महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-122, verse-41

प्रतिगृह्य च तान्सर्वान्द्रोणो वचनमब्रवीत् ।
रहस्येकः प्रतीतात्मा कृतोपसदनांस्तदा ॥४१॥

41. pratigṛhya ca tānsarvāndroṇo vacanamabravīt ,
rahasyekaḥ pratītātmā kṛtopasadanāṁstadā.

41. pratigṛhya ca tān sarvān droṇaḥ vacanam abravīt
rahasi ekaḥ pratītātmā kṛtopasadanān tadā

41. And having received all of them, Drona, with a confident mind (ātman), then spoke a word in private to those who had approached him for instruction.

41. לאחר שדְרוֹנַה קיבל את כולם, ואחרי שהתקרבו אליו לשמוע, אמר להם דברים בסתר, לבדו ובנפש שלווה,

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

• च (ca) - and, also

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• रहसि (rahasi) - in secret, privately, in solitude

• एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, one, single

• प्रतीतात्मा (pratītātmā) - confident in mind (ātman), self-assured, famous

• कृतोपसदनान् (kṛtopasadanān) - referring to the disciples who had formally approached Drona (those who had made obeisance or approached for instruction)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received, having accepted

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

indeclinable past participle formed with prefix prati- and root grah

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of a warrior and teacher), bucket, measure

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

रहसि (rahasi) - in secret, privately, in solitude

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rahas

rahas - secret, privacy, solitude

एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, one, single

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

प्रतीतात्मा (pratītātmā) - confident in mind (ātman), self-assured, famous

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratītātman

pratītātman - one whose mind (ātman) is known/confident, self-assured

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pratīta+ātman)

• pratīta – known, confident, recognized, understood
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from prati-i (to go towards, understand)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual consciousness
  noun (masculine)

कृतोपसदनान् (kṛtopasadanān) - referring to the disciples who had formally approached Drona (those who had made obeisance or approached for instruction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kṛtopasadana

kṛtopasadana - one to whom an approach (upasadanā) has been made, one who has made an approach

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+upasadana)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• upasadana – approach, waiting upon, attendance, homage, formal reception for instruction
  noun (neuter)
  from upa-sad (to sit near)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: sad (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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