महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-131, verse-24

राजोवाच ।
अनुग्रहमिमं मन्ये श्येन यन्माभियाचसे ।
तस्मात्तेऽद्य प्रदास्यामि स्वमांसं तुलया धृतम् ॥२४॥

24. rājovāca ,
anugrahamimaṁ manye śyena yanmābhiyācase ,
tasmātte'dya pradāsyāmi svamāṁsaṁ tulayā dhṛtam.

24. rājā uvāca anugraham imam manye śyena yat mām abhiyācase
tasmāt te adya pradāsyāmi svamāṃsam tulayā dhṛtam

24. The King said: 'O hawk, I consider it a great favor (anugraha) that you ask this of me. Therefore, I will give you my own flesh, weighed on the balance, today.'

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - king

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अनुग्रहम् (anugraham) - a great favor (anugraha) (a favor, grace, kindness)

• इमम् (imam) - this, this one

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe

• श्येन (śyena) - O hawk

• यत् (yat) - that (conjunction), which

• माम् (mām) - me

• अभियाचसे (abhiyācase) - you ask for, you beg for

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give

• स्वमांसम् (svamāṁsam) - my own flesh

• तुलया (tulayā) - by the balance, with the scale

• धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, weighed, placed

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

अनुग्रहम् (anugraham) - a great favor (anugraha) (a favor, grace, kindness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - favor, grace, kindness, help (anugraha)

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

इमम् (imam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Accusative singular masculine of the demonstrative pronoun 'idam', referring to 'anugraha'.

मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present tense, Middle voice, 1st person singular.

Root: man (class 4)

श्येन (śyena) - O hawk

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śyena

śyena - hawk, falcon

यत् (yat) - that (conjunction), which

(indeclinable)

Note: Here functions as a conjunction 'that' introducing a clause.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अभियाचसे (abhiyācase) - you ask for, you beg for

(verb)

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

Present tense, Middle voice, 2nd person singular.

Prefix: abhi

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Root 'yāc' preceded by the upasarga 'abhi'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative singular of 'tad', used adverbially as 'therefore'.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of dative singular of 'yuṣmad'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give

(verb)

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

Future tense, Active voice, 1st person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Root 'dā' with prefix 'pra'.

स्वमांसम् (svamāṁsam) - my own flesh

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svamāṃsa

svamāṁsa - one's own flesh

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+māṃsa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound meaning 'one's own flesh'.

तुलया (tulayā) - by the balance, with the scale

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tulā

tulā - balance, scale, equality

धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, weighed, placed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, supported, weighed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'dhṛ' with '-ta' suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle of root 'dhṛ', agreeing with 'svamāṃsam'.