महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-11, verse-10

इदं तवेष्टं यदि वै सुरोपम ब्रवीहि यत्ते प्रसमीक्षितं वसु ।
न तेऽनुरूपं हयकर्म विद्यते प्रभासि राजेव हि संमतो मम ॥१०॥

10. idaṁ taveṣṭaṁ yadi vai suropama; bravīhi yatte prasamīkṣitaṁ vasu ,
na te'nurūpaṁ hayakarma vidyate; prabhāsi rājeva hi saṁmato mama.

10. idam tava iṣṭam yadi vai suropama
bravīhi yat te prasamīkṣitam vasu
na te anurūpam hayakarma vidyate
prabhāsi rājā iva hi saṃmataḥ mama

10. If this is indeed agreeable to you, O god-like one, then tell me what wealth you deem appropriate. Work with horses is not suitable for you, for you shine like a king and are highly esteemed by me.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (offer/arrangement) (this, this here)

• तव (tava) - your, yours

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - agreeable (to you) (desired, wished, agreeable, beloved)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• सुरोपम (suropama) - O god-like one (vocative) (god-like, resembling a god)

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - speak, tell

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that

• ते (te) - by you (dative of agent with passive PPP) (to you, for you, your)

• प्रसमीक्षितम् (prasamīkṣitam) - deemed appropriate/desired (well-considered, observed, seen)

• वसु (vasu) - wealth, riches, goods

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

• अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - suitable, appropriate, fitting

• हयकर्म (hayakarma) - horse-related work, work with horses

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is suitable (is found, exists, obtains)

• प्रभासि (prabhāsi) - you shine, you appear splendid

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

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

• संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - highly esteemed (esteemed, approved, respected)

• मम (mama) - my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (offer/arrangement) (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

तव (tava) - your, yours

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Qualifies 'iṣṭam'.

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - agreeable (to you) (desired, wished, agreeable, beloved)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, agreeable, liked, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to wish, to desire), suffix -ta.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सुरोपम (suropama) - O god-like one (vocative) (god-like, resembling a god)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suropama

suropama - god-like, resembling a god

Compound: 'sura' (god) + 'upama' (resemblance).

Compound type : upama-bahuvrīhi (sura+upama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, resemblance, simile
  noun (masculine)
  From 'upa' (near) + 'mā' (to measure).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Address to Yudhiṣṭhira.

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - speak, tell

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, whatever, that

Note: Correlates to implied 'tat'.

ते (te) - by you (dative of agent with passive PPP) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Dative of agent with passive participle 'prasamīkṣitam'.

प्रसमीक्षितम् (prasamīkṣitam) - deemed appropriate/desired (well-considered, observed, seen)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of prasamīkṣita

prasamīkṣita - well-considered, observed, inspected, seen, contemplated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefixes 'pra' and 'sam'.

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vasu'.

वसु (vasu) - wealth, riches, goods

(noun)

neuter, singular of vasu

vasu - wealth, riches, goods, property, treasure

Note: Object of 'bravīhi' (implied).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - suitable, appropriate, fitting

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anurūpa

anurūpa - suitable, appropriate, fitting, corresponding, conforming

Compound: 'anu' (after, according to) + 'rūpa' (form, appearance).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+rūpa)

• anu – after, along, according to
  indeclinable
  Prefix or indeclinable.
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective.

हयकर्म (hayakarma) - horse-related work, work with horses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hayakarma

hayakarma - horse-related work, work with horses, care of horses

Compound: 'haya' (horse) + 'karma' (work, action).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (haya+karma)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hi (class 3)
• karma – action, work, deed, duty
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - is suitable (is found, exists, obtains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Passive/Middle voice form of root 'vid'.

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Often used to express "is, exists" in a broader sense.

प्रभासि (prabhāsi) - you shine, you appear splendid

(verb)

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

From root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses reason.

संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - highly esteemed (esteemed, approved, respected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmata

saṁmata - esteemed, approved, respected, agreeable, consented

Past Passive Participle

From root 'man' (to think) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for Yudhiṣṭhira.

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me