महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-44, verse-14

एतच्छ्रुत्वा स नागेन्द्रो वासुकिः परया मुदा ।
एवमस्त्विति तद्वाक्यं भगिन्याः प्रत्यगृह्णत ॥१४॥

14. etacchrutvā sa nāgendro vāsukiḥ parayā mudā ,
evamastviti tadvākyaṁ bhaginyāḥ pratyagṛhṇata.

14. etat śrutvā sa nāga-indraḥ vāsukiḥ parayā mudā
evam astu iti tat vākyam bhaginyāḥ prati-agṛhṇata

14. Upon hearing this, Vasuki, the king of serpents, with supreme joy, accepted his sister's words, saying, 'So be it!'

14. כששמע זאת, וָאסוּקִי, מלך הנחשים, קיבל בשמחה גדולה את דברי אחותו ואמר שכך יהיה.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the previously spoken words) (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

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

• स (sa) - he (Vasuki) (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

• नाग-इन्द्रः (nāga-indraḥ) - king of serpents (king of serpents (masculine nominative singular))

• वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki (Vasuki (proper noun, masculine nominative singular))

• परया (parayā) - with supreme (with supreme, with utmost (feminine instrumental singular))

• मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, happiness (feminine instrumental singular))

• एवम् (evam) - so (thus, so, in this manner)

• अस्तु (astu) - be it (let it be (3rd person singular imperative))

• इति (iti) - indicating direct speech (closing quote) (thus, in this manner)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to her statement) (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, words (word, speech, statement (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• भगिन्याः (bhaginyāḥ) - of his sister (of the sister (feminine genitive singular))

• प्रति-अगृह्णत (prati-agṛhṇata) - accepted (accepted, received (3rd person singular imperfect))

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the previously spoken words) (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Direct object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - upon hearing (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -ktvā

Root: śru (class 5)

स (sa) - he (Vasuki) (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Vasuki.

नाग-इन्द्रः (nāga-indraḥ) - king of serpents (king of serpents (masculine nominative singular))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - king of serpents, chief of Nāgas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Vasuki.

वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vasuki (Vasuki (proper noun, masculine nominative singular))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - Vasuki (name of a mythical serpent king)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

परया (parayā) - with supreme (with supreme, with utmost (feminine instrumental singular))

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, chief, highest

Note: Adjective modifying mudā.

मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, happiness (feminine instrumental singular))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, happiness

Note: Indicates the manner of acceptance.

एवम् (evam) - so (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the idiom "evam astu" (so be it).

अस्तु (astu) - be it (let it be (3rd person singular imperative))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the idiom "evam astu" (so be it).

इति (iti) - indicating direct speech (closing quote) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the quoted speech "evam astu".

तत् (tat) - that (referring to her statement) (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjective modifying vākyam.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, words (word, speech, statement (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, word, sentence

Note: Direct object of pratyagṛhṇata.

भगिन्याः (bhaginyāḥ) - of his sister (of the sister (feminine genitive singular))

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhaginī

bhaginī - sister

Note: Indicates possession (whose words).

प्रति-अगृह्णत (prati-agṛhṇata) - accepted (accepted, received (3rd person singular imperfect))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of grah

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Root grah, 9th class, Ātmanepada, imperfect form.

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