महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-127, verse-18

सोमक उवाच ।
कार्यं वा यदि वाकार्यं येन पुत्रशतं भवेत् ।
कृतमेव हि तद्विद्धि भगवान्प्रब्रवीतु मे ॥१८॥

18. somaka uvāca ,
kāryaṁ vā yadi vākāryaṁ yena putraśataṁ bhavet ,
kṛtameva hi tadviddhi bhagavānprabravītu me.

18. somaka uvāca kāryam vā yadi vā akāryam yena putraśatam
bhavet kṛtam eva hi tat viddhi bhagavān prabravītu me

18. Somaka said, 'Whether it is a proper (kārya) or an improper action (kārya) by which a hundred sons could be born, know that it will certainly be performed by me. O venerable one (bhagavān), please instruct me.'

Words meanings summery:

• सोमक (somaka) - Somaka (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - a proper action (kārya) (to be done, proper action, duty)

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वा (vā) - or

• अकार्यम् (akāryam) - an improper action (kārya) (not to be done, improper action, forbidden)

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

• भवेत् (bhavet) - could be born (may be, should be, would become)

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - performed (by me) (done, made, performed)

• एव (eva) - certainly (just, only, indeed, certainly)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (imperative)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - O venerable one (bhagavān) (O venerable one, O lord, O worshipful one)

• प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - please instruct me (let him tell, may he speak)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

सोमक (somaka) - Somaka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of somaka

somaka - Somaka (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - a proper action (kārya) (to be done, proper action, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, suitable, proper, duty, business, action

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अकार्यम् (akāryam) - an improper action (kārya) (not to be done, improper action, forbidden)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akārya

akārya - not to be done, improper, forbidden, unsuitable

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• kārya – to be done, suitable, proper, duty, business, action
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to 'kāryam' or 'akāryam'

पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - a hundred sons

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of putraśata

putraśata - a hundred sons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+śata)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)

भवेत् (bhavet) - could be born (may be, should be, would become)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - performed (by me) (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implied 'it is done'

एव (eva) - certainly (just, only, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'action' to be done

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand (imperative)

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - O venerable one (bhagavān) (O venerable one, O lord, O worshipful one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, lord, prosperous

प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - please instruct me (let him tell, may he speak)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of prabru

Prefix: pra

Root: bru (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me