महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-63, verse-33

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
तृतीयं वरयास्मत्तो नासि द्वाभ्यां सुसत्कृता ।
त्वं हि सर्वस्नुषाणां मे श्रेयसी धर्मचारिणी ॥३३॥

33. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
tṛtīyaṁ varayāsmatto nāsi dvābhyāṁ susatkṛtā ,
tvaṁ hi sarvasnuṣāṇāṁ me śreyasī dharmacāriṇī.

33. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca tṛtīyaṃ varaya asmattas na asi dvābhyāṃ
susatkṛtā tvaṃ hi sarvasnuṣāṇāṃ me śreyasī dharmacāriṇī

33. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: 'Choose a third boon from us. You have not been sufficiently honored with just two boons. Indeed, among all my daughters-in-law, you are the most excellent, a woman who truly upholds righteousness (dharma).'

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king of Hastinapura. (Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तृतीयं (tṛtīyaṁ) - third

• वरय (varaya) - choose, ask for

• अस्मत्तस् (asmattas) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks in plural to show respect or as king. (from us)

• न (na) - not, no

• असि (asi) - you are

• द्वाभ्यां (dvābhyāṁ) - by two boons (by two, with two)

• सुसत्कृता (susatkṛtā) - well-honored, highly respected, duly treated

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

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

• सर्वस्नुषाणां (sarvasnuṣāṇāṁ) - of all daughters-in-law

• मे (me) - my (possessive) (my, of me)

• श्रेयसी (śreyasī) - most excellent, superior, best

• धर्मचारिणी (dharmacāriṇī) - one who practices (dharma), virtuous, dutiful (wife)

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king of Hastinapura. (Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king, literally 'he who holds the kingdom')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, supported, borne
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

3rd person singular, active voice, perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

तृतीयं (tṛtīyaṁ) - third

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third

Ordinal number derived from tri (three).

Note: Adjective modifying the implied 'varaṃ' (boon).

वरय (varaya) - choose, ask for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √vṛ

imperative mood

2nd person singular, active voice, imperative mood.

Root: vṛ (class 9)

अस्मत्तस् (asmattas) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks in plural to show respect or as king. (from us)

(pronoun)

Ablative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (1st person pronoun)

Formed with ablative suffix -tas.

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra himself.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

present tense

2nd person singular, active voice, present tense.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject is Draupadī (implied 'tvam').

द्वाभ्यां (dvābhyāṁ) - by two boons (by two, with two)

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the two boons already granted.

सुसत्कृता (susatkṛtā) - well-honored, highly respected, duly treated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of susatkṛta

susatkṛta - well-honored, highly respected, duly treated

past passive participle

Formed from prefix su- (well) + sat- (good, true) + kṛta (done, made).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa / karmadhāraya (su+sat+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• sat – good, true, existent
  adjective (masculine)
  present active participle
  From root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tvam'.

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Pronominal stem of 2nd person singular.

Note: Subject.

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

(indeclinable)

सर्वस्नुषाणां (sarvasnuṣāṇāṁ) - of all daughters-in-law

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarvasnuṣā

sarvasnuṣā - all daughters-in-law

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'snuṣā' (daughter-in-law).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+snuṣā)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• snuṣā – daughter-in-law
  noun (feminine)

Note: Partitive genitive.

मे (me) - my (possessive) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Pronominal stem of 1st person singular.

Note: Possessive for 'sarvasnuṣāṇāṃ'.

श्रेयसी (śreyasī) - most excellent, superior, best

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - most excellent, superior, better, best

Superlative form of praśasya (excellent). Feminine form -ī.

Root: praśas

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tvam'.

धर्मचारिणी (dharmacāriṇī) - one who practices (dharma), virtuous, dutiful (wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmacāriṇī

dharmacārin - practicing (dharma), virtuous, righteous, dutiful

agent noun

From `dharma` and root `car` (to move, to practice) with agent suffix. Feminine form.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cārin – moving, going, practicing, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun / adjective from root car
  Derived from root car (to move, act) with suffix -in.
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicate noun for 'tvam'.