महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-170

ततः प्रीतो महादेवः सपत्नीको वृषध्वजः ।
अब्रवीत्त्रिदशांस्तत्र हर्षयन्निव मां तदा ॥१७०॥

170. tataḥ prīto mahādevaḥ sapatnīko vṛṣadhvajaḥ ,
abravīttridaśāṁstatra harṣayanniva māṁ tadā.

170. tataḥ prītaḥ mahādevaḥ sa-patnīkaḥ vṛṣa-dhvajaḥ
abravīt tridaśān tatra harṣayan iva mām tadā

170. tataḥ prītaḥ sa-patnīkaḥ vṛṣa-dhvajaḥ mahādevaḥ
tadā mām harṣayan iva tatra tridaśān abravīt

170. Then, the pleased great god (Mahādeva), with his consort, the bull-bannered one (Śiva), spoke to the gods there, as if delighting me at that moment.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

• महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Lord (Mahādeva), referring to Śiva (the great god, a name for Śiva)

• स-पत्नीकः (sa-patnīkaḥ) - with his wife/consort

• वृष-ध्वजः (vṛṣa-dhvajaḥ) - the bull-bannered one (epithet of Śiva) (bull-bannered, having a bull for a banner (epithet of Śiva))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

• त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - to the gods, the immortals

• तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to the location where the event took place) (there, then, at that time/place)

• हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - delighting, gladdening, causing joy

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• माम् (mām) - me

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, beloved, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

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

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādevaḥ'.

महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Lord (Mahādeva), referring to Śiva (the great god, a name for Śiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god, a name of Śiva

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'deva' (god).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

स-पत्नीकः (sa-patnīkaḥ) - with his wife/consort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-patnīka

sa-patnīka - accompanied by his wife/consort

Bahuvrīhi compound of 'sa' (with) and 'patnī' (wife), with the KAn suffix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+patnī)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• patnī – wife, consort
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādevaḥ'.

वृष-ध्वजः (vṛṣa-dhvajaḥ) - the bull-bannered one (epithet of Śiva) (bull-bannered, having a bull for a banner (epithet of Śiva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣa-dhvaja

vṛṣa-dhvaja - one whose banner is a bull; an epithet of Śiva

Bahuvrīhi compound of 'vṛṣa' (bull) and 'dhvaja' (banner).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛṣa+dhvaja)

• vṛṣa – bull, lord, best
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahādevaḥ'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, told

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Augmented imperfect form of the root 'bru'.

Root: bru (class 2)

त्रिदशान् (tridaśān) - to the gods, the immortals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, deity, immortal (lit. 'three times ten', referring to their age)

तत्र (tatra) - there (referring to the location where the event took place) (there, then, at that time/place)

(indeclinable)

हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - delighting, gladdening, causing joy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣayat

harṣayat - delighting, gladdening

Present Active Participle (Causative)

Derived from the causative stem 'harṣay' of root 'hṛṣ' (to be thrilled, rejoice).

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Implied subject 'mahādevaḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)