महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-94, verse-19

तमर्चित्वा मूलफलैरासनेनोदकेन च ।
न्यमन्त्रयेतां राजानं किं कार्यं क्रियतामिति ॥१९॥

19. tamarcitvā mūlaphalairāsanenodakena ca ,
nyamantrayetāṁ rājānaṁ kiṁ kāryaṁ kriyatāmiti.

19. tam arcitvā mūlaphalaiḥ āsanena udakena ca
nyamantrayetām rājānam kim kāryam kriyatām iti

19. Having honored him with roots, fruits, a seat, and water, they invited the king, asking, "What service can we perform?"

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अर्चित्वा (arcitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

• मूलफलैः (mūlaphalaiḥ) - with roots and fruits

• आसनेन (āsanena) - with a seat, by means of a seat

• उदकेन (udakena) - with water, by means of water

• च (ca) - and, also

• न्यमन्त्रयेताम् (nyamantrayetām) - they invited, they asked

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• किम् (kim) - what?

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - service, favor (task, work, what is to be done, duty)

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

• इति (iti) - thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

अर्चित्वा (arcitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (ktvā)

Derived from the root 'arc' with the suffix 'ktvā'.

Root: arc (class 1)

मूलफलैः (mūlaphalaiḥ) - with roots and fruits

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mūlaphala

mūlaphala - roots and fruits

Compound type : Dvanda (mūla+phala)

• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

आसनेन (āsanena) - with a seat, by means of a seat

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting; a particular posture

Agent noun/Gerundive

Derived from root 'ās' (to sit) with suffix 'ana'.

Root: ās (class 2)

उदकेन (udakena) - with water, by means of water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

न्यमन्त्रयेताम् (nyamantrayetām) - they invited, they asked

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of ni-mantr

Imperfect 3rd dual middle

Imperfect tense form of the root 'mantr' with prefix 'ni-'. The ending '-etām' indicates ātmanepada.

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

किम् (kim) - what?

(interrogative pronoun)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - service, favor (task, work, what is to be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done; task, business, duty

Gerundive (ṇyat)

Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do) with the gerundive suffix 'ṇyat'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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

(verb)

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

Imperative 3rd singular passive

Imperative form of the root 'kṛ' in passive voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)