महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-13

स वक्तव्यः प्राञ्जलिभिर्भवद्भिः पुत्रस्य ते पशवः कर्षणं च ।
किं ते प्रियं वै क्रियतां महर्षे दासाः स्म सर्वे तव वाचि बद्धाः ॥१३॥

13. sa vaktavyaḥ prāñjalibhirbhavadbhiḥ; putrasya te paśavaḥ karṣaṇaṁ ca ,
kiṁ te priyaṁ vai kriyatāṁ maharṣe; dāsāḥ sma sarve tava vāci baddhāḥ.

13. saḥ vaktavyaḥ prāñjalibhiḥ bhavadbhiḥ
putrasya te paśavaḥ karṣaṇam ca
kim te priyam vai kriyatām maharṣe
dāsāḥ sma sarve tava vāci baddhāḥ

13. You, with folded hands, should inform him about your son's cattle and farming. O great sage, what is truly pleasing to you, let that be done. We are all your servants, bound by your command.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - the great sage (implied from context 'maharṣe') (he, that)

• वक्तव्यः (vaktavyaḥ) - should be informed (to be spoken, to be told, proper to be said)

• प्राञ्जलिभिः (prāñjalibhiḥ) - with folded hands (showing respect) (with folded hands, reverently)

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (referring to the people addressing the sage) (by you (plural/respectful singular))

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of your son (of the son)

• ते (te) - your (referring to the great sage) (of you, your (singular))

• पशवः (paśavaḥ) - cattle (animals, cattle, beasts)

• कर्षणम् (karṣaṇam) - farming (ploughing, cultivation, farming)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

• ते (te) - for you (referring to the great sage) (to you, for you (singular))

• प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (thing) (dear, beloved, pleasing thing)

• वै (vai) - truly (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done (let it be done, may it be done)

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage (vocative) (O great sage)

• दासाः (dāsāḥ) - servants (servants, slaves)

• स्म (sma) - (used with present tense to denote past action, or with verb 'to be' for emphasis) (indeed, certainly (particle))

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, everyone)

• तव (tava) - your (referring to the sage) (your (singular))

• वाचि (vāci) - by your command (locative of cause/instrument) (in speech, in word, in command)

• बद्धाः (baddhāḥ) - bound (bound, tied, restrained)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the great sage (implied from context 'maharṣe') (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वक्तव्यः (vaktavyaḥ) - should be informed (to be spoken, to be told, proper to be said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said, proper to be spoken

Gerundive

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -tavya

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: A gerundive participle functioning as a predicate adjective.

प्राञ्जलिभिः (prāñjalibhiḥ) - with folded hands (showing respect) (with folded hands, reverently)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands, respectful gesture

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forward, onward, before
  indeclinable
• añjali – the cavity formed by folding the hands, folded hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: It qualifies "bhavadbhiḥ".

भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (referring to the people addressing the sage) (by you (plural/respectful singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (respectful)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) with suffix -śatṛ, meaning 'being' or 'your honor'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The agent of the passive verb "vaktavyaḥ".

पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of your son (of the son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Possessive, referring to "your son".

ते (te) - your (referring to the great sage) (of you, your (singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive.

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - cattle (animals, cattle, beasts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

Note: Subject of what is to be spoken about.

कर्षणम् (karṣaṇam) - farming (ploughing, cultivation, farming)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karṣaṇa

karṣaṇa - ploughing, cultivation, drawing, dragging

Verbal Noun

Derived from root kṛṣ (to plough, draw)

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Co-subject with "paśavaḥ".

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

किम् (kim) - what (what, why)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

ते (te) - for you (referring to the great sage) (to you, for you (singular))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Enclitic form of the dative.

प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasing (thing) (dear, beloved, pleasing thing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, favorite

Note: Predicate adjective, qualifying the implied "thing" (kim).

वै (vai) - truly (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done (let it be done, may it be done)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (Āśīrliṅ / Liṅ (in passive)) of kṛ

Optative

Root kṛ (to do), Passive, 3rd person singular, optative mood

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses a wish or command.

महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage (vocative) (O great sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to the sage.

दासाः (dāsāḥ) - servants (servants, slaves)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāsa

dāsa - servant, slave

Note: Predicate nominative for "vayam" (implied "we").

स्म (sma) - (used with present tense to denote past action, or with verb 'to be' for emphasis) (indeed, certainly (particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Intensifies the statement "we are servants".

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies the implied "we".

तव (tava) - your (referring to the sage) (your (singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Possessive pronoun.

वाचि (vāci) - by your command (locative of cause/instrument) (in speech, in word, in command)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, command

Note: Locative used to indicate means or object of binding.

बद्धाः (baddhāḥ) - bound (bound, tied, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fixed, caught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh (to bind) with suffix -kta

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Qualifies "dāsāḥ" (implied "we").