महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-63, verse-27

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
वरं वृणीष्व पाञ्चालि मत्तो यदभिकाङ्क्षसि ।
वधूनां हि विशिष्टा मे त्वं धर्मपरमा सती ॥२७॥

27. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
varaṁ vṛṇīṣva pāñcāli matto yadabhikāṅkṣasi ,
vadhūnāṁ hi viśiṣṭā me tvaṁ dharmaparamā satī.

27. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca varam vṛṇīṣva pāñcāli mattaḥ yat
abhikāṅkṣasi vadhūnām hi viśiṣṭā me tvam dharma-paramā satī

27. Dhritarashtra said, "O Panchali, choose any boon you desire from me. For among my daughters-in-law, you are indeed the most distinguished, a supremely devoted woman (satī) to (dharma)."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, a wish (boon, blessing, best thing)

• वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for, select

• पाञ्चालि (pāñcāli) - O Draupadi, princess of Panchala (O Panchali)

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

• यत् (yat) - whatever, what you desire (what, which, that)

• अभिकाङ्क्षसि (abhikāṅkṣasi) - you desire, you wish for

• वधूनाम् (vadhūnām) - among my daughters-in-law (of wives, of daughters-in-law)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• विशिष्टा (viśiṣṭā) - distinguished, excellent, special, superior

• मे (me) - my (daughters-in-law) (my, to me, for me)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• धर्म-परमा (dharma-paramā) - supremely devoted to righteousness, most righteous

• सती (satī) - virtuous woman, chaste wife, devoted wife

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king, father of the Kauravas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular active form of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

वरम् (varam) - a boon, a wish (boon, blessing, best thing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing; choice, chosen thing; best, excellent

From root 'vṛ' (to choose, to wish).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for, select

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Imperative

Imperative 2nd person singular middle voice form of root 'vṛ'.

Root: vṛ (class 9)

पाञ्चालि (pāñcāli) - O Draupadi, princess of Panchala (O Panchali)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of pāñcālī

pāñcālī - Panchali (epithet of Draupadi, meaning 'daughter of the king of Panchala')

Derived from 'Pañcāla' (name of a kingdom).

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

यत् (yat) - whatever, what you desire (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Used here as a relative pronoun functioning as an object of 'abhikāṅkṣasi'.

अभिकाङ्क्षसि (abhikāṅkṣasi) - you desire, you wish for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhikāṅkṣ

Present

Present 2nd person singular active form of root 'kāṅkṣ' with prefix 'abhi-'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

वधूनाम् (vadhūnām) - among my daughters-in-law (of wives, of daughters-in-law)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vadhū

vadhū - wife, bride, daughter-in-law, young woman

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

विशिष्टा (viśiṣṭā) - distinguished, excellent, special, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, eminent, excellent, superior, special

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śiṣ' (to leave, to distinguish) with prefix 'vi-'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

मे (me) - my (daughters-in-law) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form for genitive or dative singular.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धर्म-परमा (dharma-paramā) - supremely devoted to righteousness, most righteous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharma-paramā

dharma-paramā - supremely devoted to dharma, highest in dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+paramā)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, to sustain).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• paramā – supreme, highest, utmost, chief
  adjective (feminine)

सती (satī) - virtuous woman, chaste wife, devoted wife

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satī

satī - virtuous woman, chaste wife, devoted wife; existing, real, good (feminine of 'sat')

Present Active Participle (feminine)

Feminine form of 'sat', the present active participle of root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)