महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-179, verse-29

स च तामाह याचन्तीं भीष्ममेव निवर्तय ।
न हि मे कुरुते काममित्यहं तमुपागमम् ॥२९॥

29. sa ca tāmāha yācantīṁ bhīṣmameva nivartaya ,
na hi me kurute kāmamityahaṁ tamupāgamam.

29. saḥ ca tām āha yācantīm bhīṣmam eva nivartaya
| na hi me kurute kāmam iti aham tam upāgamam

29. saḥ ca tām yācantīm āha,
bhīṣmam eva nivartaya aham iti tam upāgamam,
na hi me kāmam kurute

29. And he (Parasurama) said to her, who was pleading, 'Indeed, make Bhishma desist.' (Amba herself had approached him with the plea, thinking:) 'Indeed, he (Bhishma) does not fulfill my desire (kāmam).'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (Parasurama) (he, that (one))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ताम् (tām) - her (Amba) (her, that (feminine))

• आह (āha) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• याचन्तीम् (yācantīm) - who was pleading (pleading, begging, asking)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• निवर्तय (nivartaya) - make (him) desist (make turn back, cause to desist, dissuade)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• मे (me) - my (desire) (to me, for me, my)

• कुरुते (kurute) - he fulfills (he does, he makes, he performs)

• कामम् (kāmam) - my desire (desire, wish, love, pleasure)

• इति (iti) - (saying) thus, with this thought (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Amba) (I)

• तम् (tam) - him (Parasurama) (him, that (masculine))

• उपागमम् (upāgamam) - I approached (I approached, I went to)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (Parasurama) (he, that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - her (Amba) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आह (āha) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ā-hū

perfect tense, irregular form of root brū or ah

Prefix: ā

Root: brū / ah (class 2)

Note: Usually derived from root 'ah' or 'brū' with prefix 'ā'.

याचन्तीम् (yācantīm) - who was pleading (pleading, begging, asking)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yācat

yācat - begging, asking, soliciting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root yāc- (to ask) with śatṛ affix (Pāṇini 3.2.124)

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Modifies `tām`.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper noun), terrible, formidable

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

निवर्तय (nivartaya) - make (him) desist (make turn back, cause to desist, dissuade)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ni-vṛt

Causative Imperative

Causative form of root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni; imperative 2nd person singular

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects reason.

मे (me) - my (desire) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

Note: Enclitic form of asmad.

कुरुते (kurute) - he fulfills (he does, he makes, he performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Bhishma.

कामम् (kāmam) - my desire (desire, wish, love, pleasure)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, purpose

Note: Object of `kurute`.

इति (iti) - (saying) thus, with this thought (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the preceding clause is a quote or thought.

अहम् (aham) - I (Amba) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Amba.

तम् (tam) - him (Parasurama) (him, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `upāgamam`.

उपागमम् (upāgamam) - I approached (I approached, I went to)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of upa-ā-gam

imperfect tense, 1st person singular

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Amba's action.