महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-51, verse-43

ततो राजा महावीर्यो नहुषः पृथिवीपतिः ।
परमित्यब्रवीत्प्रीतस्तदा भरतसत्तम ॥४३॥

43. tato rājā mahāvīryo nahuṣaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ ,
paramityabravītprītastadā bharatasattama.

43. tataḥ rājā mahāvīryaḥ nahuṣaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
param iti abravīt prītaḥ tadā bharatasattama

43. bharatasattama tataḥ tadā rājā mahāvīryaḥ
nahuṣaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ prītaḥ iti param abravīt

43. O best of the Bhāratas, then King Nahuṣa, the mighty ruler of the earth, being pleased, said, 'Excellent!'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - mighty (very powerful, great in strength/valor)

• नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa (name of a king)

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - ruler of the earth (lord of the earth, king)

• परम् (param) - 'Excellent!' (as an exclamation of assent) (excellent, highest, supreme, 'so be it')

• इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle indicating direct speech or conclusion

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bhāratas (addressing the listener) (O best of the Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to pronoun ta-

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - mighty (very powerful, great in strength/valor)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - of great strength, very powerful, heroic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vīrya)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
  stem of mahat
• vīrya – manliness, valor, energy, power, strength
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vīr

Note: modifies rājā

नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahuṣa (name of a king)

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - ruler of the earth (lord of the earth, king)

(compound noun)

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pṛth
• pati – master, lord, husband, owner, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

परम् (param) - 'Excellent!' (as an exclamation of assent) (excellent, highest, supreme, 'so be it')

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an assent, 'Excellent!'

इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle indicating direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied, beloved

Past Passive Participle

from √prī (to please, delight) + kta

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: modifies rājā

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

suffix -dā added to pronoun ta-

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bhāratas (addressing the listener) (O best of the Bharatas)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  superlative of sat (good, existing)
  Root: as (class 2)