महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-23

पुण्यां चेमामहं दिव्यां प्रवृत्तामुत्तरायणे ।
देवीं रात्रिं नमस्यामि सिध्यतां मे मनोरथः ॥२३॥

23. puṇyāṁ cemāmahaṁ divyāṁ pravṛttāmuttarāyaṇe ,
devīṁ rātriṁ namasyāmi sidhyatāṁ me manorathaḥ.

23. puṇyām ca imām aham divyām pravṛttām uttarāyaṇe
devīm rātrim namasyāmi sidhyatām me manorathaḥ

23. And I salute this sacred, divine Night (devī rātri), which has commenced during the northern course of the sun (uttarāyaṇa). May my desire be fulfilled.

Words meanings summery:

• पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred (holy, sacred, virtuous)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• अहम् (aham) - I

• दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine (divine, celestial)

• प्रवृत्ताम् (pravṛttām) - commenced (begun, commenced, active, engaged)

• उत्तरायणे (uttarāyaṇe) - in the period of the northern course of the sun (uttarāyaṇa) (in the Uttarayana (northern course of the sun))

• देवीम् (devīm) - goddess

• रात्रिम् (rātrim) - the divine Night being addressed (night)

• नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I salute (I salute, I bow down to)

• सिध्यताम् (sidhyatām) - may it be fulfilled (let it be accomplished, let it succeed)

• मे (me) - my (to me, my, for me)

• मनोरथः (manorathaḥ) - desire (desire, wish)

Words meanings and morphology

पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred (holy, sacred, virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - virtuous, meritorious, sacred, holy

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine (divine, celestial)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

प्रवृत्ताम् (pravṛttām) - commenced (begun, commenced, active, engaged)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, commenced, engaged, active, proceeding

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra- + vṛt- (to turn, exist) + kta (pp. suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle agreeing with rātrim.

उत्तरायणे (uttarāyaṇe) - in the period of the northern course of the sun (uttarāyaṇa) (in the Uttarayana (northern course of the sun))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uttarāyaṇa

uttarāyaṇa - northern course (of the sun), a period of six months

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttara+ayana)

• uttara – northern, upper, later, subsequent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
• ayana – going, path, course, movement
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'i' (to go)
  Root: i (class 2)

देवीम् (devīm) - goddess

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, a revered lady

Note: Used as an appellation for the Night, agreeing with rātrim.

रात्रिम् (rātrim) - the divine Night being addressed (night)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Note: Object of 'namasyāmi'.

नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I salute (I salute, I bow down to)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of namasyati

Denominative verb from namas (bow, reverence).

Formed from namas + kyaC (denominative suffix) + verb endings.

Root: namasya (denominative) (class 10)

सिध्यताम् (sidhyatām) - may it be fulfilled (let it be accomplished, let it succeed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of sidh

Root of 4th class

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: The active would be 'sidhyatu'. Here, it's a passive imperative, 'let it be accomplished'.

मे (me) - my (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Alternatively, dative. Here, it functions possessively.

मनोरथः (manorathaḥ) - desire (desire, wish)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manoratha

manoratha - desire, wish, object of desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+ratha)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• ratha – chariot, car, desire, longing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'sidhyatām'.