महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-22

प्रह्राद उवाच ।
पुत्रो वान्यो भवान्ब्रह्मन्साक्ष्ये चैव भवेत्स्थितः ।
तयोर्विवदतोः प्रश्नं कथमस्मद्विधो वदेत् ॥२२॥

22. prahrāda uvāca ,
putro vānyo bhavānbrahmansākṣye caiva bhavetsthitaḥ ,
tayorvivadatoḥ praśnaṁ kathamasmadvidho vadet.

22. prahrādaḥ uvāca putraḥ vā anyaḥ
bhavān brahman sākṣye ca eva
bhavet sthitaḥ tayoḥ vivadatoḥ
praśnam katham asmadvidhaḥ vadet

22. Prahlāda said: "O Brāhmaṇa, if you are a son or indeed another (relative) positioned as a witness for those two disputing parties, how can someone like me speak on their question?"

Words meanings summery:

• प्रह्रादः (prahrādaḥ) - Prahlāda (the speaker) (Prahlāda (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (of one of the disputing parties) (son)

• वा (vā) - or

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (relative or party) (another, other)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (Sudhanvan) (you (respectful), being)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa (addressing Sudhanvan) (O Brāhmaṇa)

• साक्ष्ये (sākṣye) - as a witness (in witness, as a witness, in testimony)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (situated) (should be, would be, may be)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, positioned (standing, situated, established)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (disputing parties) (of those two, for those two)

• विवदतोः (vivadatoḥ) - of those (parties) who are disputing (of those who are disputing (dual))

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

• अस्मद्विधः (asmadvidhaḥ) - one like me (Prahlāda) (one like me)

• वदेत् (vadet) - should speak (should speak, would speak)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रह्रादः (prahrādaḥ) - Prahlāda (the speaker) (Prahlāda (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahrāda

prahrāda - Prahlāda (name of a devout Asura king, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu)

Derived from pra-√hrād, meaning 'to be glad, to roar'.

Prefix: pra

Root: hrād (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect active

Irregular perfect formation for √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (of one of the disputing parties) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (relative or party) (another, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Demonstrative pronoun/adjective.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (Sudhanvan) (you (respectful), being)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - you (respectful form), being, existing

Present Active Participle (used as a respectful pronoun)

From root √bhū (to be, become) + śatṛ suffix, then used as a pronoun for 'you' (honorific).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an honorific second person pronoun.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa (addressing Sudhanvan) (O Brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brāhmaṇa (a member of the priestly class), one who knows or is devoted to Brahman

Root: bṛh

Note: n-stem noun.

साक्ष्ये (sākṣye) - as a witness (in witness, as a witness, in testimony)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sākṣya

sākṣya - witness, testimony, evidence

From sākṣin (witness).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be (situated) (should be, would be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √bhū

Optative, 3rd singular, active

Optative form of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'bhavān'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, positioned (standing, situated, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, established, firm, placed

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand) + kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with `bhavet`.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two (disputing parties) (of those two, for those two)

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Genitive/locative dual of tad.

Note: Genitive dual.

विवदतोः (vivadatoḥ) - of those (parties) who are disputing (of those who are disputing (dual))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vivadat

vivadat - disputing, contending, litigating

Present Active Participle

From prefix vi- + root √vad (to speak) + śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Participle, acting as adjective.

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, riddle

From pra-√prach (to ask).

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Object of `vadet`.

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

अस्मद्विधः (asmadvidhaḥ) - one like me (Prahlāda) (one like me)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmadvidha

asmadvidha - like us, of our kind, one like me

Compound: asmad (first person pronoun) + vidha (kind, sort).

Compound type : tatpurusha (asmad+vidha)

• asmad – I, we
  pronoun
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Refers to Prahlāda.

वदेत् (vadet) - should speak (should speak, would speak)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of √vad

Optative, 3rd singular, active

Optative form of √vad.

Root: vad (class 1)