महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-15

गङ्गोवाच ।
किमिच्छसि महाराज मत्तः किं च ददानि ते ।
तद्ब्रवीहि नरश्रेष्ठ करिष्यामि वचस्तव ॥१५॥

15. gaṅgovāca ,
kimicchasi mahārāja mattaḥ kiṁ ca dadāni te ,
tadbravīhi naraśreṣṭha kariṣyāmi vacastava.

15. gaṅgā uvāca kim icchasi mahārāja mattaḥ kim ca dadāni
te tat bravīhi naraśreṣṭha kariṣyāmi vacaḥ tava

15. Gaṅgā said: "O great king (mahārāja), what do you desire from me? And what shall I give to you? Tell me that, O best of men (naraśreṣṭha); I will fulfill your command."

Words meanings summery:

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Ganga

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• च (ca) - and, also

• ददानि (dadāni) - may I give

• ते (te) - to you

• तत् (tat) - that

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

• नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men, O foremost among men

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will fulfill (I will do, I will perform)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - command, instruction (word, speech, command)

• तव (tava) - your

Words meanings and morphology

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the river Ganga

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Gaṅgā

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root 'vac' (2nd conjugation), perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

Note: Object of 'icchasi'.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

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

Root 'iṣ' (6th conjugation), present tense, parasmaipada

Root: iṣ (class 6)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to Bhagīratha.

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

किम् (kim) - what, why

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, why

Note: Object of 'dadāni'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two questions.

ददानि (dadāni) - may I give

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative / imperative (loṭ) of dā

Root 'dā' (3rd conjugation), present tense, parasmaipada, optative/imperative (loṭ) first person singular

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: A polite offer 'May I give?' or 'What shall I give?'

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Note: Also genitive, but dative fits here.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'bravīhi'.

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Root 'brū' (2nd conjugation), imperative mood, parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men, O foremost among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naraśreṣṭha

naraśreṣṭha - best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Address to Bhagīratha.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will fulfill (I will do, I will perform)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root 'kṛ' (8th conjugation), future tense, parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वचः (vacaḥ) - command, instruction (word, speech, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, command

Note: Object of 'kariṣyāmi'.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Note: Possessive, modifies 'vacaḥ'.