महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-31

भवान्मृगाणामधिपस्त्वमस्मिन्कानने प्रभुः ।
विदर्भराजतनयां दमयन्तीति विद्धि माम् ॥३१॥

31. bhavānmṛgāṇāmadhipastvamasminkānane prabhuḥ ,
vidarbharājatanayāṁ damayantīti viddhi mām.

31. bhavān mṛgāṇām adhipaḥ tvam asmin kānane prabhuḥ
vidarbharājatanayām damayantī iti viddhi mām

31. You are the lord of beasts; you are the master in this forest. Know me to be Damayantī, the daughter of the King of Vidarbha.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (addressing the tiger respectfully) (you (respectful), sir)

• मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of (all) animals (in the forest) (of animals, of deer)

• अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - ruler (lord, ruler, master)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (forest) (in this)

• कानने (kānane) - in this forest (in the forest, in the grove)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master (lord, master, powerful, capable)

• विदर्भराजतनयाम् (vidarbharājatanayām) - Damayantī, the daughter of the King of Vidarbha (daughter of the king of Vidarbha)

• दमयन्ती (damayantī) - princess Damayantī (Damayantī (name of a princess))

• इति (iti) - indicating the identity ('that I am Damayantī') (thus, so, in this way)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (me to be) (know)

• माम् (mām) - me

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - you (addressing the tiger respectfully) (you (respectful), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, sir, your honor (respectful address); being, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a respectful second-person pronoun.

मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of (all) animals (in the forest) (of animals, of deer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - animal, beast, deer, game

अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - ruler (lord, ruler, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhipa

adhipa - lord, ruler, king, chief

Prefix: adhi

Root: pā (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (forest) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'kānane'

कानने (kānane) - in this forest (in the forest, in the grove)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master (lord, master, powerful, capable)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful, capable

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

विदर्भराजतनयाम् (vidarbharājatanayām) - Damayantī, the daughter of the King of Vidarbha (daughter of the king of Vidarbha)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidarbharājatanayā

vidarbharājatanayā - daughter of the king of Vidarbha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidarbha+rāja+tanayā)

• vidarbha – name of a country or kingdom
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• tanayā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'tan' (to stretch, to beget)
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Object of 'viddhi'

दमयन्ती (damayantī) - princess Damayantī (Damayantī (name of a princess))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (name of the daughter of the king of Vidarbha and wife of Nala)

Note: Used as predicate accusative, though in nominative form within the 'iti' clause.

इति (iti) - indicating the identity ('that I am Damayantī') (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (me to be) (know)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Derived from root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

Note: Object of 'viddhi'