महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-345, verse-6

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
विश्रान्तोऽभ्यर्चितश्चास्मि भवत्या श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ।
द्रष्टुमिच्छामि भवति तं देवं नागमुत्तमम् ॥६॥

6. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
viśrānto'bhyarcitaścāsmi bhavatyā ślakṣṇayā girā ,
draṣṭumicchāmi bhavati taṁ devaṁ nāgamuttamam.

6. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca viśrāntaḥ abhyarcitaḥ ca asmi bhavatyā
ślakṣṇayā girā draṣṭum icchāmi bhavati tam devam nāgam uttamam

6. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca: "bhavatyā ślakṣṇayā girā ca viśrāntaḥ abhyarcitaḥ asmi.
bhavati,
tam uttamam devam nāgam draṣṭum icchāmi.
"

6. The brahmin said: "I am rested and honored by your gentle words, O lady. I wish to see that excellent, divine serpent."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• विश्रान्तः (viśrāntaḥ) - rested, refreshed

• अभ्यर्चितः (abhyarcitaḥ) - honored, worshipped

• च (ca) - and

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• भवत्या (bhavatyā) - By the Nāga woman (by you (feminine, respectful))

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - gentle, soft, smooth

• गिरा (girā) - by speech, by words

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• भवति (bhavati) - O Nāga woman (O lady, O you (respectful feminine vocative))

• तम् (tam) - That serpent (that, him)

• देवम् (devam) - divine, god, deity

• नागम् (nāgam) - serpent, nāga (mythical being)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Active Voice

Root: vac (class 2)

विश्रान्तः (viśrāntaḥ) - rested, refreshed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, refreshed, having rested

Past Passive Participle

from root śram (to be weary) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham' (implied by 'asmi').

अभ्यर्चितः (abhyarcitaḥ) - honored, worshipped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyarcita

abhyarcita - honored, worshipped, revered

Past Passive Participle

from root arc (to worship, honor) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'aham' (implied by 'asmi').

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'viśrāntaḥ' and 'abhyarcitaḥ'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The implied subject is 'aham' (I).

भवत्या (bhavatyā) - By the Nāga woman (by you (feminine, respectful))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhavatī

bhavatī - you (feminine, respectful), lady

feminine form of 'bhavat'

Note: Agent of the passive participles 'viśrāntaḥ' and 'abhyarcitaḥ'.

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - gentle, soft, smooth

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - gentle, soft, smooth, subtle

Note: Qualifies 'girā'.

गिरा (girā) - by speech, by words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, word

Note: Denotes the means by which the brahmin was honored.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -tum

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose with 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'aham' (I).

भवति (bhavati) - O Nāga woman (O lady, O you (respectful feminine vocative))

(pronoun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhavatī

bhavatī - you (feminine, respectful), lady

feminine form of 'bhavat'

Note: Addressed to the nāgapatnī.

तम् (tam) - That serpent (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'devam nāgam'.

देवम् (devam) - divine, god, deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine, celestial

Note: Qualifies 'nāgam'. Object of 'draṣṭum'.

नागम् (nāgam) - serpent, nāga (mythical being)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, cobra, a mythical semi-divine being

Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, supreme, best, highest

Note: Qualifies 'nāgam'.