महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-263, verse-49

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततः पपात शिरसा ब्राह्मणस्तोयधारिणे ।
उवाच चैनं धर्मात्मा महान्मेऽनुग्रहः कृतः ॥४९॥

49. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tataḥ papāta śirasā brāhmaṇastoyadhāriṇe ,
uvāca cainaṁ dharmātmā mahānme'nugrahaḥ kṛtaḥ.

49. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tataḥ papāta śirasā brāhmaṇaḥ toyadhāriṇe
uvāca ca enam dharmātmā mahān me anugrahaḥ kṛtaḥ

49. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tataḥ brāhmaṇaḥ śirasā toyadhāriṇe papāta
ca dharmātmā enam uvāca me mahān anugrahaḥ kṛtaḥ

49. Bhishma said: Then, the brahmin prostrated with his head before the water-bearer. And the righteous soul (dharmātmā) said to him, "A great favor has been bestowed upon me."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• पपात (papāta) - fell, prostrated

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by his head

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin, a priest

• तोयधारिणे (toyadhāriṇe) - to the water-bearer, to the one holding water

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - him, this (masculine singular accusative)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, virtuous person

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• मे (me) - to me, for me, by me (dative/genitive singular of 'I')

• अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - favor, kindness, grace, blessing

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in the Mahabharata); terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

पपात (papāta) - fell, prostrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head, by his head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin, a priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, priest; relating to Brahman

तोयधारिणे (toyadhāriṇe) - to the water-bearer, to the one holding water

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of toyadhārin

toyadhārin - water-bearer, cloud, one holding water

Compound of 'toya' (water) and 'dhārin' (holder).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (toya+dhārin)

• toya – water
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tu
• dhārin – holding, bearing, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold) with suffix '-in'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this (masculine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul, virtuous person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - a righteous soul, virtuous person, pious one

Compound of 'dharma' and 'ātman'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

मे (me) - to me, for me, by me (dative/genitive singular of 'I')

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

अनुग्रहः (anugrahaḥ) - favor, kindness, grace, blessing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anugraha

anugraha - favor, kindness, grace, blessing, mercy

Derived from root 'grah' with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, finished

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'kṛ' with suffix 'kta'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)