महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-131, verse-16

गोवृषो वा वराहो वा मृगो वा महिषोऽपि वा ।
त्वदर्थमद्य क्रियतां यद्वान्यदभिकाङ्क्षसे ॥१६॥

16. govṛṣo vā varāho vā mṛgo vā mahiṣo'pi vā ,
tvadarthamadya kriyatāṁ yadvānyadabhikāṅkṣase.

16. go-vṛṣaḥ vā varāhaḥ vā mṛgaḥ vā mahiṣaḥ api vā |
tvat-artham adya kriyatām yat vā anyat abhikāṅkṣase

16. Let a bull, or a boar, or a deer, or even a buffalo be prepared for you today, or whatever else you desire.

16. שור, או חזיר בר, או צבי, או תאו, או כל דבר אחר שתחפוץ בו, יוכן לך היום.

Words meanings summery:

• गो-वृषः (go-vṛṣaḥ) - a bull, male bovine

• वा (vā) - or

• वराहः (varāhaḥ) - boar, wild pig

• वा (vā) - or

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal

• वा (vā) - or

• महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - buffalo, water buffalo

• अपि (api) - even, also

• वा (vā) - or

• त्वत्-अर्थम् (tvat-artham) - for your sake, for you

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let them be prepared (let it be done, let it be made)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

• वा (vā) - or

• अन्यत् (anyat) - whatever other thing (other, another)

• अभिकाङ्क्षसे (abhikāṅkṣase) - you desire, you long for

Words meanings and morphology

गो-वृषः (go-vṛṣaḥ) - a bull, male bovine

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+vṛṣa)

• go – cow, bovine animal
  noun (feminine)
• vṛṣa – bull, male
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

वराहः (varāhaḥ) - boar, wild pig

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varāha

varāha - boar, wild pig

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

महिषः (mahiṣaḥ) - buffalo, water buffalo

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo, water buffalo

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

त्वत्-अर्थम् (tvat-artham) - for your sake, for you

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+artha)

• tvat – from you (ablative of tvam)
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for your sake'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let them be prepared (let it be done, let it be made)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Passive

root 'kṛ' (8th conj.), 3rd person singular imperative, passive voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the animals mentioned.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - whatever other thing (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another

अभिकाङ्क्षसे (abhikāṅkṣase) - you desire, you long for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhikāṅkṣ

Present Middle

root 'kāṅkṣ' (1st conj.) with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

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