महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-149, verse-19

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्तस्तु पृथया स विप्रो भार्यया सह ।
हृष्टः संपूजयामास तद्वाक्यममृतोपमम् ॥१९॥

19. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktastu pṛthayā sa vipro bhāryayā saha ,
hṛṣṭaḥ saṁpūjayāmāsa tadvākyamamṛtopamam.

19. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca evam uktaḥ tu pṛthayā saḥ vipraḥ
bhāryayā saha hṛṣṭaḥ saṃpūjayāmāsa tat vākyam amṛtopamam

19. Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed by Pṛthā (Kuntī), that brahmin, accompanied by his wife, was delighted and greatly revered her words, which were comparable to nectar.

19. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, הבְּרַהְמִין ההוא, יחד עם אשתו, שמח כששמע את דברי פְּרְתְהָא, וכיבד את דבריה שהיו מתוקים כצוף האלמוות.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• पृथया (pṛthayā) - by Pṛthā (Kuntī) (by Pṛthā)

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brahmin, priest

• भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with his wife, by his wife

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, pleased, joyful

• संपूजयामास (saṁpūjayāmāsa) - he honored greatly, he worshipped

• तत् (tat) - that statement/word (that, her)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

• अमृतोपमम् (amṛtopamam) - nectar-like, comparable to nectar

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) as a past passive participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

पृथया (pṛthayā) - by Pṛthā (Kuntī) (by Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pṛthā

pṛthā - Name of Kuntī, mother of the Pāṇḍavas

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brahmin, priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, priest, inspired, wise

भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with his wife, by his wife

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, married woman

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case.

हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted, pleased, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, pleased, joyful, thrilled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛṣ (to be pleased, rejoice) as a past passive participle.

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

संपूजयामास (saṁpūjayāmāsa) - he honored greatly, he worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of saṃpūj

Periphrastic Perfect

Derived from root pūj (to honor) with upasarga sam- (intensifier) and periphrastic perfect auxiliary āmāsa.

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

तत् (tat) - that statement/word (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement, saying

अमृतोपमम् (amṛtopamam) - nectar-like, comparable to nectar

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛtopama

amṛtopama - nectar-like, resembling nectar

Tatpuruṣa or Bahuvrīhi compound: amṛta (nectar) + upama (likeness).

Compound type : upama-tatpuruṣa (amṛta+upama)

• amṛta – nectar, immortality, immortal
  noun (neuter)
• upama – likeness, comparison, similar
  adjective (neuter)

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