महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-52, verse-10

तच्छ्रुत्वा चाब्रुवन्देवाः सहस्राक्षमिदं वचः ।
वरेण च्छन्द्यतां शक्र राजर्षिर्यदि शक्यते ॥१०॥

10. tacchrutvā cābruvandevāḥ sahasrākṣamidaṁ vacaḥ ,
vareṇa cchandyatāṁ śakra rājarṣiryadi śakyate.

10. tat śrutvā ca abruvan devāḥ sahasrākṣam idam vacaḥ
vareṇa chandyatām śakra rājarṣiḥ yadi śakyate

10. devāḥ tat śrutvā ca sahasrākṣam idam vacaḥ abruvan
śakra yadi śakyate rājarṣiḥ vareṇa chandyatām

10. Hearing that, the gods then said this to the thousand-eyed one (Indra): "O Indra, if it is possible, let the royal sage (rājarṣi) be gratified with a boon."

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• च (ca) - and, also

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - to Indra (to the thousand-eyed one)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word

• वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon, with a boon

• छन्द्यताम् (chandyatām) - let him be gratified

• शक्र (śakra) - O powerful one, O Indra

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage

• यदि (yadi) - if

• शक्यते (śakyate) - it is possible

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially or as direct object.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

3rd person plural, imperfect active of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - to Indra (to the thousand-eyed one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣi)

• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as a noun here, referring to Indra.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the following speech.

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon, with a boon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice

Root: vṛ (class 9)

छन्द्यताम् (chandyatām) - let him be gratified

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of chand

Imperative Passive

3rd person singular, imperative passive of root chand (causative of chandayati, or derived from chand).

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Used impersonally or with the subject rājarṣiḥ.

शक्र (śakra) - O powerful one, O Indra

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - powerful, mighty; a name of Indra

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, king who is also a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of chandyatām.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

शक्यते (śakyate) - it is possible

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śak

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present middle of root śak.

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Impersonal usage, or referring to the possibility of gratifying the rājarṣi.