महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-16

सावित्र्युवाच ।
पूर्वमेव मया राजन्नभिप्रायमिमं तव ।
ज्ञात्वा पुत्रार्थमुक्तो वै तव हेतोः पितामहः ॥१६॥

16. sāvitryuvāca ,
pūrvameva mayā rājannabhiprāyamimaṁ tava ,
jñātvā putrārthamukto vai tava hetoḥ pitāmahaḥ.

16. sāvitrī uvāca | pūrvam eva mayā rājan abhiprāyam imam
tava | jñātvā putrārtham uktaḥ vai tava hetoḥ pitāmahaḥ

16. Savitri said: "O King, knowing this intention of yours beforehand regarding a son, the Grandsire (Pitāmaha) was indeed addressed by me for your sake."

Words meanings summery:

• सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, earlier, previously

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose, meaning

• इमम् (imam) - this

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, knowing

• पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of a son, for a son

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - The Grandsire (Brahma) (grandfather, great-father, Brahma)

Words meanings and morphology

सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Savitri (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - Savitri (name of a goddess, also a woman's name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative

From root √vac (to speak, say)

Root: vac (class 2)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, earlier, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose, meaning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya

abhiprāya - intention, design, meaning, purpose

From prefix abhi + pra + √i (to go)

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, knowing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Absolute participle, meaning 'having known'.

पुत्रार्थम् (putrārtham) - for the sake of a son, for a son

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+artha)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverb.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak, say)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Pitāmaha.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

(noun)

masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, sake

Note: Often used as an indeclinable meaning 'for the sake of'.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - The Grandsire (Brahma) (grandfather, great-father, Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father, a name of Brahma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Brahma.