महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-63

ततः प्रीतमना द्रोणो मुहूर्तादिव तं पुनः ।
प्रत्यभाषत दुर्धर्षः पाण्डवानां रथर्षभम् ॥६३॥

63. tataḥ prītamanā droṇo muhūrtādiva taṁ punaḥ ,
pratyabhāṣata durdharṣaḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ ratharṣabham.

63. tataḥ prītamanāḥ droṇaḥ muhūrtāt iva tam punaḥ
prati abhāṣata durdharṣaḥ pāṇḍavānām ratharṣabham

63. Then Drona, with a pleased mind, immediately (after a moment) spoke again to him—that formidable chief of charioteers among the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• प्रीतमनाः (prītamanāḥ) - pleased in mind, joyful

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (proper name)

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

• इव (iva) - like, as if, indeed

• तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• प्रति (prati) - as a verbal prefix 're-' or 'back' (towards, against)

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, he said

• दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable, unconquerable, unassailable

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• रथर्षभम् (ratharṣabham) - chief of charioteers (Arjuna) (chief of charioteers, bull among chariots)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

प्रीतमनाः (prītamanāḥ) - pleased in mind, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītamanas

prītamanas - pleased in mind, joyful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prīta+manas)

• prīta – pleased, delighted, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: prī (class 9)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (teacher of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas)

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

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a period of time (48 minutes)

इव (iva) - like, as if, indeed

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (Arjuna) (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

प्रति (prati) - as a verbal prefix 're-' or 'back' (towards, against)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an upasarga (prefix) with abhāṣata to form 'pratyabhāṣata'.

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Forms pratyabhāṣata when combined with 'prati'.

दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - formidable, unconquerable, unassailable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - difficult to attack, formidable, unconquerable

Compound derived from dur- (difficult) and dharṣa (from root dhṛṣ - to dare, attack)

Prefix: dur

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu with aṇ suffix

रथर्षभम् (ratharṣabham) - chief of charioteers (Arjuna) (chief of charioteers, bull among chariots)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratharṣabha

ratharṣabha - bull among chariots, excellent charioteer, chief of charioteers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+ṛṣabha)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)