महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-177, verse-13

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
ब्रूहि सर्प यथाकामं प्रतिवक्ष्यामि ते वचः ।
अपि चेच्छक्नुयां प्रीतिमाहर्तुं ते भुजंगम ॥१३॥

13. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
brūhi sarpa yathākāmaṁ prativakṣyāmi te vacaḥ ,
api cecchaknuyāṁ prītimāhartuṁ te bhujaṁgama.

13. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca brūhi sarpa yathākāmam prativakṣyāmi
te vacaḥ api cet śaknuyām prītim āhartum te bhujaṅgama

13. Yudhishthira said: O serpent, speak as you desire. I will answer your questions, and I hope I may be able to bring you satisfaction.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The eldest of the Pandavas (Yudhishthira)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak! say!

• सर्प (sarpa) - Refers to the Yaksha, who is in the form of a serpent. (O serpent!)

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, according to wish

• प्रतिवक्ष्यामि (prativakṣyāmi) - I will answer, I will reply

• ते (te) - your, to you

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, question

• अपि (api) - also, even, perhaps

• चेत् (cet) - if

• शक्नुयाम् (śaknuyām) - I might be able, may I be able

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - pleasure, satisfaction, affection

• आहर्तुम् (āhartum) - to bring, to cause, to produce

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• भुजङ्गम (bhujaṅgama) - Refers to the Yaksha, who is in the form of a serpent. (O serpent!)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The eldest of the Pandavas (Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle (name of a king)

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm)

Compound type : aluk tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable
  locative form of yudh (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect formation of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak! say!

(verb)

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

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular

From root √brū (class 2)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Command to the serpent

सर्प (sarpa) - Refers to the Yaksha, who is in the form of a serpent. (O serpent!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

From √sṛp (to creep)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, according to wish

(indeclinable)

Compound: yathā (as) + kāmam (desire, acc. used adverbially)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)
  From √kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Adverb modifying 'brūhi'

प्रतिवक्ष्यामि (prativakṣyāmi) - I will answer, I will reply

(verb)

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

Future tense, 1st person singular

From root √vac with upasarga prati

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun, genitive/dative singular (enclitic form)

Note: Possessive, modifying 'vacaḥ'

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, question

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, declaration

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'prativakṣyāmi'

अपि (api) - also, even, perhaps

(indeclinable)

particle

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle

शक्नुयाम् (śaknuyām) - I might be able, may I be able

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of śak

Optative mood, 1st person singular

From root √śak (class 5)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - pleasure, satisfaction, affection

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - pleasure, joy, satisfaction, love, affection

From √prī (to please) + ti (suffix)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Object of 'āhartum'

आहर्तुम् (āhartum) - to bring, to cause, to produce

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root √hṛ with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose or capability (with śaknuyām)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun, genitive/dative singular (enclitic form)

Note: Recipient of satisfaction

भुजङ्गम (bhujaṅgama) - Refers to the Yaksha, who is in the form of a serpent. (O serpent!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhujaṅgama

bhujaṅgama - serpent, snake (one that moves with its curves)

Compound: bhuja (arm, curve) + gama (going)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuja+gama)

• bhuja – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)
• gama – going, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)