महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-91

भीष्म उवाच ।
स एवमनुशास्तस्तु याज्ञवल्क्येन धीमता ।
प्रीतिमानभवद्राजा मिथिलाधिपतिस्तदा ॥९१॥

91. bhīṣma uvāca ,
sa evamanuśāstastu yājñavalkyena dhīmatā ,
prītimānabhavadrājā mithilādhipatistadā.

91. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca saḥ evam anuśāstaḥ tu yājñavalkyena
dhīmatā prītimān abhavat rājā mithilādhipatiḥ tadā

91. Bhishma said: Having been thus instructed by the wise Yajnavalkya, that king, the lord of Mithila, then became greatly pleased.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - that king (he, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अनुशास्तः (anuśāstaḥ) - Having been thus instructed (instructed, taught, admonished)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, moreover

• याज्ञवल्क्येन (yājñavalkyena) - by Yajnavalkya

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, by the intelligent

• प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - greatly pleased (delighted, pleased, joyful)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• मिथिलाधिपतिः (mithilādhipatiḥ) - lord of Mithila, ruler of Mithila

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

सः (saḥ) - that king (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the King of Mithila.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying anuśāstaḥ.

अनुशास्तः (anuśāstaḥ) - Having been thus instructed (instructed, taught, admonished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuśāsta

anuśāsta - instructed, taught, admonished, guided

Past Passive Participle

from root śās 'to instruct' with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with saḥ.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasis or transition.

याज्ञवल्क्येन (yājñavalkyena) - by Yajnavalkya

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yājñavalkya

yājñavalkya - Yajnavalkya (name of a celebrated sage)

Note: Agent of passive participle anuśāstaḥ.

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, by the intelligent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, clever, sagacious

from dhī 'thought, intellect' + matup suffix

Note: Agrees with yājñavalkyena.

प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - greatly pleased (delighted, pleased, joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītimat

prītimat - pleased, delighted, affectionate, loving

from prīti 'pleasure, joy' + matup suffix

Note: Predicate adjective for rājā.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of abhavat.

मिथिलाधिपतिः (mithilādhipatiḥ) - lord of Mithila, ruler of Mithila

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithilādhipati

mithilādhipati - ruler of Mithila, King of Mithila (Janaka)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mithilā+adhipati)

• mithilā – Mithila (name of a city and kingdom)
  proper noun (feminine)
• adhipati – lord, ruler, master, chief
  noun (masculine)
  from adhi + pati
  Prefix: adhi

Note: Appositive to rājā.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying abhavat.