महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-3, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
अथाब्रवीन्मयः पार्थमर्जुनं जयतां वरम् ।
आपृच्छे त्वां गमिष्यामि क्षिप्रमेष्यामि चाप्यहम् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
athābravīnmayaḥ pārthamarjunaṁ jayatāṁ varam ,
āpṛcche tvāṁ gamiṣyāmi kṣiprameṣyāmi cāpyaham.

1. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca atha abravīt mayaḥ pārtham arjunam jayatām
varam āpṛcche tvām gamiṣyāmi kṣipram eṣyāmi ca api aham

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Then Maya spoke to Pārtha Arjuna, the foremost among victors: "I take your leave; I shall depart, and I will also return swiftly."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

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

• पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna (to Pārtha)

• अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - name of a Pāṇḍava prince (Arjuna)

• जयताम् (jayatām) - of the victors, among those who conquer

• वरम् (varam) - best, excellent

• आपृच्छे (āpṛcche) - I ask permission, I bid farewell

• त्वाम् (tvām) - Arjuna (you (singular))

• गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• एष्यामि (eṣyāmi) - I will come, I will return

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अहम् (aham) - Maya (I)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana (sage, disciple of Vyāsa)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Vaiśampāyana.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating sequence or commencement.

Note: Introduces Maya's speech.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense form of √brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Maya.

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maya

maya - Maya, the architect of the Asuras

पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna (to Pārtha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)

Patronymic from Pṛthā.

अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - name of a Pāṇḍava prince (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava), white, clear, brilliant

Root: ṛj (class 1)

जयताम् (jayatām) - of the victors, among those who conquer

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jayat

jayat - conquering, winning, victor

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √ji (to conquer, win) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Dependent on 'varam'.

वरम् (varam) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, a boon, a choice

From √vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: In apposition to 'arjunam'.

आपृच्छे (āpṛcche) - I ask permission, I bid farewell

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of āpṛcch

From prefix 'ā' + root 'pṛcch' (to ask).

Prefix: ā

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

Note: Maya's statement.

त्वाम् (tvām) - Arjuna (you (singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Direct object of 'āpṛcche'.

गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of gam

Future tense form of √gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Maya's statement.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'eṣyāmi'.

एष्यामि (eṣyāmi) - I will come, I will return

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of i

Future tense form of √i.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Maya's statement.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects the two future actions.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Emphasizes the return.

अहम् (aham) - Maya (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

1st person pronoun.