महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-198, verse-16

अब्रवीत्कुशलं राजन्प्रीयमाणः पुनः पुनः ।
प्रीतिमांस्ते दृढं चापि संबन्धेन नराधिप ॥१६॥

16. abravītkuśalaṁ rājanprīyamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ,
prītimāṁste dṛḍhaṁ cāpi saṁbandhena narādhipa.

16. abravīt kuśalam rājan prīyamāṇaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
prītimān te dṛḍham ca api sambandhena narādhipa

16. O king, he repeatedly inquired about your well-being, greatly rejoicing. And he is very affectionate towards you, O lord of men, due to this firm relationship.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, auspiciousness

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - rejoicing, being pleased, delighting

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - affectionate, loving, friendly

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, stable

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• सम्बन्धेन (sambandhena) - by connection, by relationship

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is Dhṛtarāṣṭra from the previous verse.

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare, well-being, auspiciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - welfare, well-being, auspicious, skillful

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to the recipient of the message (Yudhiṣṭhira).

प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - rejoicing, being pleased, delighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīyamāṇa

prīyamāṇa - rejoicing, being pleased, delighting

present middle participle

Derived from root prī (class 9, 4)

Root: prī (class 9)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in conjunction with the preceding 'punaḥ' to mean 'again and again' or 'repeatedly'.

प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - affectionate, loving, friendly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītimat

prītimat - affectionate, loving, friendly

From prīti (love) + matup suffix

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form, referring to the addressee (Yudhiṣṭhira).

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, stable

(indeclinable)

Root: dṛh

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

सम्बन्धेन (sambandhena) - by connection, by relationship

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sambandha

sambandha - connection, relationship, affinity, alliance

From sam-bandh + ghañ

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the familial ties between the Kuru and Pāṇḍava families.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the recipient of the message (Yudhiṣṭhira).