महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-7, verse-5

ततो विराटं समुपेत्य पाण्डवः सुदीनरूपो वचनं महामनाः ।
उवाच सूदोऽस्मि नरेन्द्र बल्लवो भजस्व मां व्यञ्जनकारमुत्तमम् ॥५॥

5. tato virāṭaṁ samupetya pāṇḍavaḥ; sudīnarūpo vacanaṁ mahāmanāḥ ,
uvāca sūdo'smi narendra ballavo; bhajasva māṁ vyañjanakāramuttamam.

5. tataḥ virāṭam samupetya pāṇḍavaḥ
sudīnarūpaḥ vacanam mahāmanāḥ uvāca
sūdaḥ asmi narendra vallavaḥ
bhajasva mām vyañjanakāram uttamam

5. Then, the magnanimous Pāṇḍava, appearing very humble, approached Virāṭa and spoke these words: 'O king, I am a cook named Vallava. Please employ me as an excellent preparer of dishes.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, thence, afterwards, from that)

• विराटम् (virāṭam) - King Virāṭa (Virāṭa (name of a king), large, colossal)

• समुपेत्य (samupetya) - having approached (having approached, having come near)

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava (referring to Bhīma here, in disguise as Vallava) (descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu (a Pāṇḍava))

• सुदीनरूपः (sudīnarūpaḥ) - though appearing very humble (having a very humble/pitiable appearance)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement)

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - the magnanimous one (magnanimous, great-souled, high-minded)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

• सूदः (sūdaḥ) - a cook (cook, preparer of food)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

• नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king (O king, O lord of men)

• वल्लवः (vallavaḥ) - Vallava (Bhīma's disguise name) (Vallava (a proper name), herdsman, cook)

• भजस्व (bhajasva) - please employ (employ, serve, worship, enjoy)

• माम् (mām) - me

• व्यञ्जनकारम् (vyañjanakāram) - a preparer of dishes (preparer of dishes, maker of condiments)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, thence, afterwards, from that)

(indeclinable)

adverbial particle

Root: tad

विराटम् (virāṭam) - King Virāṭa (Virāṭa (name of a king), large, colossal)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of virāṭa

virāṭa - Virāṭa (name of a king), large, colossal, splendid

Note: Object of samupetya.

समुपेत्य (samupetya) - having approached (having approached, having come near)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

root i (to go) + upasargas sam + upa + lyap pratyaya

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates prior action.

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava (referring to Bhīma here, in disguise as Vallava) (descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu (a Pāṇḍava))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu (a Pāṇḍava)

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सुदीनरूपः (sudīnarūpaḥ) - though appearing very humble (having a very humble/pitiable appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudīnarūpa

sudīnarūpa - having a very humble/pitiable appearance

compound of su (good, intensifying) + dīna (wretched, humble) + rūpa (form, appearance)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dīna+rūpa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  prefix intensifying the meaning
• dīna – wretched, humble, poor, miserable
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root dī (to decay) + kta
  Root: dī (class 4)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, beauty
  noun (neuter)

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

from root vac (to speak) + ana suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of uvāca.

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - the magnanimous one (magnanimous, great-souled, high-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas

mahāmanas - magnanimous, great-souled, high-minded

compound of mahā (great) and manas (mind, soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+manas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• manas – mind, intellect, soul, spirit
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

root vac, Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

सूदः (sūdaḥ) - a cook (cook, preparer of food)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūda

sūda - cook, preparer of food

Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative for asmi.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (I am, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

root as, present indicative, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king (O king, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men

compound of nara (man) and indra (chief, lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

वल्लवः (vallavaḥ) - Vallava (Bhīma's disguise name) (Vallava (a proper name), herdsman, cook)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vallava

vallava - Vallava (a proper name, often associated with cooks or herdsmen), herdsman, cook

Note: Predicate nominative.

भजस्व (bhajasva) - please employ (employ, serve, worship, enjoy)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of bhaj

root bhaj, imperative, ātmanepada

Root: bhaj (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of bhajasva.

व्यञ्जनकारम् (vyañjanakāram) - a preparer of dishes (preparer of dishes, maker of condiments)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyañjanakāra

vyañjanakāra - preparer of dishes, maker of condiments

compound of vyañjana (dish, condiment) and kāra (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyañjana+kāra)

• vyañjana – dish, condiment, sauce, mark, sign
  noun (neuter)
  from vi-añj
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)
• kāra – maker, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ + aṇ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Appositive to mām.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, supreme, highest

superlative form

Note: Modifies vyañjanakāram.