महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-51, verse-35

निषादा ऊचुः ।
दर्शनं कथनं चैव सहास्माभिः कृतं मुने ।
सतां सप्तपदं मित्रं प्रसादं नः कुरु प्रभो ॥३५॥

35. niṣādā ūcuḥ ,
darśanaṁ kathanaṁ caiva sahāsmābhiḥ kṛtaṁ mune ,
satāṁ saptapadaṁ mitraṁ prasādaṁ naḥ kuru prabho.

35. niṣādāḥ ūcuḥ darśanam kathanam ca eva saha asmābhiḥ kṛtam
mune satām saptapadam mitram prasādam naḥ kuru prabho

35. The Niṣādas said: 'O sage (muni), we have indeed seen you and spoken with you. For the righteous, a friendship is formed by seven steps together. O lord, please bestow your grace upon us.'

Words meanings summery:

• निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - the Niṣādas (a tribal group)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight, seeing, perception

• कथनम् (kathanam) - speaking, narrating, conversation

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us, with us

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

• सप्तपदम् (saptapadam) - seven steps; friendship formed by walking seven steps together

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, friendship

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor, grace, kindness, clarity

• नः (naḥ) - to us, our

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - the Niṣādas (a tribal group)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣāda

niṣāda - a member of a certain mixed caste (often associated with forest dwellers or hunters); a fisherman; one of the seven notes of the Indian musical scale

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect tense form of vac.

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight, seeing, perception

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, looking, perception, vision, audience; a philosophical system

Derived from the root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कथनम् (kathanam) - speaking, narrating, conversation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathana

kathana - speaking, relating, narration, story

Derived from the root kath (to tell, narrate).

Root: kath (class 10)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us, with us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed; prepared, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kṛ (to do, make) with the suffix -ta.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - a sage, seer, ascetic, contemplative person

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, righteous, true, real

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

सप्तपदम् (saptapadam) - seven steps; friendship formed by walking seven steps together

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saptapada

saptapada - seven steps; one who has taken seven steps with another (hence, a friend)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saptan+pada)

• saptan – seven (numeral)
  numeral
• pada – foot, step, pace; word, verse-quarter
  noun (neuter)

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, friendship

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion; friendship; the Vedic deity Mitra (often associated with the sun)

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - favor, grace, kindness, clarity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - clearness, brightness; calmness, serenity; favor, grace, blessing, gift; food offered to a deity

Derived from the root sad (to sit) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - to us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form of asmad, used as dative/genitive plural.

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, sovereign; able, powerful, mighty