महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-281, verse-43

यम उवाच ।
उदाहृतं ते वचनं यदङ्गने शुभे न तादृक्त्वदृते मया श्रुतम् ।
अनेन तुष्टोऽस्मि विनास्य जीवितं वरं चतुर्थं वरयस्व गच्छ च ॥४३॥

43. yama uvāca ,
udāhṛtaṁ te vacanaṁ yadaṅgane; śubhe na tādṛktvadṛte mayā śrutam ,
anena tuṣṭo'smi vināsya jīvitaṁ; varaṁ caturthaṁ varayasva gaccha ca.

43. yamaḥ uvāca udāhṛtam te vacanam yat
aṅgane śubhe na tādṛk tvat ṛte mayā
śrutam anena tuṣṭaḥ asmi vinā asya jīvitam
varam caturtham varayasva gaccha ca

43. Yama said: O beautiful and auspicious lady, I have never heard such words spoken by anyone other than you. I am pleased by this; therefore, choose a fourth boon, but without his life, and depart.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - uttered, spoken, said

• ते (te) - by you (implied agent of speech) (by you, to you, for you, your)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• यत् (yat) - which, that, what

• अङ्गने (aṅgane) - O beautiful woman, O lady

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

• न (na) - not, no

• तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

• त्वत् (tvat) - from you

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• मया (mayā) - by me

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened to

• अनेन (anena) - by this

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, content

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• अस्य (asya) - of Satyavan (of him, his)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

• चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - fourth

• वरयस्व (varayasva) - choose, request, ask for

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go, depart

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (the god of death)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama, controller, restraint

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - uttered, spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - uttered, spoken, said, cited

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛ with prefixes ud and ā

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ते (te) - by you (implied agent of speech) (by you, to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here used to indicate the agent of the past passive participle 'udāhṛtam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

अङ्गने (aṅgane) - O beautiful woman, O lady

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of aṅganā

aṅganā - woman, beautiful woman, lady

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

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, radiant, good

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तादृक् (tādṛk) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - such, of that kind

Note: Refers to 'vacanam' (neuter).

त्वत् (tvat) - from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the ablative case (tvat).

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened to

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to, renowned

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

अनेन (anena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, content

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tuṣṭa

tuṣṭa - pleased, satisfied, content, happy

Past Passive Participle

From root tuṣ (to be pleased)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case (jīvitam).

अस्य (asya) - of Satyavan (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, means of subsistence

Past Passive Participle

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, wish, choice, best

From root vṛ (to choose)

Root: vṛ (class 9)

चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - fourth

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

वरयस्व (varayasva) - choose, request, ask for

(verb)

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

Root: vṛ (class 9)

गच्छ (gaccha) - go, depart

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)