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.

63. ואז דְרוֹנַה, בלתי מנוצח ושמח בלבו, פנה שוב אחרי רגע אל מיטב לוחמי הכרכרות בין בני פָּאנְדוּ,

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)

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