महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-123, verse-18

तेऽब्रुवन्सहिताः सर्वे वृणीष्वान्यतमं शुभे ।
अस्माकमीप्सितं भद्रे पतित्वे वरवर्णिनि ।
यत्र वाप्यभिकामासि तं वृणीष्व सुशोभने ॥१८॥

18. te'bruvansahitāḥ sarve vṛṇīṣvānyatamaṁ śubhe ,
asmākamīpsitaṁ bhadre patitve varavarṇini ,
yatra vāpyabhikāmāsi taṁ vṛṇīṣva suśobhane.

18. te abruvan sahitāḥ sarve vṛṇīṣva
anyatamam śubhe asmākam īpsitam bhadre
patitve varavarṇini yatra vā
api abhikāmā asi tam vṛṇīṣva suśobhane

18. All of them, united, then said: 'O auspicious one, choose one of us whom you desire as a husband. O gentle lady, O beautiful woman, where you truly have a longing, choose him, O most lovely one.'

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, accompanied

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose! select!

• अन्यतमम् (anyatamam) - any one, one of them

• शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one, O beautiful one

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for (as a husband)

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle one, O good one

• पतित्वे (patitve) - as a husband, in the state of being a husband

• वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful woman, O woman of excellent complexion

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, truly

• अभिकामा (abhikāmā) - desiring, having a longing

• असि (asi) - you are

• तम् (tam) - him, that one

• वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose! select!

• सुशोभने (suśobhane) - O most lovely one, O very beautiful one

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √brū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

From root √brū (class 2, both parasmaipada and ātmanepada), Imperfect tense (Laṅ)

Root: brū (class 2)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, united with, together, joined

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sa- and root √dhā (implied by connection to hitā)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose! select!

(verb)

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

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, middle voice

From root √vṛ (class 9, both parasmaipada and ātmanepada), Imperative mood (Loṭ)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

अन्यतमम् (anyatamam) - any one, one of them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyatama

anyatama - any one (of many), one of them

Superlative suffix -tama added to anya

शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one, O beautiful one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, bright, lovely (feminine)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - of us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person plural pronoun

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for (as a husband)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished for, longed for

Past Passive Participle

Desiderative stem of √āp (to obtain) + kta suffix

Root: āp (class 5)

भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle one, O good one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadra - good, auspicious, gentle, blessed (feminine)

पतित्वे (patitve) - as a husband, in the state of being a husband

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of patitva

patitva - husbandship, the state of being a husband

Suffix -tva added to pati

वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful woman, O woman of excellent complexion

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī

varavarṇinī - beautiful woman, a woman of excellent complexion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇinī)

• vara – excellent, best, noble
  adjective (masculine)
• varṇinī – a woman (literally, having a complexion/color), one who has a color/caste
  noun (feminine)
  From varṇa (color, complexion) + -inī (feminine suffix)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, truly

(indeclinable)

अभिकामा (abhikāmā) - desiring, having a longing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhikāmā

abhikāmā - desirous, longing for (feminine)

Derived from abhi-kāma (desire), feminine form

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Present tense, 2nd person singular

From root √as (class 2), Present tense (Laṭ)

Root: as (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose! select!

(verb)

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

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, middle voice

From root √vṛ (class 9, both parasmaipada and ātmanepada), Imperative mood (Loṭ)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

सुशोभने (suśobhane) - O most lovely one, O very beautiful one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of suśobhanā

suśobhanā - very beautiful, very lovely, splendid (feminine)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+śobhanā)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• śobhanā – beautiful, splendid, shining (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from root √śubh (to shine, be beautiful)
  Root: śubh (class 1)