महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-289, verse-17

यं यं देवं त्वमेतेन मन्त्रेणावाहयिष्यसि ।
तेन तेन वशे भद्रे स्थातव्यं ते भविष्यति ॥१७॥

17. yaṁ yaṁ devaṁ tvametena mantreṇāvāhayiṣyasi ,
tena tena vaśe bhadre sthātavyaṁ te bhaviṣyati.

17. yam yam devam tvam etena mantreṇa āvāhayiṣyasi
tena tena vaśe bhadre sthātavyam te bhaviṣyati

17. O virtuous lady, whichever deity you invoke with this mantra (sacred formula), that very deity will be obliged to remain under your control.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - Emphasizes 'any god'. (whichever, whom)

• यम् (yam) - Emphasizes 'any god'. (whichever, whom)

• देवम् (devam) - The object of Kunti's invocation. (god, deity)

• त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Kunti. (you)

• एतेन (etena) - Refers to the mantra. (by this)

• मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - The means by which the gods are invoked. (by the mantra, with the sacred formula (mantra))

• आवाहयिष्यसि (āvāhayiṣyasi) - The effect of using the mantra. (you will invoke, you will summon, you will call forth)

• तेन (tena) - Refers to the deity invoked. (by that, by him/her)

• तेन (tena) - Refers to the deity invoked. (by that, by him/her)

• वशे (vaśe) - Indicates the state of the invoked deity. (under control, in power, in subjugation)

• भद्रे (bhadre) - Addressed to Kunti. (O blessed one, O virtuous one)

• स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - The invoked deity is obliged to be in Kunti's control. (must be stood, must remain, must abide)

• ते (te) - Indicates Kunti's agency/possession over the control. (for you, by you, your)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - Predicts the outcome of using the mantra. (will be, will happen)

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - Emphasizes 'any god'. (whichever, whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Repeated for distributive sense 'whichever'.

यम् (yam) - Emphasizes 'any god'. (whichever, whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Repeated for distributive sense 'whichever'.

देवम् (devam) - The object of Kunti's invocation. (god, deity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Object of 'āvāhayiṣyasi'.

त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Kunti. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'āvāhayiṣyasi'.

एतेन (etena) - Refers to the mantra. (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with mantreṇa.

मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - The means by which the gods are invoked. (by the mantra, with the sacred formula (mantra))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - sacred formula, hymn, incantation, counsel

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Instrument of 'āvāhayiṣyasi'.

आवाहयिष्यसि (āvāhayiṣyasi) - The effect of using the mantra. (you will invoke, you will summon, you will call forth)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of āvāhay

Future active voice 2nd person singular (causative of vah)

root vah (class 1, vahati) with prefix ā, causative form

Prefix: ā

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Causative.

तेन (tena) - Refers to the deity invoked. (by that, by him/her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'that very'.

तेन (tena) - Refers to the deity invoked. (by that, by him/her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'that very'.

वशे (vaśe) - Indicates the state of the invoked deity. (under control, in power, in subjugation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

Note: Expresses location or state.

भद्रे (bhadre) - Addressed to Kunti. (O blessed one, O virtuous one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - blessed, virtuous, good, fair (feminine)

स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - The invoked deity is obliged to be in Kunti's control. (must be stood, must remain, must abide)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthātavya

sthātavya - to be stood, to be placed, to be remained

Gerundive (future passive participle)

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Expresses obligation or necessity.

ते (te) - Indicates Kunti's agency/possession over the control. (for you, by you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form. Dative of interest, or agent with gerundive.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - Predicts the outcome of using the mantra. (will be, will happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future active voice 3rd person singular

root bhū (class 1, bhavati)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Null subject (sthātavyam).