महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-164

सा चैनं प्रत्युवाच ।
उत्तङ्क देशे कालेऽभ्यागतः ।
स्वागतं ते वत्स ।
मनागसि मया न शप्तः ।
श्रेयस्तवोपस्थितम् ।
सिद्धिमाप्नुहीति ॥१६४॥

164. sā cainaṁ pratyuvāca ,
uttaṅka deśe kāle'bhyāgataḥ ,
svāgataṁ te vatsa ,
manāgasi mayā na śaptaḥ ,
śreyastavopasthitam ,
siddhimāpnuhīti.

164. sā ca enam pratyuvāca uttaṅka deśe
kāle abhyāgataḥ svāgatam te vatsa
manāk asi mayā na śaptaḥ śreyaḥ
tava upasthitam siddhim āpnuhi iti

164. And she replied to him: "Uttanka, you have arrived at the proper place at the proper time. Welcome, my child! I almost cursed you. Good fortune has come to you. May you attain success!"

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - She (the teacher's wife) (she, that)

• च (ca) - and

• एनम् (enam) - him (Uttanka) (him, this)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - she replied (she replied, she answered)

• उत्तङ्क (uttaṅka) - O Uttanka (Uttanka (vocative))

• देशे (deśe) - at the right place (in the place, at the spot)

• काले (kāle) - at the right time (in time, at the proper time)

• अभ्यागतः (abhyāgataḥ) - you have arrived (one who has arrived, guest; having come)

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome (welcome, hail)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

• वत्स (vatsa) - my child (affectionate address) (child, calf (vocative))

• मनाक् (manāk) - almost (a little, slightly, almost)

• असि (asi) - you are (implied 'you were') (you are)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• न (na) - not

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good fortune (good, welfare, prosperity, fortune)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - has come, is at hand (approached, present, at hand)

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success, accomplishment (accomplishment, success, perfection)

• आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - obtain! (obtain, achieve (imperative))

• इति (iti) - (marks the end of her speech) (thus, so saying)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - She (the teacher's wife) (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Feminine singular nominative of tad

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (Uttanka) (him, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

Note: Masculine singular accusative

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - she replied (she replied, she answered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pratyuvāc

Reduplicated Perfect

Prefixes: prati+ud

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From root √vac with prefixes prati-ud-

उत्तङ्क (uttaṅka) - O Uttanka (Uttanka (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage)

देशे (deśe) - at the right place (in the place, at the spot)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, spot, region

Note: Masculine singular locative

काले (kāle) - at the right time (in time, at the proper time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, proper time

Note: Masculine singular locative

अभ्यागतः (abhyāgataḥ) - you have arrived (one who has arrived, guest; having come)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāgata

abhyāgata - one who has approached or arrived, guest

past participle

From prefix 'abhi-' + 'ā-' + root 'gam'

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Masculine singular nominative, functioning as a predicate adjective with implied 'asi'

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome (welcome, hail)

(indeclinable)

Compound: su- + āgata (well-arrived)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+āgata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• āgata – arrived, come
  participle (neuter)
  past participle
  Past participle of √gam with ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Often used as an interjection 'Welcome!'

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: 2nd person singular dative/genitive

वत्स (vatsa) - my child (affectionate address) (child, calf (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa

vatsa - calf, child, darling (term of endearment)

मनाक् (manāk) - almost (a little, slightly, almost)

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are (implied 'you were') (you are)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: 1st person singular instrumental

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed, reviled

past participle

Past participle of √śap (to curse)

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Masculine singular nominative, agreeing with implied 'tvam'

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good fortune (good, welfare, prosperity, fortune)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, best, good, welfare, prosperity, virtue

Comparative/superlative of śrī (good fortune, beauty), here used as a noun

Note: Neuter singular nominative

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: 2nd person singular genitive

उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - has come, is at hand (approached, present, at hand)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upasthita

upasthita - standing near, present, at hand, arrived

past participle

Past participle of √sthā (to stand) with upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Neuter singular nominative, agreeing with 'śreyaḥ'

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success, accomplishment (accomplishment, success, perfection)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

Note: Feminine singular accusative

आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - obtain! (obtain, achieve (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: From root √āp (to obtain) with prefix ā-

इति (iti) - (marks the end of her speech) (thus, so saying)

(indeclinable)