महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-45, verse-36

शकुनिरुवाच ।
यामेतामुत्तमां लक्ष्मीं दृष्टवानसि पाण्डवे ।
तस्याः प्राप्तावुपायं मे शृणु सत्यपराक्रम ॥३६॥

36. śakuniruvāca ,
yāmetāmuttamāṁ lakṣmīṁ dṛṣṭavānasi pāṇḍave ,
tasyāḥ prāptāvupāyaṁ me śṛṇu satyaparākrama.

36. śakuniḥ uvāca | yām etām uttamām lakṣmīm dṛṣṭavān asi
pāṇḍave | tasyāḥ prāptau upāyam me śṛṇu satyaparākrama

36. Śakuni said, "O Pāṇḍava, you have seen this excellent prosperity (lakṣmī). O truth-valiant one, hear from me the method to attain it."

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• याम् (yām) - which (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (which, whom)

• एताम् (etām) - this (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (this)

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, supreme (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (excellent, best, supreme)

• लक्ष्मीम् (lakṣmīm) - prosperity, fortune (referring to the wealth and success associated with the Pāṇḍavas) (fortune, prosperity, wealth, beauty)

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen, one who has seen

• असि (asi) - you are

• पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - O son of Pāṇḍu (vocative) (O son of Pāṇḍu, regarding Pāṇḍu, on Pāṇḍu)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (referring to lakṣmīm), for its (of her, for her, from her)

• प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - for obtaining (that prosperity) (in obtaining, for obtaining, at obtainment)

• उपायम् (upāyam) - the method, the way (means, method, expedient)

• मे (me) - from me (dative of interest, indicating source of information here) (to me, my, by me)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! listen!

• सत्यपराक्रम (satyaparākrama) - O Duryodhana (vocative epithet) (O one whose valor is truth; O truth-valiant one)

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - name of an individual; bird

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect formation from root vac, with reduplication and vṛddhi.

Root: vac (class 2)

याम् (yām) - which (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (which, whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Accusative feminine singular of yad.

एताम् (etām) - this (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Accusative feminine singular of etad.

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, supreme (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

Superlative form from 'ud' (up) + 'tama'.

Note: Accusative feminine singular of uttama.

लक्ष्मीम् (lakṣmīm) - prosperity, fortune (referring to the wealth and success associated with the Pāṇḍavas) (fortune, prosperity, wealth, beauty)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - fortune, prosperity, wealth, success, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Accusative feminine singular of lakṣmī.

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen, one who has seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - to see, to perceive

Past Active Participle (ktavat)

Formed with suffix -tavat, root dṛś becomes dṛṣṭa.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative singular of the past active participle dṛṣṭavat.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - O son of Pāṇḍu (vocative) (O son of Pāṇḍu, regarding Pāṇḍu, on Pāṇḍu)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Derivative of Pāṇḍu.

Note: The vocative singular form.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (referring to lakṣmīm), for its (of her, for her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive/ablative feminine singular of tad. Here, genitive.

प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - for obtaining (that prosperity) (in obtaining, for obtaining, at obtainment)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāpti

prāpti - attainment, acquisition, gain, obtainment

From root āp with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Locative singular, indicating purpose or circumstance.

उपायम् (upāyam) - the method, the way (means, method, expedient)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaya

upaya - means, method, expedient, device, stratagem

From upa-i (to go towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Accusative masculine singular of upaya.

मे (me) - from me (dative of interest, indicating source of information here) (to me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Dative/genitive singular of the first person pronoun, here used for "from me" or "my".

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! listen!

(verb)

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

imperative, 2nd person singular

Root śru, 5th class, imperative.

Root: śru (class 5)

सत्यपराक्रम (satyaparākrama) - O Duryodhana (vocative epithet) (O one whose valor is truth; O truth-valiant one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of satyaparākrama

satyaparākrama - one whose valor is truth, truly mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+parākrama)

• satya – truth, reality, sincerity
  noun (neuter)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  From parā-kram (to step forth, to show prowess).
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective, here used as a vocative epithet for Duryodhana.