महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-5

तव वश्या हि सततं पाण्डवाः प्रियदर्शने ।
मुखप्रेक्षाश्च ते सर्वे तत्त्वमेतद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥५॥

5. tava vaśyā hi satataṁ pāṇḍavāḥ priyadarśane ,
mukhaprekṣāśca te sarve tattvametadbravīhi me.

5. tava vaśyāḥ hi satatam pāṇḍavāḥ priyadarśane
mukhaprekṣāḥ ca te sarve tattvam etat bravīhi me

5. O lovely-faced one, the Pāṇḍavas are indeed always subservient to you. All of them look to you for guidance. Therefore, tell me this truth.

5. הרי הפָּאנְדַוַה תמיד נתונים לרצונך, הו נעימת מראה, וכולם מביטים בפניך. אמרי לי את האמת הזו.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• वश्याः (vaśyāḥ) - subservient, obedient, under control

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

• प्रियदर्शने (priyadarśane) - Addressed to Draupadī. (O lovely-faced one, O beautiful one)

• मुखप्रेक्षाः (mukhaprekṣāḥ) - those who look to the face, those who depend on

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (they, those)

• सर्वे (sarve) - All of the Pāṇḍavas. (all, every)

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - The actual situation or secret being asked about. (truth, reality, essence)

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the 'truth' being requested. (this)

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak, say

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वश्याः (vaśyāḥ) - subservient, obedient, under control

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaśya

vaśya - controllable, obedient, subservient

Gerundive

From root vaś (to wish, to control), with suffix -ya. Can also be interpreted as a noun meaning 'dependent person'. Here it's an adjective modifying Pāṇḍavāḥ.

Root: vaś (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

(indeclinable)

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

From root tan (to stretch) with prefix sa-. Often used adverbially.

Prefix: sa

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially.

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

Vr̥ddhi derivation from Pāṇḍu.

प्रियदर्शने (priyadarśane) - Addressed to Draupadī. (O lovely-faced one, O beautiful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of priyadarśanā

priyadarśana - lovely to look at, beautiful

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective
  Root: prī (class 9)
• darśana – sight, appearance, face
  noun (neuter)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुखप्रेक्षाः (mukhaprekṣāḥ) - those who look to the face, those who depend on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhaprekṣa

mukhaprekṣa - looking to the face, dependent on the will of another

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukha+prekṣa)

• mukha – face, mouth, chief
  noun (neuter)
• prekṣa – seeing, looking, observing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used as a definite article or a personal pronoun.

सर्वे (sarve) - All of the Pāṇḍavas. (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - The actual situation or secret being asked about. (truth, reality, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, principle, essence

From tad (that) + tva (suffix forming abstract nouns).

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the 'truth' being requested. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative fits better here with 'tell'.

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