महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-16, verse-47

एवं प्रजापतिः पूर्वमाराध्य बहुभिः स्तवैः ।
वरयामास पुत्रत्वे नीललोहितसंज्ञितम् ॥४७॥

47. evaṁ prajāpatiḥ pūrvamārādhya bahubhiḥ stavaiḥ ,
varayāmāsa putratve nīlalohitasaṁjñitam.

47. evam prajāpatiḥ pūrvam ārādhya bahubhiḥ
stavaiḥ varayāmāsa putratve nīlalohitasaṃjñitam

47. evam pūrvam prajāpatiḥ bahubhiḥ stavaiḥ
ārādhya nīlalohitasaṃjñitam putratve varayāmāsa

47. Thus, formerly, Prajāpati, having worshipped with many hymns, requested the one named Nīlalohita to be his son.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati, lord of creatures, creator

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• आराध्य (ārādhya) - having propitiated, having worshipped, having pleased

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

• स्तवैः (stavaiḥ) - with praises, with hymns

• वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - he chose, he requested, he wished for

• पुत्रत्वे (putratve) - for sonship, in the state of a son, as a son

• नीललोहितसंज्ञितम् (nīlalohitasaṁjñitam) - named Nīlalohita, designated as Nīlalohita

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati, lord of creatures, creator

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a specific deity (e.g., Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – creatures, progeny, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, protector, husband
  noun (masculine)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative

आराध्य (ārādhya) - having propitiated, having worshipped, having pleased

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'rādh' with prefix 'ā-' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: ā

Root: rādh (class 5)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many, with many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

स्तवैः (stavaiḥ) - with praises, with hymns

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of stava

stava - praise, hymn, eulogy

Root: stu (class 2)

वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - he chose, he requested, he wished for

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

Perfect form of the causative of vṛ, formed with an auxiliary `ās`.

Root: vṛ (class 1)

पुत्रत्वे (putratve) - for sonship, in the state of a son, as a son

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of putratva

putratva - sonship, the state of being a son

Derived from 'putra' (son) with suffix '-tva' (abstract noun).

नीललोहितसंज्ञितम् (nīlalohitasaṁjñitam) - named Nīlalohita, designated as Nīlalohita

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nīlalohitasaṃjñita

nīlalohitasaṁjñita - one named Nīlalohita

Compound type : karmadhāraya + tatpuruṣa (nīla+lohita+saṃjñita)

• nīla – blue, dark-colored
  adjective (neuter)
• lohita – red, coppery
  adjective (neuter)
• saṃjñita – named, designated, known, called
  verbal derivative (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'jñā' with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)