महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-25

बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।
नहुषं याचतां देवी किंचित्कालान्तरं शुभा ।
इन्द्राणीहितमेतद्धि तथास्माकं भविष्यति ॥२५॥

25. bṛhaspatiruvāca ,
nahuṣaṁ yācatāṁ devī kiṁcitkālāntaraṁ śubhā ,
indrāṇīhitametaddhi tathāsmākaṁ bhaviṣyati.

25. bṛhaspatiḥ uvāca nahuṣam yācatām devī kiṃcit kālāntaram
śubhā indrāṇīhitam etat hi tathā asmākam bhaviṣyati

25. Brihaspati said: 'Let the noble goddess (Sachi) ask Nahusha for some time. This will indeed be beneficial for Indrani and likewise for us.'

Words meanings summery:

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• नहुषम् (nahuṣam) - Nahusha (Nahusha (name of a king))

• याचताम् (yācatām) - let her ask for (let her ask, let her beg)

• देवी (devī) - the goddess (Sachi) (goddess, queen)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some (time) (some, a little, something)

• कालान्तरम् (kālāntaram) - time interval, some time (interval of time, some other time)

• शुभा (śubhā) - noble, auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, pure, good)

• इन्द्राणीहितम् (indrāṇīhitam) - beneficial for Indrani (beneficial for Indrani, Indrani's welfare)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the advice) (this, this one)

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

• तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, similarly)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us (of us, for us)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will happen)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods), lord of prayer

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form of vac, from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

नहुषम् (nahuṣam) - Nahusha (Nahusha (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahusha (a king who temporarily ruled as Indra)

Note: Object of `yācatām`.

याचताम् (yācatām) - let her ask for (let her ask, let her beg)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yāc

Imperative mood, 3rd person singular

From root yāc (1st class, 'to ask').

Root: yāc (class 1)

देवी (devī) - the goddess (Sachi) (goddess, queen)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, respectable lady

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - some (time) (some, a little, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid

kiṁcid - some, a little, something, anything

Note: Adjectival use with `kālāntaram`.

कालान्तरम् (kālāntaram) - time interval, some time (interval of time, some other time)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālāntara

kālāntara - interval of time, another time, some other time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+antara)

• kāla – time, season, black
  noun (masculine)
• antara – interval, difference, inside, other
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `yācatām`.

शुभा (śubhā) - noble, auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, pure, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, pure, good, handsome

Note: Adjective for `devī`.

इन्द्राणीहितम् (indrāṇīhitam) - beneficial for Indrani (beneficial for Indrani, Indrani's welfare)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of indrāṇīhita

indrāṇīhita - beneficial for Indrani, Indrani's welfare

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (indrāṇī+hita)

• indrāṇī – Indrani (wife of Indra)
  proper noun (feminine)
• hita – welfare, beneficial, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā (to place, to put) + ktā (past passive participle suffix), irregular formation.
  Root: dhā (class 3)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the advice) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

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

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, similarly)

(indeclinable)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us (of us, for us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also function as dative. Here, it implies 'for us'.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be (will be, will happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense, 3rd person singular

From root bhū, future tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)