महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-122

तमहं प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा नमस्कृत्येदमब्रुवम् ।
ज्ञातुमिच्छामि देव त्वां मायां चेमां तवोत्तमाम् ॥१२२॥

122. tamahaṁ prāñjalirbhūtvā namaskṛtyedamabruvam ,
jñātumicchāmi deva tvāṁ māyāṁ cemāṁ tavottamām.

122. tam aham prāñjaliḥ bhūtvā namaskṛtya idam abruvam
jñātum icchāmi deva tvām māyām ca imām tava uttamām

122. Having folded my hands (añjali) and bowed to him, I said this: 'O divine one, I wish to know you and also this supreme illusion (māyā) of yours.'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, to him, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - having folded hands (añjali), reverent, humble

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

• नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having bowed, having saluted, having worshipped

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I spoke

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to understand

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• देव (deva) - O god, O divine one

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• मायाम् (māyām) - illusion (māyā), divine power, magic

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme, excellent, highest

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, to him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, that one

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - having folded hands (añjali), reverent, humble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - having folded hands (añjali), reverential, humble, deferential

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been

(indeclinable)

absolutive

suffix -tvā added to root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having bowed, having saluted, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

absolutive

suffix -ya added to noun namas + root kṛ

Prefix: namas

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect

1st person singular, imperfect (laṅ), active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to understand

(indeclinable)

infinitive

suffix -tum added to root jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Tense

1st person singular, present (laṭ), active voice

Root: iṣ (class 6)

देव (deva) - O god, O divine one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine being, deity, celestial

Root: div (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

मायाम् (māyām) - illusion (māyā), divine power, magic

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion (māyā), divine power, magic, art, trick, unreality

Root: mā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - supreme, highest, excellent, best, principal

Superlative form of ut