महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-51

ततो विततधन्वानं द्रोणस्तं कुरुनन्दनम् ।
स मुहूर्तादुवाचेदं वचनं भरतर्षभ ॥५१॥

51. tato vitatadhanvānaṁ droṇastaṁ kurunandanam ,
sa muhūrtāduvācedaṁ vacanaṁ bharatarṣabha.

51. tataḥ vitata-dhanvānam droṇaḥ tam kuru-nandanam
| saḥ muhūrtāt uvāca idam vacanam bharatarṣabha

51. Then Droṇa spoke these words to that Kuru prince, whose bow was drawn, after a short while, "O best of the Bhāratas."

51. כשיוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, אושרם של בני קוּרוּ, עמד כשקשתו מתוחה, אמר לו דְרוֹנַה אחרי רגע את הדברים הבאים, הו אדם דגול מבני בְּהַרַטַה,

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• वितत-धन्वानम् (vitata-dhanvānam) - one with a drawn bow, bow-stretched

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• कुरु-नन्दनम् (kuru-nandanam) - delight of the Kurus, Kuru prince

• सः (saḥ) - he

• मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment, from a moment

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas!

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

वितत-धन्वानम् (vitata-dhanvānam) - one with a drawn bow, bow-stretched

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vitata-dhanvan

vitata-dhanvan - one whose bow is strung or drawn

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vitata+dhanvan)

• vitata – spread, extended, drawn (as a bowstring)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √tan (to stretch) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• dhanvan – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (proper name); a measure of grain

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुरु-नन्दनम् (kuru-nandanam) - delight of the Kurus, Kuru prince

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuru-nandana

kuru-nandana - delight of the Kurus, Kuru scion/prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child; delighting
  noun (masculine)
  From √nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - after a moment, from a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, instant; a specific division of time

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd person singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, sentence, saying

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, best of Bharatas (an epithet)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of a king, a descendant of the Pūrus, progenitor of the Bhāratas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

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