महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-24

उत्तर उवाच ।
कामं हरन्तु मत्स्यानां भूयांसं कुरवो धनम् ।
प्रहसन्तु च मां नार्यो नरा वापि बृहन्नडे ॥२४॥

24. uttara uvāca ,
kāmaṁ harantu matsyānāṁ bhūyāṁsaṁ kuravo dhanam ,
prahasantu ca māṁ nāryo narā vāpi bṛhannaḍe.

24. uttaraḥ uvāca | kāmam harantu matsyānām bhūyāṃsam kuravaḥ
dhanam | prahasantu ca mām nāryaḥ narāḥ vā api bṛhannale

24. Uttara said: 'Let the Kauravas freely carry away a great deal of wealth from the Matsyas. And let women or even men laugh at me, O Bṛhannalā!'

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Uttara (name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कामम् (kāmam) - at will, freely, indeed

• हरन्तु (harantu) - let them carry off, let them take away

• मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the Matsyas, belonging to the Matsyas

• भूयांसम् (bhūyāṁsam) - a great deal of (much, abundant, numerous)

• कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus, the Kauravas

• धनम् (dhanam) - cattle/riches (stolen cattle) (wealth, riches, property)

• प्रहसन्तु (prahasantu) - let them laugh, let them ridicule

• च (ca) - and

• माम् (mām) - me

• नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

• नराः (narāḥ) - men

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even

• बृहन्नले (bṛhannale) - O Bṛhannalā! (Arjuna in disguise as a eunuch charioteer) (O Bṛhannalā!)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Uttara (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - Uttara (name of King Virāṭa's son), north, later, superior

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense

third person singular, perfect active, from √vac (irregular formation)

Root: vac (class 2)

कामम् (kāmam) - at will, freely, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage meaning 'let them freely do it'.

हरन्तु (harantu) - let them carry off, let them take away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of hṛ

Imperative Mood

third person plural, imperative active

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Expresses permission or wish.

मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the Matsyas, belonging to the Matsyas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - a fish; the Matsyas (people of the Matsya kingdom)

Note: Refers to the people of the Matsya kingdom, whose cattle were being stolen.

भूयांसम् (bhūyāṁsam) - a great deal of (much, abundant, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūyas

bhūyas - more, much, abundant, numerous

comparative degree of bahu

Note: Qualifies 'dhanam'.

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus, the Kauravas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - name of an ancient king, a descendant of Kuru, the Kauravas

Note: Subject of 'harantu'.

धनम् (dhanam) - cattle/riches (stolen cattle) (wealth, riches, property)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'harantu'.

प्रहसन्तु (prahasantu) - let them laugh, let them ridicule

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of prahas

Imperative Mood

third person plural, imperative active

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Expresses permission or wish.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Object of 'prahasantu'.

नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nārī

nārī - woman, female

Note: Subject of 'prahasantu'.

नराः (narāḥ) - men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, male

Note: Subject of 'prahasantu'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'nāryaḥ' and 'narāḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'narāḥ' (even men).

बृहन्नले (bṛhannale) - O Bṛhannalā! (Arjuna in disguise as a eunuch charioteer) (O Bṛhannalā!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bṛhannalā

bṛhannalā - Bṛhannalā (Arjuna's name during his disguise as a eunuch dance teacher/charioteer)

Note: Address to Arjuna.