महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-35, verse-1

सूत उवाच ।
एलापत्रस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा नागा द्विजोत्तम ।
सर्वे प्रहृष्टमनसः साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन् ॥१॥

1. sūta uvāca ,
elāpatrasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā nāgā dvijottama ,
sarve prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ sādhu sādhvityapūjayan.

1. sūtaḥ uvāca | elāpatrasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā nāgāḥ dvijottama
| sarve prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ sādhu sādhu iti apūjayan

1. Sūta said: "O best of Brahmins, upon hearing the words of Elāpatra, all the Nāgas, with delighted minds, praised him, saying, 'Excellent! Excellent!'"

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - The narrator Sūta (Sūta (a bard, a charioteer))

• उवाच (uvāca) - (Sūta) said (said, spoke)

• एलापत्रस्य (elāpatrasya) - of Elāpatra (a specific Nāga) (of Elāpatra)

• तु (tu) - indeed, for emphasis (but, indeed, yet)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - the words (spoken by Elāpatra) (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - upon hearing (having heard)

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - The serpents (present there) (Nāgas, serpents)

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of Brahmins (vocative, addressed to Shaunaka) (O best of twice-born ones (Brahmins))

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (the Nāgas) (all, everyone)

• प्रहृष्टमनसः (prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ) - with minds full of joy (with delighted minds, joyful)

• साधु (sādhu) - excellent! (as an exclamation of praise) (excellent, good, well done)

• साधु (sādhu) - excellent! (as an exclamation of praise) (excellent, good, well done)

• इति (iti) - saying 'thus' (introducing direct speech) (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech)

• अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they praised (Elāpatra) (they worshipped, they honored, they praised)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - The narrator Sūta (Sūta (a bard, a charioteer))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, narrator

उवाच (uvāca) - (Sūta) said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एलापत्रस्य (elāpatrasya) - of Elāpatra (a specific Nāga) (of Elāpatra)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of elāpatra

elāpatra - Elāpatra (proper noun)

तु (tu) - indeed, for emphasis (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - the words (spoken by Elāpatra) (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Also nominative singular. Here, object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - upon hearing (having heard)

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - The serpents (present there) (Nāgas, serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, Nāga (mythological semi-divine race)

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of Brahmins (vocative, addressed to Shaunaka) (O best of twice-born ones (Brahmins))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (the Nāgas) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agreement with Nāgas.

प्रहृष्टमनसः (prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ) - with minds full of joy (with delighted minds, joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahṛṣṭamanas

prahṛṣṭamanas - delighted in mind, joyful, cheerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra-hṛṣṭa+manas)

• pra-hṛṣṭa – delighted, joyful, thrilled
  participle
  past participle
  Derived from root hṛṣ with pra prefix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agreement with Nāgas.

साधु (sādhu) - excellent! (as an exclamation of praise) (excellent, good, well done)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

साधु (sādhu) - excellent! (as an exclamation of praise) (excellent, good, well done)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

इति (iti) - saying 'thus' (introducing direct speech) (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech)

(indeclinable)

अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - they praised (Elāpatra) (they worshipped, they honored, they praised)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)