महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-204, verse-22

वरेण छन्दिता सा तु ब्रह्मणा प्रीतिमेव ह ।
वरयामास तत्रैनां प्रीतः प्राह पितामहः ॥२२॥

22. vareṇa chanditā sā tu brahmaṇā prītimeva ha ,
varayāmāsa tatraināṁ prītaḥ prāha pitāmahaḥ.

22. vareṇa chanditā sā tu brahmaṇā prītim eva ha
varayāmāsa tatra enām prītaḥ prāha pitāmahaḥ

22. Indeed, when she was invited by Brahma (brahmaṇā) to choose a boon (vara), she selected favor (prītim). Then, the pleased progenitor (pitāmaha) spoke to her.

Words meanings summery:

• वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon, by a wish

• छन्दिता (chanditā) - requested, invited, chosen

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahma (by Brahma, by the Absolute (brahman))

• प्रीतिम् (prītim) - favor, affection, pleasure, satisfaction

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely

• वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - she chose, she selected

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

• एनाम् (enām) - her, this (feminine)

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, spoke

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the great progenitor (Brahma) (grandfather, great progenitor)

Words meanings and morphology

वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon, by a wish

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, best, excellent

छन्दिता (chanditā) - requested, invited, chosen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chandita

chandita - requested, invited, chosen, delighted

Past Passive Participle

Root: chand (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahma (by Brahma, by the Absolute (brahman))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), brahman (the Absolute reality), a priest

प्रीतिम् (prītim) - favor, affection, pleasure, satisfaction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - favor, affection, pleasure, satisfaction, joy

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - she chose, she selected

(verb)

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

Periphrastic perfect of the causative stem varaya-.

Root: vṛ (class 9)

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

(indeclinable)

adverbial derivative from tad

एनाम् (enām) - her, this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, she, he, it (referring to what is near or just mentioned)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

Root: prī (class 9)

प्राह (prāha) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the great progenitor (Brahma) (grandfather, great progenitor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great progenitor, Brahma