महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-122, verse-20

द्रोण उवाच ।
आचक्षध्वं च भीष्माय रूपेण च गुणैश्च माम् ।
स एव सुमहाबुद्धिः सांप्रतं प्रतिपत्स्यते ॥२०॥

20. droṇa uvāca ,
ācakṣadhvaṁ ca bhīṣmāya rūpeṇa ca guṇaiśca mām ,
sa eva sumahābuddhiḥ sāṁprataṁ pratipatsyate.

20. droṇa uvāca ācakṣadhvam ca bhīṣmāya rūpeṇa ca guṇaiḥ
ca mām saḥ eva sumahābuddhiḥ sāṃpratam pratipatsyate

20. Droṇa said: "Describe me to Bhīṣma, both my appearance and my qualities. That very wise man will surely recognize me."

20. דְרוֹנַה אמר להם, ספרו לבְּהִישְׁמַה על מראי ועל תכונותי, והוא, בעל התבונה הגדולה, יידע מה לעשות עכשיו.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रोण (droṇa) - The name of the Brahmin teacher. (Droṇa (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आचक्षध्वम् (ācakṣadhvam) - You (plural) tell/describe me. (tell, relate, describe (plural imperative))

• च (ca) - and

• भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - to Bhīṣma

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by appearance, in form

• च (ca) - and

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

• च (ca) - and

• माम् (mām) - me (acc.)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Bhīṣma. (he, that (one))

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• सुमहाबुद्धिः (sumahābuddhiḥ) - Refers to Bhīṣma. (very highly intelligent, very wise)

• सांप्रतम् (sāṁpratam) - now, at present, immediately

• प्रतिपत्स्यते (pratipatsyate) - will recognize [me] (will understand, will recognize, will attain)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रोण (droṇa) - The name of the Brahmin teacher. (Droṇa (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of a preceptor); bucket, measure.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Third Person Singular

Root `vac`, perfect tense (liṭ).

Root: vac (class 2)

आचक्षध्वम् (ācakṣadhvam) - You (plural) tell/describe me. (tell, relate, describe (plural imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ

Imperative Middle Second Person Plural

From root `cakṣ` (to see, relate) with `ā` prefix, middle voice, imperative.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Refers to the Pandavas/Kauravas who found Droṇa.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - to Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name), terrible, formidable

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by appearance, in form

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, beauty, shape

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, strand, attribute

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (acc.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Bhīṣma. (he, that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular form.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

सुमहाबुद्धिः (sumahābuddhiḥ) - Refers to Bhīṣma. (very highly intelligent, very wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahābuddhi

sumahābuddhi - very great intellect, highly intelligent, very wise

Compound formed with `su` (good/very) + `mahā` (great) + `buddhi` (intellect).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+buddhi)

• su – good, very, well
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh

सांप्रतम् (sāṁpratam) - now, at present, immediately

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

प्रतिपत्स्यते (pratipatsyate) - will recognize [me] (will understand, will recognize, will attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of pratipad

Future Middle Third Person Singular

From root `pad` (to go, to obtain) with `prati` prefix, future tense.

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

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