महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-10, verse-39

अथ शून्ये पुरोधास्तु सह राज्ञा समागतः ।
कथाभिरनुकूलाभी राजानमभिरामयत् ॥३९॥

39. atha śūnye purodhāstu saha rājñā samāgataḥ ,
kathābhiranukūlābhī rājānamabhirāmayat.

39. atha śūnye purodhāḥ tu saha rājñā samāgataḥ
kathābhiḥ anukūlābhiḥ rājānam abhirāmayat

39. atha purodhāḥ tu śūnye rājñā saha samāgataḥ
anukūlābhiḥ kathābhiḥ rājānam abhirāmayat

39. Then, when alone with the king in a secluded place, the priest entertained the king with pleasant conversations.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in a solitary/secluded place

• पुरोधाः (purodhāḥ) - the priest

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• सह (saha) - with

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - with the king

• समागतः (samāgataḥ) - having met, having come together

• कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ) - with conversations

• अनुकूलाभिः (anukūlābhiḥ) - agreeable, pleasant

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• अभिरामयत् (abhirāmayat) - pleased, entertained

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

शून्ये (śūnye) - in a solitary/secluded place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, solitary, secluded

पुरोधाः (purodhāḥ) - the priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purodhas

purodhas - priest, preceptor, family priest

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - with

(indeclinable)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - with the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

समागतः (samāgataḥ) - having met, having come together

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāgata

samāgata - met, arrived, come together

past passive participle

Derived from root gam with upasargas sam-ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here in an active sense, 'having met'.

कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ) - with conversations

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, conversation, discourse

अनुकूलाभिः (anukūlābhiḥ) - agreeable, pleasant

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of anukūlā

anukūlā - agreeable, favorable, pleasant, compliant

Note: Modifies 'kathābhiḥ'.

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

अभिरामयत् (abhirāmayat) - pleased, entertained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhiram

imperfect past tense of causative

Derived from root ram with upasarga abhi, in causative form.

Prefix: abhi

Root: ram (class 1)