महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-152, verse-15

परिपृच्छ्य स मां पूर्वं परिक्लेशं पुरस्य च ।
अब्रवीद्ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ आश्वास्य प्रहसन्निव ॥१५॥

15. paripṛcchya sa māṁ pūrvaṁ parikleśaṁ purasya ca ,
abravīdbrāhmaṇaśreṣṭha āśvāsya prahasanniva.

15. paripṛcchya saḥ mām pūrvam parikleśam purasya ca
abravīt brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaḥ āśvāsya prahasan iva

15. Having first thoroughly questioned me about the city's trouble, he (Bhīma), that excellent brahmin, comforted me and spoke as if laughing.

Words meanings summery:

• परिपृच्छ्य (paripṛcchya) - having asked thoroughly, having inquired completely

• सः (saḥ) - Bhīma (he, that)

• माम् (mām) - the brahmin father (speaker of these verses) (me, to me)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, formerly

• परिक्लेशम् (parikleśam) - distress, trouble, affliction

• पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city, of the town

• च (ca) - and, also

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठः (brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaḥ) - referring to Bhīma (in disguise or in high esteem) (best among brahmins, excellent brahmin)

• आश्वास्य (āśvāsya) - having comforted, having reassured

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

परिपृच्छ्य (paripṛcchya) - having asked thoroughly, having inquired completely

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root `pṛcch` with prefix `pari`

Prefix: pari

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

सः (saḥ) - Bhīma (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

माम् (mām) - the brahmin father (speaker of these verses) (me, to me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, formerly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

परिक्लेशम् (parikleśam) - distress, trouble, affliction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parikleśa

parikleśa - distress, trouble, affliction, pain

Root: kḷś (class 1)

पुरस्य (purasya) - of the city, of the town

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

Note: Also seen as masculine.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, active voice

augment `a-` + root `brū`

Root: brū (class 2)

ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठः (brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaḥ) - referring to Bhīma (in disguise or in high esteem) (best among brahmins, excellent brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha

brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha - best of brahmins, pre-eminent brahmin

Tatpurusha compound (brāhmaṇa + śreṣṭha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+śreṣṭha)

• brāhmaṇa – brahmin, related to brahman
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative degree of `praśasya`
  Root: praśas

आश्वास्य (āśvāsya) - having comforted, having reassured

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root `śvas` with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

formed from root `has` with prefix `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Modifies the subject (Bhīma).

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)