महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-18

स्कन्द उवाच ।
दत्ताः प्रजा न ताः शक्या भवतीभिर्निषेवितुम् ।
अन्यां वः कां प्रयच्छामि प्रजां यां मनसेच्छथ ॥१८॥

18. skanda uvāca ,
dattāḥ prajā na tāḥ śakyā bhavatībhirniṣevitum ,
anyāṁ vaḥ kāṁ prayacchāmi prajāṁ yāṁ manasecchatha.

18. skandaḥ uvāca | dattāḥ prajāḥ na tāḥ śakyāḥ bhavatībhiḥ
niṣevitum | anyām vaḥ kām prayacchāmi prajām yām manasā icchatha

18. Skanda said: "Those children (prajā) that have been given cannot be cared for by you. Which other children shall I give you, whom you desire in your mind?"

Words meanings summery:

• स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• दत्ताः (dattāḥ) - given, granted

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, children, offspring

• न (na) - not

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - capable, possible, able (to be served/cared for)

• भवतीभिः (bhavatībhiḥ) - by you (honored ladies)

• निषेवितुम् (niṣevitum) - to serve, to attend to, to care for

• अन्याम् (anyām) - other, another

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), your

• काम् (kām) - which, what

• प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I give, I grant

• प्रजाम् (prajām) - progeny, children, offspring

• याम् (yām) - whom, which

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• इच्छथ (icchatha) - you desire, you wish

Words meanings and morphology

स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (name of Kartikeya, son of Shiva)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

root verb, perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

दत्ताः (dattāḥ) - given, granted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of datta

datta - given, granted, delivered

Past Passive Participle

derived from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, children, offspring

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, children, subjects, creation

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - capable, possible, able (to be served/cared for)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, capable of being done

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

derived from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

भवतीभिः (bhavatībhiḥ) - by you (honored ladies)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your worship, your honor (honorific pronoun for 'you')

Present Active Participle (used as honorific pronoun)

derived from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

निषेवितुम् (niṣevitum) - to serve, to attend to, to care for

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: infinitive

अन्याम् (anyām) - other, another

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), your

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

काम् (kām) - which, what

(interrogative pronoun)

प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I give, I grant

(verb)

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

root 'dā' takes 'prayacch' in present tense when prefixed with 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रजाम् (prajām) - progeny, children, offspring

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, children, subjects, creation

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

याम् (yām) - whom, which

(relative pronoun)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

इच्छथ (icchatha) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

root verb

Root: iṣ (class 6)