महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-164, verse-21

ततः स राक्षसेन्द्रः स्वान्प्रेष्यानाह युधिष्ठिर ।
गौतमो नगरद्वाराच्छीघ्रमानीयतामिति ॥२१॥

21. tataḥ sa rākṣasendraḥ svānpreṣyānāha yudhiṣṭhira ,
gautamo nagaradvārācchīghramānīyatāmiti.

21. tataḥ saḥ rākṣasendraḥ svān preṣyān āha yudhiṣṭhira
gautamaḥ nagaradvārāt śīghram ānīyatām iti

21. yudhiṣṭhira tataḥ saḥ rākṣasendraḥ svān preṣyān
āha gautamaḥ nagaradvārāt śīghram ānīyatām iti

21. Then, O Yudhiṣṭhira, that king of Rākṣasas (Rākṣasendra) said to his own servants: 'Let Gautama be brought quickly from the city gate!'

Words meanings summery:

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

• सः (saḥ) - that (king) (that, he)

• राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - that king of Rākṣasas (Rākṣasendra) (the king of Rākṣasas)

• स्वान् (svān) - his own (servants) (his own)

• प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - his servants (servants, messengers)

• आह (āha) - said (said, spoke)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (speaker's address) (O Yudhiṣṭhira)

• गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama (the person to be brought) (Gautama (proper noun))

• नगरद्वारात् (nagaradvārāt) - from the city gate

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• आनीयताम् (ānīyatām) - let him be brought

• इति (iti) - (closing quote) (thus, so, in this manner)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from 'tad'

Note: Connects event sequentially.

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'āha'.

राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - that king of Rākṣasas (Rākṣasendra) (the king of Rākṣasas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasendra

rākṣasendra - chief of Rākṣasas, king of Rākṣasas

compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+indra)

• rākṣasa – Rākṣasa (a class of demons/ogres)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, ruler (also a deity)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: id

Note: Subject of 'āha'.

स्वान् (svān) - his own (servants) (his own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self

reflexive pronoun/possessive adjective

Note: Qualifies 'preṣyān'.

प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - his servants (servants, messengers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of preṣya

preṣya - to be sent, a messenger, a servant

gerundive/future passive participle

derived from root iṣ (to send) with upasarga pra and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Object of 'āha'.

आह (āha) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active (irregular)

3rd person singular perfect active of root ah

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Past tense verb.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (speaker's address) (O Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

compound (yudhi sthira - steady in battle)

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – steady, firm, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Address.

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama (the person to be brought) (Gautama (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (name of a sage, clan, or person)

patronymic from gotama

Note: Subject of the passive imperative 'ānīyatām'.

नगरद्वारात् (nagaradvārāt) - from the city gate

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nagaradvāra

nagaradvāra - city gate, city entrance

compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+dvāra)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dvṛ (class 9)

Note: Indicates origin of motion.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Root: śīghr

Note: Adverb.

आनीयताम् (ānīyatām) - let him be brought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of nī

imperative passive

3rd person singular imperative passive of root nī with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The command.

इति (iti) - (closing quote) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

particle, used to mark the end of a quotation or thought

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Quotation marker.