महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-71, verse-31

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः संजीवनीं विद्यां प्रयुज्य कचमाह्वयत् ।
आहूतः प्रादुरभवत्कचोऽरिष्टोऽथ विद्यया ।
हतोऽहमिति चाचख्यौ पृष्टो ब्राह्मणकन्यया ॥३१॥

31. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tataḥ saṁjīvanīṁ vidyāṁ prayujya kacamāhvayat ,
āhūtaḥ prādurabhavatkaco'riṣṭo'tha vidyayā ,
hato'hamiti cācakhyau pṛṣṭo brāhmaṇakanyayā.

31. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ saṃjīvanīm vidyām
prayujya kacam āhvayat āhūtaḥ prāduḥ
abhavat kacaḥ ariṣṭaḥ atha vidyayā hataḥ
aham iti ca ācakhyau pṛṣṭaḥ brāhmaṇakanyayā

31. Vaishampayana said: 'Then, applying the Saṃjīvanī vidyā (knowledge of reviving), he called out to Kach. Summoned by the vidyā, Kach, unharmed, appeared. When questioned by the Brahmin maiden, he then narrated, "I was slain."'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• संजीवनीम् (saṁjīvanīm) - life-reviving

• विद्याम् (vidyām) - the Saṃjīvanī vidyā (knowledge of reviving) (knowledge, science)

• प्रयुज्य (prayujya) - having employed, having applied

• कचम् (kacam) - Kach

• आह्वयत् (āhvayat) - he called

• आहूतः (āhūtaḥ) - summoned, called

• प्रादुः (prāduḥ) - forth, into appearance

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he was, he became

• कचः (kacaḥ) - Kach

• अरिष्टः (ariṣṭaḥ) - unharmed, safe

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• विद्यया (vidyayā) - by the knowledge, by the vidyā

• हतः (hataḥ) - slain, killed

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying direct speech

• च (ca) - and

• आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - he narrated, he told

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked

• ब्राह्मणकन्यया (brāhmaṇakanyayā) - by the Brahmin maiden

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaishampayana (proper noun, a sage, narrator of Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

संजीवनीम् (saṁjīvanīm) - life-reviving

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃjīvanī

saṁjīvanī - life-giving, reviving, elixir of life

from sam-jīv (to live)

Prefix: sam

Root: jīv (class 1)

विद्याम् (vidyām) - the Saṃjīvanī vidyā (knowledge of reviving) (knowledge, science)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, science, learning

from vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

प्रयुज्य (prayujya) - having employed, having applied

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from pra-yuj (to apply, use)

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

कचम् (kacam) - Kach

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaca

kaca - Kach (proper noun), hair

आह्वयत् (āhvayat) - he called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect Past (Laṅ) of āhvā

from ā-hve (hvā)

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

Note: Root hve becomes hvā in certain forms.

आहूतः (āhūtaḥ) - summoned, called

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhūta

āhūta - summoned, called, invited

Past Passive Participle

from ā-hve (to call)

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

प्रादुः (prāduḥ) - forth, into appearance

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'bhū' to mean 'to appear, become manifest'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - he was, he became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect Past (Laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कचः (kacaḥ) - Kach

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaca

kaca - Kach (proper noun), hair

अरिष्टः (ariṣṭaḥ) - unharmed, safe

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ariṣṭa

ariṣṭa - unharmed, safe, lucky

Past Passive Participle

from a-riṣ (not harmed)

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+riṣṭa)

• a – not, un
  indeclinable
• riṣṭa – harmed, injured
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from riṣ (to injure, harm)
  Root: riṣ (class 4)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

विद्यया (vidyayā) - by the knowledge, by the vidyā

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, science, learning

Root: vid (class 2)

हतः (hataḥ) - slain, killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - slain, killed, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from han (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying direct speech

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - he narrated, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of ācakṣ

from ā-cakṣ (to tell, relate)

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned, asked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

from prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

ब्राह्मणकन्यया (brāhmaṇakanyayā) - by the Brahmin maiden

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇakanyā

brāhmaṇakanyā - Brahmin maiden, daughter of a Brahmin

Tatpuruṣa compound: brāhmaṇa + kanyā

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+kanyā)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, relating to Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
• kanyā – maiden, girl, daughter
  noun (feminine)