महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-7

आरालिको गोविकर्ता सूपकर्ता नियोधकः ।
आसं युधिष्ठिरस्याहमिति वक्ष्यामि पृच्छतः ॥७॥

7. ārāliko govikartā sūpakartā niyodhakaḥ ,
āsaṁ yudhiṣṭhirasyāhamiti vakṣyāmi pṛcchataḥ.

7. ārālikaḥ govikartā sūpakartā niyodhakaḥ āsam
yudhiṣṭhirasya aham iti vakṣyāmi pṛcchataḥ

7. I was a chef, a cattle butcher, a preparer of curries, and a superintendent for Yudhishthira. That is what I will say to anyone who asks.

Words meanings summery:

• आरालिकः (ārālikaḥ) - a cook, a chef

• गोविकर्ता (govikartā) - a cattle butcher

• सूपकर्ता (sūpakartā) - a preparer of curries or soups

• नियोधकः (niyodhakaḥ) - a superintendent (an arranger, a manager, a superintendent, an overseer)

• आसम् (āsam) - I was

• युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - This (is what I will say) (thus, so, saying this)

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will speak

• पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - to anyone who asks (of one who asks, to one who asks)

Words meanings and morphology

आरालिकः (ārālikaḥ) - a cook, a chef

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārālika

ārālika - a cook, a chef

गोविकर्ता (govikartā) - a cattle butcher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of govikartṛ

govikartṛ - a slaughterer of cattle, a butcher

Compound: go (cow, cattle) + vikartṛ (slaughterer, cutter)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+vikartṛ)

• go – cow, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• vikartṛ – cutter, slaughterer, dismemberer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛt with vi- prefix and tṛ- suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛt (class 6)

सूपकर्ता (sūpakartā) - a preparer of curries or soups

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūpakartṛ

sūpakartṛ - a preparer of soups/curries

Compound: sūpa (soup, curry) + kartṛ (maker, preparer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūpa+kartṛ)

• sūpa – soup, broth, curry
  noun (masculine)
• kartṛ – maker, doer, preparer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with tṛ- suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

नियोधकः (niyodhakaḥ) - a superintendent (an arranger, a manager, a superintendent, an overseer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyodhaka

niyodhaka - an arranger, manager, superintendent, overseer

From root yudh with ni- prefix and aka suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: yudh (class 4)

आसम् (āsam) - I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Root as means 'to be'.

युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name: 'steady in battle')

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm, steady).

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle).
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The compound 'yudhiṣṭhira' is an 'aluk-tatpuruṣa' because the case ending of the first member 'yudhi' is not dropped.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Refers to the speaker.

इति (iti) - This (is what I will say) (thus, so, saying this)

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Root vac is irregular in future tense.

पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - to anyone who asks (of one who asks, to one who asks)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, inquiring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root prach (class 6) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Functions as a substantive here.