महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-4, verse-29

ततः सत्यवती हृष्टा मातरं प्रत्यभाषत ।
यदृचीकेन कथितं तच्चाचख्यौ चरुद्वयम् ॥२९॥

29. tataḥ satyavatī hṛṣṭā mātaraṁ pratyabhāṣata ,
yadṛcīkena kathitaṁ taccācakhyau carudvayam.

29. tataḥ satyavatī hṛṣṭā mātaram prati abhāṣata
yat ṛcīkena kathitam tat ca ācakhyau carudvayam

29. tataḥ,
hṛṣṭā satyavatī mātaram pratyabhāṣata ca yat ṛcīkena kathitam tat carudvayam ācakhyau

29. Then, delighted, Satyavati spoke to her mother and recounted what had been told by Ṛcīka, specifically concerning the two portions of sacrificial food (caru).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• सत्यवती (satyavatī) - Satyavati (a proper name)

• हृष्टा (hṛṣṭā) - delighted, pleased, joyful

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against, concerning

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke, addressed

• यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun neuter)

• ऋचीकेन (ṛcīkena) - by Ṛcīka (proper name)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - said, told, narrated

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to what Ṛcīka said) (that (neuter))

• च (ca) - and, also

• आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - narrated, recounted, told

• चरुद्वयम् (carudvayam) - two portions of sacrificial food (caru)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

सत्यवती (satyavatī) - Satyavati (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyavatī

satyavatī - Satyavati (a proper noun, name of a princess, wife of Ṛcīka)

हृष्टा (hṛṣṭā) - delighted, pleased, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, pleased, joyful, glad

Past Passive Participle

from root hṛṣ (to be pleased, rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'Satyavati'.

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, against, concerning

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing accusative 'mātaram', also functions as a preverb here.

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke, addressed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of prati-bhāṣ

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular imperfect middle voice from root bhāṣ (class 1) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: The full verb is `pratyabhāṣata`, here separated for `roman_words_no_sandhi`.

यत् (yat) - which, what (relative pronoun neuter)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

Note: Here functioning as accusative, object of 'ācakhyau'.

ऋचीकेन (ṛcīkena) - by Ṛcīka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛcīka

ṛcīka - Ṛcīka (a proper noun, name of Satyavati's husband)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'kathitam'.

कथितम् (kathitam) - said, told, narrated

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - said, told, narrated

Past Passive Participle

from root kath (to tell, speak)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'yat' and 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to what Ṛcīka said) (that (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (pronoun)

Note: Object of 'ācakhyau'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - narrated, recounted, told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of ā-cakṣ

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular perfect active from root cakṣ (class 2) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

चरुद्वयम् (carudvayam) - two portions of sacrificial food (caru)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carudvaya

carudvaya - two portions of caru (sacrificial food)

compound of caru and dvaya

Compound type : dvigu (caru+dvaya)

• caru – a preparation of boiled rice, barley, and pulse, offered to the gods, sacrificial food
  noun (masculine)
• dvaya – pair, couple, two, consisting of two
  noun (neuter)