महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-16, verse-24

गत्वाब्रुवन्नहुषं शक्र तत्र त्वं नो राजा भव भुवनस्य गोप्ता ।
तानब्रवीन्नहुषो नास्मि शक्त आप्यायध्वं तपसा तेजसा च ॥२४॥

24. gatvābruvannahuṣaṁ śakra tatra; tvaṁ no rājā bhava bhuvanasya goptā ,
tānabravīnnahuṣo nāsmi śakta; āpyāyadhvaṁ tapasā tejasā ca.

24. gatvā abruvan nahuṣam śakra tatra
tvam naḥ rājā bhava bhuvanasya
goptā tān abravīt nahuṣaḥ na asmi
śaktaḥ āpyāyadhvam tapasā tejasā ca

24. Having gone, they said to Nahuṣa: "O mighty one, you be our king there, the protector of the world." Nahuṣa said to them: "I am not capable. Strengthen me with your asceticism (tapas) and splendor."

Words meanings summery:

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

• नहुषम् (nahuṣam) - Nahuṣa

• शक्र (śakra) - Used as an address to Nahuṣa, implying he is to become the new king/Indra. (O mighty one, O Śakra (Indra))

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• भुवनस्य (bhuvanasya) - of the world

• गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

• तान् (tān) - them

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

• आप्यायध्वम् (āpyāyadhvam) - you all strengthen, you all cause to swell

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by austerity

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by energy

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Formed from √gam (to go) + ktvā suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

नहुषम् (nahuṣam) - Nahuṣa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahuṣa (a legendary king who temporarily usurped Indra's throne)

शक्र (śakra) - Used as an address to Nahuṣa, implying he is to become the new king/Indra. (O mighty one, O Śakra (Indra))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra, a name of Indra; powerful, mighty

Note: Here used as a respectful address or epithet for a powerful individual, requesting him to assume Indra's role.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

नः (naḥ) - our, to us

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Can also be genitive.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

भुवनस्य (bhuvanasya) - of the world

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, earth, universe, being

गोप्ता (goptā) - protector, guardian

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of goptṛ

goptṛ - protector, guardian, preserver

Agent noun from √gup (to protect).

Root: gup

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahuṣa (a legendary king who temporarily usurped Indra's throne)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable, able, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakta

śakta - capable, able, mighty, powerful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √śak (to be able, to be strong) + kta suffix.

Root: śak

आप्यायध्वम् (āpyāyadhvam) - you all strengthen, you all cause to swell

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pyāy

With prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: pyāy (class 1)

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by austerity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor (tapas)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by splendor, by energy

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, radiance, power, energy, spiritual energy

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)