महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-174, verse-3

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततोऽर्जुनोऽस्त्रमाग्नेयं प्रददौ तद्यथाविधि ।
गन्धर्वाय तदा प्रीतो वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥३॥

3. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tato'rjuno'stramāgneyaṁ pradadau tadyathāvidhi ,
gandharvāya tadā prīto vacanaṁ cedamabravīt.

3. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca | tataḥ
arjunaḥ astram āgneyaṃ pradadau tat
yathāvidhi | gandharvāya tadā
prītaḥ vacanam ca idam abravīt

3. Vaiśampāyana said, 'Then, pleased, Arjuna properly bestowed that fiery weapon (astra) upon the Gandharva according to the prescribed rites. He then spoke these words.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (proper name)

• अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile (often divine or magical)

• आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - fiery, relating to fire or Agni

• प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave, bestowed

• तत् (tat) - that

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

• गन्धर्वाय (gandharvāya) - to the Gandharva

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active of √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - white, brilliant; name of a Pāṇḍava prince

अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon, missile (often divine or magical)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of astra

astra - a missile, a weapon (especially a magical or celestial one)

आग्नेयम् (āgneyam) - fiery, relating to fire or Agni

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āgneya

āgneya - fiery, igneous, relating to Agni (the fire god)

प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active of √dā (class 3) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वाय (gandharvāya) - to the Gandharva

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a celestial musician, a Gandharva

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √prī (to please, to gladden)

Root: prī

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, utterance, saying

Root: vac

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of brū

Imperfect 3rd singular active of √brū (class 2)

Root: brū (class 2)