महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-38

ईप्सितो ह्येष मे कामो वरं चैनं प्रयच्छ मे ।
त्वत्तोऽद्य भगवन्नस्त्रं कृत्स्नमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥३८॥

38. īpsito hyeṣa me kāmo varaṁ cainaṁ prayaccha me ,
tvatto'dya bhagavannastraṁ kṛtsnamicchāmi veditum.

38. īpsitaḥ hi eṣaḥ me kāmaḥ varam ca enam prayaccha me
tvattaḥ adya bhagavan astram kṛtsnam icchāmi veditum

38. “Indeed, this is my cherished desire, and please grant me this boon, O Lord (bhagavan): Today, I wish to learn the entire knowledge of weapons (astram) from you.”

Words meanings summery:

• ईप्सितः (īpsitaḥ) - desired, wished for, longed for

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एनम् (enam) - this (boon) (this, this one)

• प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give, grant, bestow

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (Indra) (possessing fortune, glorious, divine; Lord)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile, projectile

• कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - complete (knowledge of weapons) (all, whole, entire, complete)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish, I seek

• वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know, to learn, to understand

Words meanings and morphology

ईप्सितः (īpsitaḥ) - desired, wished for, longed for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, longed for, wished

Past Passive Participle

Intensive form from root āp (to obtain) + san (desiderative suffix)

Root: āp (class 5)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to kāmaḥ.

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive here: 'my desire'.

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

Root: kam (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - this (boon) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enam

enam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'varam'.

प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give, grant, bestow

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of prayaccha

Imperative

2nd person singular active, Parasmaipada, imperative mood (Loṭ)

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative here: 'to me'.

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (Indra) (possessing fortune, glorious, divine; Lord)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, divine; Lord

Derived from bhaga (fortune) with possessive suffix -matup

Note: An epithet for Indra.

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile, projectile

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - weapon, missile, projectile

Root: as (class 4)

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - complete (knowledge of weapons) (all, whole, entire, complete)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - all, whole, entire, complete

Note: Qualifies 'astram'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish, I seek

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of iṣ

Present

1st person singular active, Parasmaipada, present tense (Laṭ)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know, to learn, to understand

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)