महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-191, verse-15

ततः स बकस्तमकूपारं कच्छपं विज्ञापयामास ।
अस्त्यस्माकमभिप्रेतं भवन्तं कंचिदर्थमभिप्रष्टुम् ।
साध्वागम्यतां तावदिति ॥१५॥

15. tataḥ sa bakastamakūpāraṁ kacchapaṁ vijñāpayāmāsa ,
astyasmākamabhipretaṁ bhavantaṁ kaṁcidarthamabhipraṣṭum ,
sādhvāgamyatāṁ tāvaditi.

15. tataḥ saḥ bakaḥ tam akūpāram kacchapam
vijñāpayāmāsa asti asmākam
abhipretam bhavantam kañcit artham
abhipraṣṭum sādhu āgamyatām tāvat iti

15. Then that crane addressed the tortoise Akūpāra, saying, 'We intend to ask you about a certain matter. Please approach for a moment.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• बकः (bakaḥ) - crane

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अकूपारम् (akūpāram) - Akūpāra (name)

• कच्छपम् (kacchapam) - tortoise

• विज्ञापयामास (vijñāpayāmāsa) - informed, requested

• अस्ति (asti) - there is, is

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• अभिप्रेतम् (abhipretam) - intended, desired, intention, purpose

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (respectful)

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain

• अर्थम् (artham) - matter, purpose, meaning

• अभिप्रष्टुम् (abhipraṣṭum) - to ask

• साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, please

• आगम्यताम् (āgamyatām) - let it be approached, please come

• तावत् (tāvat) - for a while, so long

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बकः (bakaḥ) - crane

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baka

baka - crane

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अकूपारम् (akūpāram) - Akūpāra (name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akūpāra

akūpāra - Akūpāra (name of a tortoise)

कच्छपम् (kacchapam) - tortoise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kacchapa

kacchapa - tortoise

विज्ञापयामास (vijñāpayāmāsa) - informed, requested

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vijñāpaya

Causative perfect active

`vi` + `jñā` + `ṇic` + perfect ending

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

अस्ति (asti) - there is, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Present active

`as` + `ti`

Root: as (class 2)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अभिप्रेतम् (abhipretam) - intended, desired, intention, purpose

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhipreta

abhipreta - intended, desired

Past Passive Participle

`abhi` + `pra` + `i` + `kta`

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful)

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - some, a certain

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - matter, purpose, meaning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - matter, purpose, meaning, wealth

अभिप्रष्टुम् (abhipraṣṭum) - to ask

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

`abhi` + `pra` + `prach` + `tumun`

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: prach (class 6)

साधु (sādhu) - well, properly, please

(indeclinable)

आगम्यताम् (āgamyatām) - let it be approached, please come

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (Loṭ) of āgamya

Passive Imperative

`ā` + `gam` + `yak` + `tām`

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - for a while, so long

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)