महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-195, verse-2

अतिष्ठदेकपादेन कृशो धमनिसंततः ।
तस्मै ब्रह्मा ददौ प्रीतो वरं वव्रे स च प्रभो ॥२॥

2. atiṣṭhadekapādena kṛśo dhamanisaṁtataḥ ,
tasmai brahmā dadau prīto varaṁ vavre sa ca prabho.

2. atiṣṭhat ekapādena kṛśaḥ dhamanisaṃtataḥ tasmai
brahmā dadau prītaḥ varam vavre saḥ ca prabho

2. He stood on one leg, emaciated and covered with veins. Brahmā, pleased, granted him a boon, and he, O lord, chose a boon.

Words meanings summery:

• अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood, remained, existed

• एकपादेन (ekapādena) - on one leg, with one foot

• कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - emaciated, lean, thin

• धमनिसंततः (dhamanisaṁtataḥ) - covered with veins, spread with sinews

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, granted

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

• वव्रे (vavre) - chose, asked for, covered

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, master, ruler

Words meanings and morphology

अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood, remained, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense form

From root sthā (with 'a' augment), 3rd person singular, Imperfect tense (Laṅ lakāra), Parasmaipada

Root: sthā (class 1)

एकपादेन (ekapādena) - on one leg, with one foot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ekapāda

ekapāda - one-legged, having one foot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+pāda)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)

कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - emaciated, lean, thin

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - emaciated, lean, thin, slender

धमनिसंततः (dhamanisaṁtataḥ) - covered with veins, spread with sinews

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhamanisaṃtata

dhamanisaṁtata - covered with veins/sinews

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhamani+saṃtata)

• dhamani – vein, nerve, artery, sinew
  noun (feminine)
• saṃtata – spread, extended, continuous, covered
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tan (to stretch, extend) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the creator god Brahmā (masculine); the absolute reality, universal soul (neuter)

ददौ (dadau) - gave, granted

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense form

From root dā, 3rd person singular, Perfect tense (Liṭ lakāra), Parasmaipada

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root prī (to please, satisfy)

Root: prī (class 9)

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, gift; best, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 9)

वव्रे (vavre) - chose, asked for, covered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vavre

Perfect Tense form

From root vṛ, 3rd person singular, Perfect tense (Liṭ lakāra), Ātmanepada

Root: vṛ (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, master, ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king, powerful, mighty

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)