महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-40, verse-18

ते प्रीता ब्राह्मणा राजन्स्वस्त्यूचुर्जयमेव च ।
हंसा इव च नर्दन्तः प्रशशंसुर्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥१८॥

18. te prītā brāhmaṇā rājansvastyūcurjayameva ca ,
haṁsā iva ca nardantaḥ praśaśaṁsuryudhiṣṭhiram.

18. te prītāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ rājan svasti ūcuḥ jayam eva ca
haṃsāḥ iva ca nardantaḥ praśaśaṃsuḥ yudhiṣṭhiram

18. rājan te prītāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ svasti jayam ca eva ūcuḥ
ca haṃsāḥ iva nardantaḥ yudhiṣṭhiram praśaśaṃsuḥ

18. O King, those pleased Brahmins wished 'blessings' and 'victory' upon him. And, roaring like swans, they praised Yudhishthira.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased, delighted

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Yudhishthira) (O king)

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, blessings, good fortune

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• जयम् (jayam) - victory, triumph

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• च (ca) - and, also

• हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• च (ca) - and, also

• नर्दन्तः (nardantaḥ) - roaring, shouting

• प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṁsuḥ) - they praised, they extolled

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'prī' (to please, to love).

Root: prī (class 9)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest, one belonging to the priestly class

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Yudhishthira) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, blessings, good fortune

(indeclinable)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

जयम् (jayam) - victory, triumph

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हंसाः (haṁsāḥ) - swans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a mythical bird, the soul (ātman)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

नर्दन्तः (nardantaḥ) - roaring, shouting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nardant

nardant - roaring, crying, shouting

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'nard' (to roar, to shout).

Root: nard (class 1)

प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṁsuḥ) - they praised, they extolled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śaṃs

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas)