महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-97, verse-8

प्राञ्जलिश्च सहामात्यैरिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
किमर्थमुपयाताः स्थ ब्रूत किं करवाणि वः ॥८॥

8. prāñjaliśca sahāmātyairidaṁ vacanamabravīt ,
kimarthamupayātāḥ stha brūta kiṁ karavāṇi vaḥ.

8. prāñjaliḥ ca saha-āmātyaiḥ idam vacanam abravīt
| kimartham upayātāḥ stha brūta kim karavāṇi vaḥ

8. And with folded hands, along with his ministers, he spoke this word: 'For what purpose have you come? Tell me, what shall I do for you?'

Words meanings summery:

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, respectful

• च (ca) - and

• सह-आमात्यैः (saha-āmātyaiḥ) - with ministers

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

• उपयाताः (upayātāḥ) - arrived, approached

• स्थ (stha) - you are

• ब्रूत (brūta) - tell

• किम् (kim) - what

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do, may I do

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, respectful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - having folded hands, respectful, reverent

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सह-आमात्यैः (saha-āmātyaiḥ) - with ministers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saha-āmātya

saha-āmātya - accompanied by ministers, with ministers

Compound type : avyayībhāva (saha+āmātya)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• āmātya – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, utterance, saying

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artha)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

उपयाताः (upayātāḥ) - arrived, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upayāta

upayāta - approached, arrived, come

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix upa- and root yā (to go).

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

स्थ (stha) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ब्रूत (brūta) - tell

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall I do, may I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)