महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-51, verse-21

सूत उवाच ।
आस्तीकेनैवमुक्तस्तु राजा पारिक्षितस्तदा ।
पुनः पुनरुवाचेदमास्तीकं वदतां वरम् ॥२१॥

21. sūta uvāca ,
āstīkenaivamuktastu rājā pārikṣitastadā ,
punaḥ punaruvācedamāstīkaṁ vadatāṁ varam.

21. sūtaḥ uvāca | Āstīkena eva uktaḥ tu rājā pārikṣitaḥ
tadā | punaḥ punaḥ uvāca idam Āstīkam vadatām varam

21. Sūta said: King Parikṣit, having been addressed thus by Āstīka, then repeatedly spoke to Āstīka, the best of speakers.

21. סוּטַה אמר, כשאָאסְטִיקַה דיבר כך, המלך פָּארִיקְשִׁיטַה (בנו של פַּרִיקְשִׁית) אמר לו שוב ושוב את הדברים הבאים, לו, הטוב שבין הדוברים,

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (proper name) (charioteer, bard, Sūta (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• आस्तीकेन (āstīkena) - by Āstīka

• एव (eva) - thus, indeed (emphasizing the manner of addressing) (only, indeed, just, thus)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (passive past participle) (said, spoken, addressed)

• तु (tu) - however (conjunction, indicating a slight shift or emphasis) (but, however, indeed)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• पारिक्षितः (pārikṣitaḥ) - Parikṣit (referring to King Janamejaya, son of Parikṣit) (son of Parikṣit, name of Janamejaya)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in repetition with previous 'punaḥ') (again, repeatedly)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what he said) (this, this one)

• आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - to Āstīka

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers (of those speaking, among speakers)

• वरम् (varam) - the best, excellent one (best, excellent, boon, chooseable)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (proper name) (charioteer, bard, Sūta (a proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - a charioteer, a bard, a class of mixed caste, Sūta (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आस्तीकेन (āstīkena) - by Āstīka

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of Āstīka

Āstīka - name of a sage, son of Jaratkāru and Jaratkāru

एव (eva) - thus, indeed (emphasizing the manner of addressing) (only, indeed, just, thus)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (passive past participle) (said, spoken, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

past participle

kta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - however (conjunction, indicating a slight shift or emphasis) (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

पारिक्षितः (pārikṣitaḥ) - Parikṣit (referring to King Janamejaya, son of Parikṣit) (son of Parikṣit, name of Janamejaya)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārikṣita

pārikṣita - descendant of Parikṣit, a patronymic of Janamejaya

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (in repetition with previous 'punaḥ') (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what he said) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - to Āstīka

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Āstīka

Āstīka - name of a sage, son of Jaratkāru and Jaratkāru

वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers (of those speaking, among speakers)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, speaker

present participle

śatṛ suffix

Root: vad (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - the best, excellent one (best, excellent, boon, chooseable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, bridegroom

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with Āstīkam, qualifying Āstīka as 'the best'.

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