महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-175, verse-10

एवं स भगवान्पृष्टो भरद्वाजेन संशयम् ।
महर्षिर्ब्रह्मसंकाशः सर्वं तस्मै ततोऽब्रवीत् ॥१०॥

10. evaṁ sa bhagavānpṛṣṭo bharadvājena saṁśayam ,
maharṣirbrahmasaṁkāśaḥ sarvaṁ tasmai tato'bravīt.

10. evam sa bhagavān pṛṣṭaḥ bharadvājena saṃśayam
maharṣiḥ brahmasaṃkāśaḥ sarvam tasmai tataḥ abravīt

10. evam sa bhagavān brahmasaṃkāśaḥ maharṣiḥ bharadvājena
saṃśayam pṛṣṭaḥ [san] tataḥ tasmai sarvam abravīt

10. Thus, when that revered (bhagavān) great sage (maharṣi), who shone like Brahma, was questioned by Bharadvaja regarding this doubt, he then explained everything to him.

Words meanings summery:

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

• स (sa) - he, that

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, divine, blessed, glorious, lord

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• भरद्वाजेन (bharadvājena) - by Bharadvaja

• संशयम् (saṁśayam) - The previous question posed by Bharadvaja. (doubt, question)

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

• ब्रह्मसंकाशः (brahmasaṁkāśaḥ) - resembling Brahma, shining like Brahma

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - All the matters about life and death that Bharadvaja inquired about. (all, everything)

• तस्मै (tasmai) - To Bharadvaja. (to him)

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

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said, he explained

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: The initial 's' instead of 't' is due to sandhi before a consonant.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, divine, blessed, glorious, lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, fortunate, blessed, revered, lord

Possessive adjective

Derived from 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence) + 'matup' suffix.

Note: Qualifies 'maharṣiḥ'.

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'prach' (to ask) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: prach (class 6)

भरद्वाजेन (bharadvājena) - by Bharadvaja

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvaja (name of a sage)

Name of a famous Vedic sage.

संशयम् (saṁśayam) - The previous question posed by Bharadvaja. (doubt, question)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, question, apprehension

From 'sam-śī' (to lie together, to hesitate) or 'sam-śi' (to sharpen). Here, from 'śī' with 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pṛṣṭaḥ' (in the sense of 'asked concerning the doubt').

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, venerable seer

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ṛṣi' (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Feminine form of 'mahat'.
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet, saint
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ṛṣ' (to go, to move).
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'abravīt'.

ब्रह्मसंकाशः (brahmasaṁkāśaḥ) - resembling Brahma, shining like Brahma

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmasaṃkāśa

brahmasaṁkāśa - resembling Brahma, having the appearance of Brahma

Compound of 'brahman' (Brahma) and 'saṃkāśa' (resemblance).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+saṃkāśa)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root 'bṛh' (to grow, to expand).
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• saṃkāśa – resemblance, likeness, appearance, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-kāś' (to shine forth, appear).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - All the matters about life and death that Bharadvaja inquired about. (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Pronominal adjective.

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

तस्मै (tasmai) - To Bharadvaja. (to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Indirect object of 'abravīt'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time or place, derived from 'tad'.

Note: Indicates sequence.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said, he explained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular imperfect active.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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