महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-244, verse-3

तानब्रवीत्स राजेन्द्रो वेपमानान्कृताञ्जलीन् ।
ब्रूत यद्वक्तुकामाः स्थ के भवन्तः किमिष्यते ॥३॥

3. tānabravītsa rājendro vepamānānkṛtāñjalīn ,
brūta yadvaktukāmāḥ stha ke bhavantaḥ kimiṣyate.

3. tān abravīt saḥ rājendraḥ vepamānān kṛtāñjalīn
brūta yat vaktukāmāḥ stha ke bhavantaḥ kim iṣyate

3. That lord of kings addressed them, who were trembling and had hands joined in supplication. "Tell me what you wish to say. Who are you, and what is it that you desire?"

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - the deer (them, those)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• सः (saḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (he, that)

• राजेन्द्रः (rājendraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the lord of kings (lord of kings, king)

• वेपमानान् (vepamānān) - the trembling deer (trembling, shaking)

• कृताञ्जलीन् (kṛtāñjalīn) - with folded hands, having made a respectful gesture

• ब्रूत (brūta) - tell, speak, say

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that

• वक्तुकामाः (vaktukāmāḥ) - desirous of speaking, wishing to speak

• स्थ (stha) - you are

• के (ke) - who

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (respectful), your honors

• किम् (kim) - what

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is wished

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - the deer (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abravīt

Imperfect Active

Root 'brū' (2nd conjugation), imperfect tense

Root: brū (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

राजेन्द्रः (rājendraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the lord of kings (lord of kings, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king, lord of kings, emperor

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

वेपमानान् (vepamānān) - the trembling deer (trembling, shaking)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vepamāna

vepamāna - trembling, shaking, quivering

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'vep' (to tremble) + śānac suffix for middle voice participle

Root: vep (class 1)

कृताञ्जलीन् (kṛtāñjalīn) - with folded hands, having made a respectful gesture

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having joined hands in supplication or reverence, respectful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the hollow of the hands, a gesture of reverence (hands joined)
  noun (masculine)

ब्रूत (brūta) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root 'brū' (2nd conjugation), imperative mood

Root: brū (class 2)

यत् (yat) - what, which, that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that (relative pronoun)

वक्तुकामाः (vaktukāmāḥ) - desirous of speaking, wishing to speak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaktukāma

vaktukāma - desirous of speaking

Compound formed from 'vaktu' (infinitive of 'vac' - to speak) and 'kāma' (desire).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaktu+kāma)

• vaktu – to speak
  indeclinable
  Infinitive
  Infinitive form of root 'vac' (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)

स्थ (stha) - you are

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root 'as' (2nd conjugation), present tense

Root: as (class 2)

के (ke) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (respectful), your honors

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (respectful form)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why (interrogative pronoun/particle)

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is wished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of iṣyate

Present Passive

Root 'iṣ' (4th conjugation), present tense, passive voice

Root: iṣ (class 4)