महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-53

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
जयमाशास्स्व मे ब्रह्मन्मन्त्रयस्व च मद्धितम् ।
युध्यस्व कौरवस्यार्थे वर एष वृतो मया ॥५३॥

53. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
jayamāśāssva me brahmanmantrayasva ca maddhitam ,
yudhyasva kauravasyārthe vara eṣa vṛto mayā.

53. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca jayam āśāsva me brahman mantrayasva ca
mat hitam yudhyasva kauravasya arthe varaḥ eṣaḥ vṛtaḥ mayā

53. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca.
brahman,
me jayam āśāsva,
ca mat hitam mantrayasva.
kauravasya arthe yudhyasva.
eṣaḥ varaḥ mayā vṛtaḥ.

53. Yudhiṣṭhira spoke: O Brahmin (brahman), wish for my victory, and counsel what is beneficial for me. Fight for the sake of the Kauravas. This boon has been chosen by me.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

• जयम् (jayam) - victory (victory, triumph (accusative))

• आशास्व (āśāsva) - wish (for) (wish, bless, desire (imperative))

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O sacred knowledge)

• मन्त्रयस्व (mantrayasva) - counsel (counsel, consult, advise (imperative))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मत् (mat) - my (my, for me)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, salutary, welfare, good)

• युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight (fight (imperative))

• कौरवस्य (kauravasya) - of the Kaurava

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

• वरः (varaḥ) - boon (boon, wish, blessing)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one (masculine))

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen (chosen, selected, elected)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest of the Pāṇḍavas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle, in war
  noun (feminine)
  locative singular of 'yudh' (war/battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

जयम् (jayam) - victory (victory, triumph (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest, superiority

आशास्व (āśāsva) - wish (for) (wish, bless, desire (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of āśās

Prefix: ā

Root: śās (class 2)

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

First person pronoun stem

Note: Used here as a possessive pronoun, functioning adjectivally.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, O sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), sacred word, sacred knowledge, supreme reality

मन्त्रयस्व (mantrayasva) - counsel (counsel, consult, advise (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of mantra

Denominative verb from 'mantra' (council, sacred utterance)

Root: mantr (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

मत् (mat) - my (my, for me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mad

mad - I, me

First person pronoun stem; functions adjectivally here (possessive)

Note: Here `mat` is the stem form of `mama` (my) used as a pronominal adjective agreeing with `hitam`.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, salutary, welfare, good)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, salutary, good, welfare, advantage

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhā (to place, put) with prefix hi; also understood as from √hi (to send, move)

Root: dhā (class 3)

युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight (fight (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yudh

Root: yudh (class 4)

कौरवस्य (kauravasya) - of the Kaurava

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru dynasty, especially the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, sense, aim, purpose, object, cause, motive, advantage, profit, wealth, property

Note: Often used in the sense of 'for the sake of' when in the locative case.

वरः (varaḥ) - boon (boon, wish, blessing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, choice, desired object

Root: vṛ (class 5)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (this, this one (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

eṣa - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen (chosen, selected, elected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, elected, covered, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛ (to choose, elect; or to cover, surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

First person pronoun stem