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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-189, verse-44

ददौ तस्यै स देवेशस्तं वरं प्रीतिमांस्तदा ।
पञ्च ते पतयः श्रेष्ठा भविष्यन्तीति शंकरः ॥४४॥
44. dadau tasyai sa deveśastaṁ varaṁ prītimāṁstadā ,
pañca te patayaḥ śreṣṭhā bhaviṣyantīti śaṁkaraḥ.
44. dadau tasyai saḥ deveśaḥ tam varam prītimān tadā
pañca te patayaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ bhaviṣyanti iti śaṅkaraḥ
44. Then Śaṅkara, the pleased Lord of gods, granted that boon to her, saying, "You will have five excellent husbands."

Words meanings summery:

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  • ददौ (dadau) - he gave, he granted
  • तस्यै (tasyai) - to her, for her
  • सः (saḥ) - he
  • देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - Lord Śaṅkara (Shiva) (the Lord of gods, king of gods)
  • तम् (tam) - that boon (that)
  • वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, blessing
  • प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - pleased, joyful, happy
  • तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
  • पञ्च (pañca) - five
  • ते (te) - your (singular)
  • पतयः (patayaḥ) - husbands, lords, masters
  • श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - excellent, best, most prominent
  • भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will exist
  • इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of a direct quote or thought)
  • शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Śaṅkara (Lord Shiva)

Words meanings and morphology

ददौ (dadau) - he gave, he granted
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
तस्यै (tasyai) - to her, for her
(pronoun)
Dative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - he, she, it, that
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, she, it, that
देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - Lord Śaṅkara (Shiva) (the Lord of gods, king of gods)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deveśa
deveśa - Lord of gods, king of gods
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+īśa)
  • deva – god, deity, divine being
    noun (masculine)
  • īśa – lord, master, ruler
    noun (masculine)
तम् (tam) - that boon (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, she, it, that
वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, blessing
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - boon, wish, blessing; choice, excellent
प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - pleased, joyful, happy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prītimat
prītimat - pleased, joyful, having affection
Derived with the 'matup' suffix
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
ते (te) - your (singular)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)
Note: Variant for genitive/dative singular of 'yuṣmad'
पतयः (patayaḥ) - husbands, lords, masters
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pati
pati - husband, lord, master, owner
श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - excellent, best, most prominent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha
śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, superior, chief
भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, so (marks the end of a direct quote or thought)
(indeclinable)
शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Śaṅkara (Lord Shiva)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara
śaṅkara - Śaṅkara (name of Shiva); benefactor, auspicious