महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-133, verse-15

द्वारपाल उवाच ।
कथं यज्ञं दशवर्षो विशेस्त्वं विनीतानां विदुषां संप्रवेश्यम् ।
उपायतः प्रयतिष्ये तवाहं प्रवेशने कुरु यत्नं यथावत् ॥१५॥

15. dvārapāla uvāca ,
kathaṁ yajñaṁ daśavarṣo viśestvaṁ; vinītānāṁ viduṣāṁ saṁpraveśyam ,
upāyataḥ prayatiṣye tavāhaṁ; praveśane kuru yatnaṁ yathāvat.

15. dvārapāla uvāca katham yajñam daśavarṣaḥ
viśeḥ tvam vinītānām viduṣām
sampraveśyam upāyataḥ prayatiṣye tava
aham praveśane kuru yatnam yathāvat

15. The doorkeeper said, 'How can you, a ten-year-old, enter this assembly (yajña), which is meant for the entry of humble and learned scholars? I will try my best to arrange your entry, and you, too, should make the necessary effort.'

Words meanings summery:

• द्वारपाल (dvārapāla) - doorkeeper

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कथम् (katham) - how is it possible? (how, in what manner, why)

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the scholarly assembly, likened to a (yajña) (sacrifice, ritual, religious ceremony, assembly)

• दशवर्षः (daśavarṣaḥ) - ten years old

• विशेः (viśeḥ) - you would enter, you should enter

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विनीतानाम् (vinītānām) - of the humble, disciplined, well-behaved

• विदुषाम् (viduṣām) - of the learned, wise, knowing ones

• सम्प्रवेश्यम् (sampraveśyam) - to be entered, fit for entry

• उपायतः (upāyataḥ) - by means of an expedient, by proper measures, by contrivance

• प्रयतिष्ये (prayatiṣye) - I shall strive, I shall endeavor

• तव (tava) - your

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रवेशने (praveśane) - for entry, in the matter of entry

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, correctly, according to rule

Words meanings and morphology

द्वारपाल (dvārapāla) - doorkeeper

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvārapāla

dvārapāla - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvār+pāla)

• dvār – door, gate
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how is it possible? (how, in what manner, why)

(indeclinable)

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - the scholarly assembly, likened to a (yajña) (sacrifice, ritual, religious ceremony, assembly)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, religious ceremony, assembly

Derived from root yaj (to sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'viśeḥ'.

दशवर्षः (daśavarṣaḥ) - ten years old

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daśavarṣa

daśavarṣa - ten years old

Compound type : dvigu (daśan+varṣa)

• daśan – ten
  numeral
• varṣa – year
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

विशेः (viśeḥ) - you would enter, you should enter

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'viśeḥ'.

विनीतानाम् (vinītānām) - of the humble, disciplined, well-behaved

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vinīta

vinīta - humble, disciplined, well-behaved, modest

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nī with upasarga vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with viduṣām.

विदुषाम् (viduṣām) - of the learned, wise, knowing ones

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vidus

vidus - learned, wise, knowing

Perfect Active Participle

Derived from root vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

सम्प्रवेश्यम् (sampraveśyam) - to be entered, fit for entry

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sampraveśya

sampraveśya - to be entered, worthy of entry

Gerundive (NVA)

Derived from root viś with upasargas sam + pra, gerundive suffix -ṇyat.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective.

उपायतः (upāyataḥ) - by means of an expedient, by proper measures, by contrivance

(indeclinable)

Derived with -tas suffix indicating 'by means of'.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Denotes 'by way of' or 'through means of'.

प्रयतिष्ये (prayatiṣye) - I shall strive, I shall endeavor

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future indicative (lṛṭ) of yat

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (genitive)

Note: Refers to Aṣṭāvakra.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of 'prayatiṣye'.

प्रवेशने (praveśane) - for entry, in the matter of entry

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of praveśana

praveśana - entry, entering

Derived from root viś with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Indicates purpose or sphere.

कुरु (kuru) - do, make

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

Derived from root yat (to strive).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kuru'.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, correctly, according to rule

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of yathāvat.

Note: Adverb modifying 'kuru'.