महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-290, verse-23

मया मन्त्रबलं ज्ञातुमाहूतस्त्वं विभावसो ।
बाल्याद्बालेति कृत्वा तत्क्षन्तुमर्हसि मे विभो ॥२३॥

23. mayā mantrabalaṁ jñātumāhūtastvaṁ vibhāvaso ,
bālyādbāleti kṛtvā tatkṣantumarhasi me vibho.

23. mayā mantrabalaṃ jñātum āhūtaḥ tvaṃ vibhāvaso
bālyāt bālā iti kṛtvā tat kṣantum arhasi me vibho

23. O radiant one, I invoked you to understand the power of the sacred utterance (mantra). Therefore, please forgive me for that, considering my childishness as a young girl, O lord.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• मन्त्रबलं (mantrabalaṁ) - the power of a sacred utterance

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to understand

• आहूतः (āhūtaḥ) - invoked, called

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

• विभावसो (vibhāvaso) - O radiant one, O fire-god

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood, due to childishness

• बाला (bālā) - a young girl

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, considering

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive, to pardon

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you deserve, you are able

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• विभो (vibho) - O all-pervading one, O lord

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

मन्त्रबलं (mantrabalaṁ) - the power of a sacred utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mantrabala

mantrabala - power of a sacred utterance (mantra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+bala)

• mantra – sacred utterance, incantation, mystical formula
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know, to understand

(indeclinable)

Root: jñā (class 9)

आहूतः (āhūtaḥ) - invoked, called

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhūta

āhūta - invoked, called, summoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hvā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विभावसो (vibhāvaso) - O radiant one, O fire-god

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhāvasu

vibhāvasu - the sun, fire, moon, radiant, glorious

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood, due to childishness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, childishness, infancy

बाला (bālā) - a young girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - a young girl, child (female), virgin

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, considering

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive, to pardon

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you deserve, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

विभो (vibho) - O all-pervading one, O lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, lord, master