महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-13

स्कन्द उवाच ।
एवमस्तु नमस्तेऽस्तु पुत्रस्नेहात्प्रशाधि माम् ।
स्नुषया पूज्यमाना वै देवि वत्स्यसि नित्यदा ॥१३॥

13. skanda uvāca ,
evamastu namaste'stu putrasnehātpraśādhi mām ,
snuṣayā pūjyamānā vai devi vatsyasi nityadā.

13. skandaḥ uvāca evam astu namaḥ te astu putra-snehat
praśādhi mām snuṣayā pūjyamānā vai devi vatsyasi nityadā

13. Skanda said, 'So be it! My homage to you. Instruct me out of your son's affection. O goddess, you will indeed always dwell here, being revered by your daughter-in-law.'

Words meanings summery:

• स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation

• ते (te) - to you

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• पुत्र-स्नेहत् (putra-snehat) - from a son's affection, out of filial love

• प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - instruct, govern, command

• माम् (mām) - me

• स्नुषया (snuṣayā) - by daughter-in-law

• पूज्यमाना (pūjyamānā) - being worshipped, being honored, being revered

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• वत्स्यसि (vatsyasi) - you will dwell, you will reside

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (name of the god of war, Kārttikeya, son of Śiva)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Alternate form for dative singular of yuṣmad.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

पुत्र-स्नेहत् (putra-snehat) - from a son's affection, out of filial love

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of putra-sneha

putra-sneha - son's affection, filial love

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+sneha)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• sneha – affection, love, tenderness
  noun (masculine)

प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - instruct, govern, command

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pra-śās

Prefix: pra

Root: śās (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

स्नुषया (snuṣayā) - by daughter-in-law

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of snuṣā

snuṣā - daughter-in-law

पूज्यमाना (pūjyamānā) - being worshipped, being honored, being revered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūjyamāna

pūjyamāna - being worshipped, being honored, being respected

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root pūj (to worship, honor).

Root: pūj (class 10)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

वत्स्यसि (vatsyasi) - you will dwell, you will reside

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)