महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-39

भीष्म उवाच ।
राजन्किमत्र साह्यं ते करोमि कुरुनन्दन ।
कामं योत्स्ये परस्यार्थे ब्रूहि यत्ते विवक्षितम् ॥३९॥

39. bhīṣma uvāca ,
rājankimatra sāhyaṁ te karomi kurunandana ,
kāmaṁ yotsye parasyārthe brūhi yatte vivakṣitam.

39. bhīṣma uvāca rājan kim atra sāhyaṃ te karomi kurunandana
kāmaṃ yotsye parasya arthe brūhi yat te vivakṣitam

39. rājan kurunandana atra te kim sāhyaṃ karomi? kāmaṃ parasya arthe yotsye.
yat te vivakṣitam tat brūhi.

39. Bhishma said: "O King, O son of Kuru, what help can I offer you in this situation? I will indeed fight for the opposing side. Please tell me what you wish."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• किम् (kim) - what, what sort of, how

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• साह्यं (sāhyaṁ) - help, assistance

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make, I perform

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Refers to Yudhishthira. (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

• कामं (kāmaṁ) - willingly, indeed, certainly, as desired

• योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight

• परस्य (parasya) - Refers to Duryodhana's side. (of the other, of the enemy's side)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that

• ते (te) - by you, your

• विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - desired, intended, wished

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name, son of Shantanu and Ganga)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class, Adadi) forms 'uvāca' in Perfect active, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

किम् (kim) - what, what sort of, how

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Used here as an interrogative pronoun.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative case of the pronoun 'idam'.

साह्यं (sāhyaṁ) - help, assistance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāhya

sāhya - help, assistance, support

Derived from 'sahāya' (helper).

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form. Can be dative or genitive. Here, 'for you'.

करोमि (karomi) - I do, I make, I perform

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root 'kṛ' (8th class, tanādi) forms 'karomi' in Present active, 1st person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - Refers to Yudhishthira. (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru

Compound of 'kuru' and 'nandana'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (an ancient king, his descendants, or his kingdom)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, causing joy
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'nand'
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice), with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: nand (class 1)

कामं (kāmaṁ) - willingly, indeed, certainly, as desired

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of 'kāma' used adverbially.

योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of yudh

Future Middle

Root 'yudh' (4th class, divādi) forms 'yotsye' in Future middle, 1st person singular.

Root: yudh (class 4)

परस्य (parasya) - Refers to Duryodhana's side. (of the other, of the enemy's side)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, highest, enemy

Note: Can also function as a pronoun.

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, for the sake of

Note: Often used with genitive to mean 'for the sake of'.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative Active

Root 'brū' (2nd class, Adadi) forms 'brūhi' in Imperative active, 2nd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

यत् (yat) - what, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that (relative pronoun)

ते (te) - by you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form. Can be dative or genitive. Here, 'by you' (referring to 'vivakṣitam').

विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - desired, intended, wished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vivakṣita

vivakṣita - desired, intended, wished

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of desiderative of root 'vac' (to speak). Literally, 'that which is desired to be spoken/expressed'.

Prefix: vi

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'that which is desired'.