महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-8

तानब्रवीत्तदा देवो लोकानां प्रभुरीश्वरः ।
नास्ति सर्वामरत्वं हि निवर्तध्वमतोऽसुराः ।
वरमन्यं वृणीध्वं वै यादृशं संप्ररोचते ॥८॥

8. tānabravīttadā devo lokānāṁ prabhurīśvaraḥ ,
nāsti sarvāmaratvaṁ hi nivartadhvamato'surāḥ ,
varamanyaṁ vṛṇīdhvaṁ vai yādṛśaṁ saṁprarocate.

8. tān abravīt tadā devaḥ lokānām prabhuḥ
īśvaraḥ na asti sarvāmaratvam hi
nivartadhvam ataḥ asurāḥ varam
anyam vṛṇīdhvam vai yādṛśam samprarocate

8. tadā devaḥ,
lokānām prabhuḥ,
īśvaraḥ,
tān abravīt: "hi sarvāmaratvam na asti.
ataḥ asurāḥ nivartadhvam! vai anyam varam vṛṇīdhvam,
yādṛśam samprarocate.
"

8. Then the divine lord (īśvara), the master of the worlds, spoke to them: "Indeed, complete immortality is not possible. Therefore, O Asuras, withdraw your request! Choose another boon, whatever is agreeable to you."

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• देवः (devaḥ) - god, divine being

• लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of the people

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master, lord, mighty

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord, ruler, supreme being

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• सर्वामरत्वम् (sarvāmaratvam) - complete immortality, state of being completely immortal

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - desist, turn back, withdraw

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - O Asuras, demons

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

• अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

• वृणीध्वम् (vṛṇīdhvam) - choose, select, ask for

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - such as, of what kind, whichever

• सम्प्ररोचते (samprarocate) - is agreeable, is pleasing, shines forth

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + suffix -dā (time)

Note: Adverb of time.

देवः (devaḥ) - god, divine being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine, celestial being, a lord

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, universe

Note: Possessive for 'prabhuḥ'.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master, lord, mighty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - master, lord, powerful, mighty, sovereign

From root bhū (to be) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'devaḥ' and 'īśvaraḥ'.

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord, ruler, supreme being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, supreme being, God

From root īś (to be master, to rule)

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'devaḥ' and 'prabhuḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सर्वामरत्वम् (sarvāmaratvam) - complete immortality, state of being completely immortal

(compound noun)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+amaratva)

• sarva – all, complete, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• amaratva – immortality, state of being immortal
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from amara + tva

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - desist, turn back, withdraw

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, Imperative (loṭ) of nivṛt

Root vṛt (to turn) with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - O Asuras, demons

(compound noun)

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+sura)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to the beings requesting the boon.

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, choice

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best

Note: Object of 'vṛṇīdhvam'.

अन्यम् (anyam) - other, another

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'varam'.

वृणीध्वम् (vṛṇīdhvam) - choose, select, ask for

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, Imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 9)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - such as, of what kind, whichever

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - such as, of what kind, like which

Note: Agrees with 'varam' (implied).

सम्प्ररोचते (samprarocate) - is agreeable, is pleasing, shines forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Present (laṭ) of sampraruc

Root ruc (to shine, to be pleasing) with upasargas sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: ruc (class 1)