महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-33, verse-26

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
कस्मै भवान्मन्यतेऽर्घमेकस्मै कुरुनन्दन ।
उपनीयमानं युक्तं च तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥२६॥

26. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
kasmai bhavānmanyate'rghamekasmai kurunandana ,
upanīyamānaṁ yuktaṁ ca tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

26. Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca | kasmai bhavān manyate argham ekasmai
kurunandana | upanīyamānam yuktam ca tat me brūhi pitāmaha

26. Yudhiṣṭhira said: 'O delight of the Kurus, Grandfather, please tell me, to whom among these do you consider it appropriate to present the offering as a single individual?'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कस्मै (kasmai) - to whom, for whom

• भवान् (bhavān) - Your Honor, you (polite)

• मन्यते (manyate) - you think, you consider

• अर्घम् (argham) - offering, respectful reception

• एकस्मै (ekasmai) - to one (person)

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Grandfather, who is a delight of the Kurus (referring to Bhishma). (O delight of the Kurus!)

• उपनीयमानम् (upanīyamānam) - being presented, being offered

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fitting, suitable

• च (ca) - and

• तत् (tat) - that (thing)

• मे (me) - to me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - Referring to Bhishma. (O Grandfather!)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Yudhiṣṭhira

Yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name, 'steady in battle')

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

कस्मै (kasmai) - to whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

भवान् (bhavān) - Your Honor, you (polite)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - Your Honor, you (polite address), being, becoming

Present Active Participle (of bhū)

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here as a polite pronoun.

मन्यते (manyate) - you think, you consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

अर्घम् (argham) - offering, respectful reception

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of argha

argha - offering, value, price, respectful reception

एकस्मै (ekasmai) - to one (person)

(numeral)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Grandfather, who is a delight of the Kurus (referring to Bhishma). (O delight of the Kurus!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, clan name
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – rejoicing, gladdening, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

उपनीयमानम् (upanīyamānam) - being presented, being offered

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upanīyamāna

upanīyamāna - being presented, being offered, being led near

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'nī' with prefix 'upa', in passive voice.

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper, fitting, suitable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, endowed with, proper, fit, suitable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'yuj'.

Root: yuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मे (me) - to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - Referring to Bhishma. (O Grandfather!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā