महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-196, verse-3

प्रेष्यतां द्रुपदायाशु नरः कश्चित्प्रियंवदः ।
बहुलं रत्नमादाय तेषामर्थाय भारत ॥३॥

3. preṣyatāṁ drupadāyāśu naraḥ kaścitpriyaṁvadaḥ ,
bahulaṁ ratnamādāya teṣāmarthāya bhārata.

3. preṣyatām drupadāya āśu naraḥ kaścit priyaṃvadaḥ
bahulam ratnam ādāya teṣām arthāya bhārata

3. O Bhārata, let a pleasant-speaking man be sent quickly to Drupada, taking with him many jewels for their purpose.

3. הו בְּהַרַטַה, יש לשלוח במהירות אל דְרוּפַּדַה אדם כלשהו מתוק דיבור, ושייקח עמו אוצרות רבים של אבני חן למען בני פָּאנְדוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेष्यताम् (preṣyatām) - let him be sent

• द्रुपदाय (drupadāya) - to Drupada

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, immediately

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - some, any

• प्रियंवदः (priyaṁvadaḥ) - pleasant-speaking, courteous

• बहुलम् (bahulam) - many, much, abundant

• रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, precious stone

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for the Pandavas (of them, for them)

• अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेष्यताम् (preṣyatām) - let him be sent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of pra-iṣ

imperative

3rd person singular imperative, passive voice, from pra-iṣ

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

द्रुपदाय (drupadāya) - to Drupada

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of drupada

drupada - Drupada (name of a king)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, immediately

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

कश्चित् (kaścit) - some, any

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - some, any, certain

from kim + cid

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun (masculine)
• cid – a particle used to denote uncertainty or generality
  indeclinable

Note: Agrees with naraḥ.

प्रियंवदः (priyaṁvadaḥ) - pleasant-speaking, courteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyaṃvada

priyaṁvada - pleasant-speaking, courteous

from priyam + vada (root vad), word-forming suffix

Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+vada)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prī (class 9)
• vada – speaking, speaker
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root vad 'to speak'
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with naraḥ.

बहुलम् (bahulam) - many, much, abundant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahula

bahula - many, much, abundant

Note: Agrees with ratnam.

रत्नम् (ratnam) - jewel, precious stone

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, precious object

Root: ram (class 1)

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having received

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from ā-dā + lyap

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for the Pandavas (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

Root: ṛ

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata

Taddhita derivative from Bharata

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