महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-52, verse-24

एतदर्थमहं भद्रे प्रेषितः सुरसत्तमैः ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा शुभे बुद्धिं प्रकुरुष्व यथेच्छसि ॥२४॥

24. etadarthamahaṁ bhadre preṣitaḥ surasattamaiḥ ,
etacchrutvā śubhe buddhiṁ prakuruṣva yathecchasi.

24. etat artham aham bhadre preṣitaḥ surasattamaiḥ
etat śrutvā śubhe buddhim prakuruṣva yathā icchasi

24. O auspicious lady, for this purpose I have been sent by the best among the gods. Having heard this, O beautiful one, decide as you wish.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose, for the sake, for the meaning

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious lady, O gentle one

• प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - sent, dispatched

• सुरसत्तमैः (surasattamaiḥ) - by the best among the gods, by the supreme deities

• एतत् (etat) - this

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

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

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - decision, intellect, understanding

• प्रकुरुष्व (prakuruṣva) - make, do, decide, undertake

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose, for the sake, for the meaning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, object, cause

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious lady, O gentle one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - auspicious, gentle, good, blessed

प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - sent, dispatched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preṣita

preṣita - sent, despatched, propelled

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√iṣ (to send, propel)

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

सुरसत्तमैः (surasattamaiḥ) - by the best among the gods, by the supreme deities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of surasattama

surasattama - best of gods, chief god

Compound of sura (god) and sattama (best, chief)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+sattama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

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

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - beautiful, bright, auspicious, splendid

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - decision, intellect, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, reason, perception, understanding, discernment, decision

From √budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

प्रकुरुष्व (prakuruṣva) - make, do, decide, undertake

(verb)

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

Imperative Middle

Second person singular imperative middle voice of √kṛ with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to

(indeclinable)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

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

Present Active

Second person singular present active of √iṣ (to wish)

Root: iṣ (class 6)