महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-165, verse-8

ततोऽहमब्रुवं राजन्देवराजमिदं वचः ।
विषह्यं चेन्मया कर्तुं कृतमेव निबोध तत् ॥८॥

8. tato'hamabruvaṁ rājandevarājamidaṁ vacaḥ ,
viṣahyaṁ cenmayā kartuṁ kṛtameva nibodha tat.

8. tataḥ aham abruvam rājan devarājam idam vacaḥ
viṣahyam cet mayā kartum kṛtam eva nibodha tat

8. Then, O king, I spoke this word to the king of gods (Indra): "If it is accomplishable by me, then consider it as already done."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from there, therefore)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• देवराजम् (devarājam) - to Indra (to the king of gods)

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• विषह्यम् (viṣahyam) - accomplishable, endurable, capable of being borne

• चेत् (cet) - if

• मया (mayā) - by me

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, accomplished

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• निबोध (nibodha) - know, understand, perceive

• तत् (tat) - referring to the task (that (neuter))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: From `√brū` (to speak)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

देवराजम् (devarājam) - to Indra (to the king of gods)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods, Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+rājan)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the verb `abruvam` (implied, as it is a dative-like usage of accusative).

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Qualifies `vacaḥ`.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Direct object of `abruvam`.

विषह्यम् (viṣahyam) - accomplishable, endurable, capable of being borne

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣahya

viṣahya - to be endured, to be accomplished, practicable

Gerundive

Gerundive (PPCP) from √sah (to endure, overcome) with upasarga vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective, used with implied 'it is'.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of the passive construction `viṣahyam kartum` (to be done by me).

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used substantively, 'the done thing'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

निबोध (nibodha) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: From `ni-√budh` (to perceive, understand)

तत् (tat) - referring to the task (that (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Object of `nibodha`.