महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-52

पश्यस्येनं द्रुमाग्रस्थं भासं नरवरात्मज ।
पश्यामीत्येवमाचार्यं प्रत्युवाच युधिष्ठिरः ॥५२॥

52. paśyasyenaṁ drumāgrasthaṁ bhāsaṁ naravarātmaja ,
paśyāmītyevamācāryaṁ pratyuvāca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.

52. paśyasi enam drumāgrastham bhāsam naravarātmaja |
paśyāmi iti evam ācāryam pratyuvāca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

52. “Do you see this bird (bhāsa) perched on the treetop, O son of the best of men?” “I see it!”—thus Yudhishthira replied to the teacher.

52. (דְרוֹנַה אמר) הו בן המלך הדגול, האם אתה רואה את העיט הזה היושב בראש העץ? יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה ענה למורהו, אני רואה.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you behold

• एनम् (enam) - this, this one

• द्रुमाग्रस्थम् (drumāgrastham) - perched on the treetop, situated at the top of the tree

• भासम् (bhāsam) - the bird that is the target (bird; shining one)

• नरवरात्मज (naravarātmaja) - O Yudhishthira (O son of the best of men)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - to Drona, the teacher (teacher, preceptor)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke back

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (a proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of paśyasi

Present Active Indicative

Root dṛś, 4th conjugation, parasmaipada, 2nd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 4)

एनम् (enam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, this one

द्रुमाग्रस्थम् (drumāgrastham) - perched on the treetop, situated at the top of the tree

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of drumāgrastha

drumāgrastha - perched on the treetop, situated at the top of the tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (druma+agra+stha)

• druma – tree, wood
  noun (masculine)
• agra – top, summit, tip, front
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -stha
  Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भासम् (bhāsam) - the bird that is the target (bird; shining one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāsa

bhāsa - bird; shining one; sun; light

नरवरात्मज (naravarātmaja) - O Yudhishthira (O son of the best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravarātmaja

naravarātmaja - son of the best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naravara+ātmaja)

• naravara – best of men
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son (one born from oneself)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ātman (self) and ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of paśyāmi

Present Active Indicative

Root dṛś, 4th conjugation, parasmaipada, 1st person singular

Root: dṛś (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - to Drona, the teacher (teacher, preceptor)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of pratyuvāca

Perfect Active Indicative

Root vac (to speak), with prefix prati, 3rd person singular

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name of the eldest Pandava brother, meaning 'firm in battle')

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