महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-147, verse-37

ततः प्रतिष्ठिते रामे वीरोऽयं याचितो मया ।
यावद्रामकथा वीर भवेल्लोकेषु शत्रुहन् ।
तावज्जीवेयमित्येवं तथास्त्विति च सोऽब्रवीत् ॥३७॥

37. tataḥ pratiṣṭhite rāme vīro'yaṁ yācito mayā ,
yāvadrāmakathā vīra bhavellokeṣu śatruhan ,
tāvajjīveyamityevaṁ tathāstviti ca so'bravīt.

37. tataḥ pratiṣṭhite rāme vīraḥ ayam
yācitaḥ mayā yāvat rāmakathā vīra
bhavet lokeṣu śatruhan tāvat jīveyam
iti evam tathā astu iti ca saḥ abravīt

37. After Rama (Rāma) was established on his throne, I made this request to that hero: "O hero, O destroyer of enemies, as long as the narrative of Rama (Rāmakathā) exists in the worlds, may I live for that duration." And he replied, "So be it."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• प्रतिष्ठिते (pratiṣṭhite) - established on the throne (established, enthroned, installed, fixed)

• रामे (rāme) - in Lord Rama (in Rama, for Rama)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested, begged, implored

• मया (mayā) - by me

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, as much as

• रामकथा (rāmakathā) - story of Rama, narrative of Rama

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should be, it exists

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, among the people

• शत्रुहन् (śatruhan) - O destroyer of enemies

• तावत् (tāvat) - for that long, so much, so many

• जीवेयम् (jīveyam) - may I live

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks a quotation)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in that manner

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks a quotation)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रतिष्ठिते (pratiṣṭhite) - established on the throne (established, enthroned, installed, fixed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, enthroned, installed, fixed, founded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

रामे (rāme) - in Lord Rama (in Rama, for Rama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, pleasing, charming

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested, begged, implored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yācita

yācita - requested, begged, implored

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yāc

Root: yāc (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as far as, as much as

(indeclinable)

रामकथा (rāmakathā) - story of Rama, narrative of Rama

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāmakathā

rāmakathā - the story of Rama, Rama's narrative

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+kathā)

• rāma – Rama, pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)
• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should be, it exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, among the people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

शत्रुहन् (śatruhan) - O destroyer of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatruhan

śatruhan - killer of enemies, destroyer of foes

Agent noun from śatru and root han

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+han)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• han – killing, striker, killer
  noun (masculine)
  From the root han 'to strike, kill'
  Root: han (class 2)

तावत् (tāvat) - for that long, so much, so many

(indeclinable)

जीवेयम् (jīveyam) - may I live

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)