महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-176, verse-27

अम्बोवाच ।
भगवञ्शरणं त्वाद्य प्रपन्नास्मि महाव्रत ।
शोकपङ्कार्णवाद्घोरादुद्धरस्व च मां विभो ॥२७॥

27. ambovāca ,
bhagavañśaraṇaṁ tvādya prapannāsmi mahāvrata ,
śokapaṅkārṇavādghorāduddharasva ca māṁ vibho.

27. ambā uvāca bhagavan śaraṇaṃ tvā adya prapannā asmi
mahāvrata śokapaṅkārṇavāt ghorāt uddharasva ca māṃ vibho

27. ambā uvāca bhagavan mahāvrata vibho adya tvā śaraṇaṃ
prapannā asmi ca māṃ ghorāt śokapaṅkārṇavāt uddharasva

27. Ambā said, "O blessed one, O great ascetic, O mighty one! Today I have sought refuge in you. And please deliver me from this terrible ocean of the mud of grief."

Words meanings summery:

• अम्बा (ambā) - The princess speaking. (Ambā (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Vocative address to Paraśurāma. (O blessed one, O venerable one)

• शरणं (śaraṇaṁ) - refuge, shelter, protection

• त्वा (tvā) - Refers to Paraśurāma. (you (accusative))

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - having resorted, having sought refuge

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• महाव्रत (mahāvrata) - Vocative address to Paraśurāma, known for his stern vows. (O great ascetic, O one of great vows)

• शोकपङ्कार्णवात् (śokapaṅkārṇavāt) - From the terrible situation caused by her grief. (from the ocean of the mud of grief)

• घोरात् (ghorāt) - from the terrible, from the dreadful

• उद्धरस्व (uddharasva) - deliver, lift up, rescue

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मां (māṁ) - Refers to Ambā. (me)

• विभो (vibho) - Vocative address to Paraśurāma. (O mighty one, O lord)

Words meanings and morphology

अम्बा (ambā) - The princess speaking. (Ambā (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ambā

ambā - Ambā (proper name); mother

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Reduplicated Perfect

From root vac (class 2, Parasmaipada), third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Vocative address to Paraśurāma. (O blessed one, O venerable one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable; lord

Possessive suffix -vat.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Paraśurāma.

शरणं (śaraṇaṁ) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection; protector

From root śṛ (to crush, break) with suffix -ana, meaning 'a means of refuge'.

Root: śṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'prapannā asmi'.

त्वा (tvā) - Refers to Paraśurāma. (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person singular pronoun, alternative form for accusative.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

Note: Modifies 'prapannā asmi'.

प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - having resorted, having sought refuge

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - one who has resorted, sought refuge, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (to go) with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective, agrees with the implied subject 'I' (Ambā).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

From root as (class 2, Parasmaipada), first person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

महाव्रत (mahāvrata) - Vocative address to Paraśurāma, known for his stern vows. (O great ascetic, O one of great vows)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - one of great vows/observances, great ascetic

Bahuvrīhi compound: (mahā) (vrata) - 'one whose vows (vrata) are great (mahā)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Further address to Paraśurāma.

शोकपङ्कार्णवात् (śokapaṅkārṇavāt) - From the terrible situation caused by her grief. (from the ocean of the mud of grief)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śokapaṅkārṇava

śokapaṅkārṇava - ocean of the mud of grief (metaphorical)

Tatpurusha compound: (śoka) (paṅka) (arṇava) - 'ocean of the mud of grief'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+paṅka+arṇava)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
  From root śuc (to sorrow).
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Source from which deliverance is sought.

घोरात् (ghorāt) - from the terrible, from the dreadful

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, awful, formidable, frightful

From root ghur (to be terrible).

Root: ghur (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the 'ocean of mud of grief'.

उद्धरस्व (uddharasva) - deliver, lift up, rescue

(verb)

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

Imperative (Ātmanepada)

From root hṛ (to carry, take) with upasarga ud-, second person singular.

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: A request.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction particle.

मां (māṁ) - Refers to Ambā. (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person singular pronoun, accusative case.

Note: Object of 'uddharasva'.

विभो (vibho) - Vocative address to Paraśurāma. (O mighty one, O lord)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - omnipresent, powerful, mighty, lord, ruler

From prefix 'vi' and root 'bhū' (to be).

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Another address to Paraśurāma.