महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-36

यम उवाच ।
पिपासितस्येव यथा भवेत्पयस्तथा त्वया वाक्यमिदं समीरितम् ।
विना पुनः सत्यवतोऽस्य जीवितं वरं वृणीष्वेह शुभे यदिच्छसि ॥३६॥

36. yama uvāca ,
pipāsitasyeva yathā bhavetpaya;stathā tvayā vākyamidaṁ samīritam ,
vinā punaḥ satyavato'sya jīvitaṁ; varaṁ vṛṇīṣveha śubhe yadicchasi.

36. yamaḥ uvāca pipāsitasya iva yathā bhavet
payaḥ tathā tvayā vākyam idam
samīritam vinā punaḥ satyavataḥ asya
jīvitam varam vṛṇīṣva iha śubhe yat icchasi

36. Yama said: 'The words you have spoken are like water to a thirsty person. However, O auspicious one, choose any other boon you desire here, but without the life of this Satyavan.'

Words meanings summery:

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (the god of death)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पिपासितस्य (pipāsitasya) - of one who is thirsty, for a thirsty person

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• पयः (payaḥ) - water, milk, fluid

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• इदम् (idam) - this

• समीरितम् (samīritam) - spoken, uttered, well-spoken

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, however

• सत्यवतः (satyavataḥ) - of Satyavan

• अस्य (asya) - of this, his

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, choice

• वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for, select

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one, O pure one

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

Words meanings and morphology

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (the god of death)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death), control, restraint

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

पिपासितस्य (pipāsitasya) - of one who is thirsty, for a thirsty person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pipāsita

pipāsita - thirsty, desiring to drink

Past Passive Participle

From desiderative stem 'pipāsa' of root 'pā' (to drink) + suffix 'ita'.

Root: pā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, potential.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पयः (payaḥ) - water, milk, fluid

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Agent in passive construction.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From root vac (to speak) + suffix -ya.

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

समीरितम् (samīritam) - spoken, uttered, well-spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samīrita

samīrita - spoken, uttered, said

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam' (together, well) + root 'īr' (to move, utter) + suffix 'ita'.

Prefix: sam

Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'vākyam'.

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

Preposition/adverb governing accusative, instrumental, or ablative.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, however

(indeclinable)

Adverb/particle.

सत्यवतः (satyavataḥ) - of Satyavan

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of satyavat

satyavat - Satyavan (proper noun, meaning 'possessing truth')

From 'satya' (truth) + possessive suffix 'vat'.

Note: Qualifies 'jīvitam'.

अस्य (asya) - of this, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'satyavataḥ'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, means of living

Past Passive Participle

From root jīv (to live) + suffix -ita.

Root: jīv (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, choice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, choice, bridegroom, best

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for, select

(verb)

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

Imperative mood, middle voice.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Addressed to Savitri.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time.

शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one, O pure one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, pure, beautiful, good

Feminine form of 'śubha'.

Root: śubh (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that

Relative pronoun.

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice.

Root: iṣ (class 4)