महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-349, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
स पन्नगपतिस्तत्र प्रययौ ब्राह्मणं प्रति ।
तमेव मनसा ध्यायन्कार्यवत्तां विचारयन् ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
sa pannagapatistatra prayayau brāhmaṇaṁ prati ,
tameva manasā dhyāyankāryavattāṁ vicārayan.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | sa pannagapatiḥ tatra prayayau brāhmaṇam
prati | tam eva manasā dhyāyan kāryavattām vicārayan

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca sa pannagapatiḥ tam eva brāhmaṇam prati
manasā dhyāyan kāryavattām vicārayan tatra prayayau

1. Bhishma said: That lord of serpents went there, approaching the brahmin. He went, meditating on him in his mind and considering the importance of his purpose.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स (sa) - he, that

• पन्नगपतिः (pannagapatiḥ) - the king of serpents (Nāgarāja Nahuṣa) (lord of serpents)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• प्रययौ (prayayau) - went, proceeded

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - brahmin, learned person

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning

• तम् (tam) - referring to the brahmin (him, that)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• ध्यायन् (dhyāyan) - meditating, contemplating

• कार्यवत्ताम् (kāryavattām) - the importance of the task, the usefulness of the work, the purposefulness

• विचारयन् (vicārayan) - considering, deliberating

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru prince)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Irregular perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Standard introductory phrase for a speaker.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the lord of serpents.

पन्नगपतिः (pannagapatiḥ) - the king of serpents (Nāgarāja Nahuṣa) (lord of serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannagapati

pannagapati - lord of serpents, king of snakes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+pati)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'prayayau'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

प्रययौ (prayayau) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of i

Perfect Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Perfect form of √i with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - brahmin, learned person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin (member of the priestly class), one related to brahman

Note: Object of the preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case.

तम् (tam) - referring to the brahmin (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle for 'tam'.

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Note: Instrument by which he meditates.

ध्यायन् (dhyāyan) - meditating, contemplating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyā

dhyā - to meditate, to contemplate

Present Active Participle

From √dhyai (1P)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Describes 'pannagapatiḥ' (he, the lord of serpents, meditating).

कार्यवत्ताम् (kāryavattām) - the importance of the task, the usefulness of the work, the purposefulness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāryavattā

kāryavattā - the state of being purposeful, importance of the task

Derived from 'kārya' (action/task) + 'vat' (possessing) + 'tā' (abstract noun suffix)

Note: Object of 'vicārayan'.

विचारयन् (vicārayan) - considering, deliberating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicār

vicār - to consider, to reflect, to deliberate

Present Active Participle

From √car (1P) with prefix vi-, causative stem

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 10)

Note: Describes 'pannagapatiḥ' (he, the lord of serpents, considering).