महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-12

तावब्रूतां वृणीष्वेति तदा भरतसत्तम ।
अथैतावब्रवीच्छक्रः साह्यं नः क्रियतामिति ॥१२॥

12. tāvabrūtāṁ vṛṇīṣveti tadā bharatasattama ,
athaitāvabravīcchakraḥ sāhyaṁ naḥ kriyatāmiti.

12. tau abrūtām vṛṇīṣva iti tadā bharatasattama atha
etau abravīt śakraḥ sāhyam naḥ kriyatām iti

12. Then, O best among the Bharatas, those two (Nara and Nārāyaṇa) said, 'Choose what you desire.' Thereupon, Indra replied to them, 'Let assistance be provided to us.'

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - they said

• वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, select, ask for (yourself)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotation marker)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among Bharatas

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• एतौ (etau) - to these two

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

• साह्यम् (sāhyam) - help, assistance

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be done

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotation marker)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to Nara and Nārāyaṇa.

अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

Imperfect 3rd dual active voice of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, select, ask for (yourself)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (Loṭ) of vṛ

Imperative (Middle Voice)

Imperative 2nd singular middle voice of root vṛ.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a Bharata (a proper noun for a lineage or kingdom)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good).

Note: A form of address.

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

एतौ (etau) - to these two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this

Note: Direct object of 'abravīt' (spoken to these two).

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Imperfect 3rd singular active voice of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (king of gods), powerful

साह्यम् (sāhyam) - help, assistance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāhya

sāhya - help, assistance, alliance

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'kriyatām'.

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Dative case, meaning 'for us'.

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (Loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative (Passive)

Imperative 3rd singular passive voice of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)