son (giver of a son, bestower of offspring)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of putrapradāyinī
putrapradāyinī - giver of a son
Agent noun derived from putra-pra-dā (to give a son).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+pradāyin)
  • putra – son, child
    noun (masculine)
  • pradāyin – giver, bestower
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    Derived from pra- + dā + in.
    Prefix: pra
    Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Nominative singular feminine, agreeing with tvam (implied).
कामया (kāmayā) - willingly (by desire, willingly, according to one's will)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of kāmā
kāmā - desire, wish, longing
Feminine noun.
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Instrumental singular, indicating the manner of speaking.
ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (tell, speak, say)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū
Root brū. Imperative form.
Root: brū (class 2)
Note: 2nd person singular imperative active.
कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one (vocative) (O auspicious one, O blessed one, O beautiful one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī
kalyāṇī - auspicious, blessed, beautiful, good (feminine)
Feminine form of kalyāṇa.
Note: Vocative singular feminine.
देवता (devatā) - a deity (deity, god, goddess, divinity)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devatā
devatā - deity, godhead, divinity
Feminine noun. Abstract noun from deva.
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Nominative singular. Subject of pratibhāsi in the sense of appearing as.
प्रतिभासि (pratibhāsi) - you appear (you appear, you shine forth, you seem)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibhā
Root bhā with prefix prati-.
Prefix: prati
Root: bhā (class 2)
Note: 2nd person singular present active.
मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, of me)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
First person pronoun, enclitic dative/genitive.
Note: Enclitic form of dative singular.