महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-10

ते पूजिताः सुखासीनाः कथाश्चक्रुर्महर्षयः ।
भीष्माश्रिताः सुमधुराः सर्वेन्द्रियमनोहराः ॥१०॥

10. te pūjitāḥ sukhāsīnāḥ kathāścakrurmaharṣayaḥ ,
bhīṣmāśritāḥ sumadhurāḥ sarvendriyamanoharāḥ.

10. te pūjitāḥ sukhāsīnāḥ kathāḥ cakruḥ maharṣayaḥ
bhīṣmāśritāḥ sumadhurāḥ sarvendriyamanoharāḥ

10. Having been honored and seated comfortably, those great sages recounted stories concerning Bhishma that were exceedingly sweet and captivating to all the senses and the mind.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - these (referring to the maharṣayaḥ) (they)

• पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - having been honored (honored, worshipped)

• सुखासीनाः (sukhāsīnāḥ) - comfortably seated (comfortably seated, happily sitting)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, narratives, discourses)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they recounted (stories) (they did, they made, they performed)

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (great sages, great seers)

• भीष्माश्रिताः (bhīṣmāśritāḥ) - related to Bhishma, concerning Bhishma (resorted to Bhishma, dependent on Bhishma, related to Bhishma)

• सुमधुराः (sumadhurāḥ) - exceedingly sweet (very sweet, very pleasing)

• सर्वेन्द्रियमनोहराः (sarvendriyamanoharāḥ) - captivating to all senses and the mind (charming to all senses and mind)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - these (referring to the maharṣayaḥ) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the great sages.

पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - having been honored (honored, worshipped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjita

pūjita - honored, respected, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root pūj (to honor, worship)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Qualifies maharṣayaḥ.

सुखासीनाः (sukhāsīnāḥ) - comfortably seated (comfortably seated, happily sitting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukhāsīna

sukhāsīna - comfortably seated, sitting at ease

Past Passive Participle

Compound of sukha (comfort) and āsīna (seated), from root ās (to sit)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+āsīna)

• sukha – happiness, comfort, ease
  noun (neuter)
• āsīna – seated, sitting
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root ās (to sit)
  Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies maharṣayaḥ.

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, narratives, discourses)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

Note: Object of cakruḥ.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they recounted (stories) (they did, they made, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural of the root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject is maharṣayaḥ.

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (great sages, great seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of cakruḥ.

भीष्माश्रिताः (bhīṣmāśritāḥ) - related to Bhishma, concerning Bhishma (resorted to Bhishma, dependent on Bhishma, related to Bhishma)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhīṣmāśrita

bhīṣmāśrita - related to Bhishma, आश्रित āśrita: resorted to, dependent on, connected with

Compound of Bhīṣma (proper noun) and āśrita (past passive participle from root śri, to resort to)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhīṣma+āśrita)

• bhīṣma – Bhishma (a proper noun, meaning 'terrible')
  proper noun (masculine)
• āśrita – resorted to, dependent on, connected with, based on
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śri (to resort to, serve) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kathāḥ (feminine plural).

सुमधुराः (sumadhurāḥ) - exceedingly sweet (very sweet, very pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sumadhura

sumadhura - very sweet, exceedingly sweet, delightful

Compound of su- (good, very) and madhura (sweet)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+madhura)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective

Note: Qualifies kathāḥ.

सर्वेन्द्रियमनोहराः (sarvendriyamanoharāḥ) - captivating to all senses and the mind (charming to all senses and mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarvendriyamanohara

sarvendriyamanohara - charming to all senses and the mind

Compound of sarva (all), indriya (sense organ), and manohara (charming to the mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+indriya+manohara)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• manohara – charming, delightful, captivating to the mind
  adjective
  Derived from manas (mind) + hara (taking, captivating)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kathāḥ.

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