महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-25

यम उवाच ।
निवर्त तुष्टोऽस्मि तवानया गिरा स्वराक्षरव्यञ्जनहेतुयुक्तया ।
वरं वृणीष्वेह विनास्य जीवितं ददानि ते सर्वमनिन्दिते वरम् ॥२५॥

25. yama uvāca ,
nivarta tuṣṭo'smi tavānayā girā; svarākṣaravyañjanahetuyuktayā ,
varaṁ vṛṇīṣveha vināsya jīvitaṁ; dadāni te sarvamanindite varam.

25. yama uvāca nivarta tuṣṭaḥ asmi tava
anayā girā svarākṣaravyañjanahetuyuktayā
varam vṛṇīṣva iha vinā asya
jīvitam dadāni te sarvam anindite varam

25. Yama said: 'Withdraw! I am pleased by this speech of yours, replete with proper accent, syllables, consonants, and logical reasoning. Choose a boon here; I shall grant you every boon, O blameless one, except for his life.'

Words meanings summery:

• यम (yama) - Yama (the god of death)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• निवर्त (nivarta) - turn back, return, withdraw

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - satisfied, pleased, contented

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अनया (anayā) - by this (feminine)

• गिरा (girā) - by speech, by word

• स्वराक्षरव्यञ्जनहेतुयुक्तया (svarākṣaravyañjanahetuyuktayā) - endowed with proper accent, syllables, consonants, and reasons

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing, best

• वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• ददानि (dadāni) - I give, I shall give

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• अनिन्दिते (anindite) - O blameless one, O faultless one

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing

Words meanings and morphology

यम (yama) - Yama (the god of death)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama, the god of death, restraint, self-control

Root: yam (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

निवर्त (nivarta) - turn back, return, withdraw

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ni-vṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - satisfied, pleased, contented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - satisfied, pleased, contented, gratified

Past Passive Participle

From root tuṣ (to be pleased).

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Copula verb.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Qualifies 'girā'.

अनया (anayā) - by this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'girā'.

गिरा (girā) - by speech, by word

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, word, voice, song

From root gṛ (to invoke, to sound).

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Means by which Yama is pleased.

स्वराक्षरव्यञ्जनहेतुयुक्तया (svarākṣaravyañjanahetuyuktayā) - endowed with proper accent, syllables, consonants, and reasons

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svarākṣaravyañjanahetuyukta

svarākṣaravyañjanahetuyukta - endowed with or joined by proper accent (svara), syllables (akṣara), consonants (vyañjana), and reasons (hetu)

Past Passive Participle

Compound with 'yukta' (joined, endowed) as the last member.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (svara+akṣara+vyañjana+hetu+yukta)

• svara – accent, tone, vowel, sound
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ (class 1)
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable, letter
  noun (neuter)
  Not perishing (a-kṣara).
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣar (class 1)
• vyañjana – consonant, mark, sign, manifestation
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix vi + root añj (to anoint, to manifest).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, argument
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 5)
• yukta – joined, endowed, possessed of, fit, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'girā'.

वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing, best

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent, best

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs 'asya jīvitam'.

अस्य (asya) - his, of him, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, him

Note: Qualifies 'jīvitam'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

From root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

ददानि (dadāni) - I give, I shall give

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Used in a future or subjunctive sense.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Indirect object of 'dadāni'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Object of 'dadāni'. Qualifies 'varam' as 'all boons'.

अनिन्दिते (anindite) - O blameless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anindita

anindita - blameless, faultless, irreproachable, faultless person

Past Passive Participle (from nind) + negative prefix a-

From prefix a- (not) + root nind (to blame).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• nindita – blamed, censured, faultfinding
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root nind (to blame).
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Direct address.

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent, best

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Direct object of 'dadāni', completing 'sarvam varam' meaning 'all boons'.