महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-166, verse-21

तमुवाचाथ राजर्षिर्द्विजं मित्रसहस्तदा ।
आस्स्व ब्रह्मंस्त्वमत्रैव मुहूर्तमिति सान्त्वयन् ॥२१॥

21. tamuvācātha rājarṣirdvijaṁ mitrasahastadā ,
āssva brahmaṁstvamatraiva muhūrtamiti sāntvayan.

21. tam uvāca atha rājarṣiḥ dvijam mitrasahaḥ tadā
āssva brahman tvam atra eva muhūrtam iti sāntvayan

21. Then King Mitrasaha, that royal sage (rājarṣi), spoke to that Brahmin (dvija), consoling him: 'O Brahmin, you stay right here for a moment.'

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, king-sage

• द्विजम् (dvijam) - to the Brahmin (to a Brahmin, to a twice-born)

• मित्रसहः (mitrasahaḥ) - Mitrasaha (a proper name)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आस्स्व (āssva) - stay, sit (down)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O venerable one

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, for a short time

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• सान्त्वयन् (sāntvayan) - consoling, soothing, pacifying

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, king-sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

द्विजम् (dvijam) - to the Brahmin (to a Brahmin, to a twice-born)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - a Brahmin, a twice-born, a bird, a snake, a tooth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced
  adjective
  suffix -ja
  Derived from root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

मित्रसहः (mitrasahaḥ) - Mitrasaha (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mitrasaha

mitrasaha - Mitrasaha (name of a king, also known as Kalmāṣapāda)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

आस्स्व (āssva) - stay, sit (down)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O venerable one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin (masculine), the Absolute Reality (neuter)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, instant, a specific division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Accusative indicating duration of time

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

सान्त्वयन् (sāntvayan) - consoling, soothing, pacifying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāntvayat

sāntvayat - consoling, soothing, pacifying

Present Active Participle

From root 'sāntv' (to console, soothe)

Root: sāntv (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'mitrasahaḥ'