महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-54, verse-33

ततः प्रकृतिमापन्नो भार्गवो नृपते नृपम् ।
उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा तर्पयन्निव भारत ॥३३॥

33. tataḥ prakṛtimāpanno bhārgavo nṛpate nṛpam ,
uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā tarpayanniva bhārata.

33. tataḥ prakṛtim āpannaḥ bhārgavaḥ nṛpate nṛpam
uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā tarpayan iva bhārata

33. tataḥ bhārgavaḥ prakṛtim āpannaḥ nṛpate nṛpam
ślakṣṇayā vācā tarpayan iva bhārata uvāca

33. Then, Bhargava, having returned to his natural state, addressed the king with gentle words, as if gratifying him, O Bhārata.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - his natural state (nature, original form, normal state)

• आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having returned to (having attained, reached, fallen into)

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhargava (referring to a sage) (descendant of Bhṛgu, a name of Paraśurāma, Cyavana, or Śukra)

• नृपते (nṛpate) - O king (addressing the listener, e.g., Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king (the one being addressed by Bhargava) (king, ruler)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he addressed (he spoke, he said, he addressed)

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with gentle (with smooth, soft, gentle)

• वाचा (vācā) - with words (with speech, words, voice)

• तर्पयन् (tarpayan) - as if gratifying him (gratifying, satisfying, pleasing)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing the listener, often Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - his natural state (nature, original form, normal state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature (prakṛti), original form, natural disposition, primeval matter

from pra-kṛ

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having returned to (having attained, reached, fallen into)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - attained, reached, happened, fallen into, undergone

Past Passive Participle

from ā-pad (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhargava (referring to a sage) (descendant of Bhṛgu, a name of Paraśurāma, Cyavana, or Śukra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhṛgu, a name of Paraśurāma, Cyavana, Śukra

Taddhita derivation from Bhṛgu

नृपते (nṛpate) - O king (addressing the listener, e.g., Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound of nṛ (man) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king (the one being addressed by Bhargava) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound of nṛ (man) + pa (protector, from root pā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver (from root pā)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun suffix
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - he addressed (he spoke, he said, he addressed)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with gentle (with smooth, soft, gentle)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, delicate, polished

वाचा (vācā) - with words (with speech, words, voice)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तर्पयन् (tarpayan) - as if gratifying him (gratifying, satisfying, pleasing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarpayat

tarpayat - gratifying, satisfying, nourishing, pleasing

Present Active Participle

from root tṛp (to satisfy, please), causative

Root: tṛp (class 4)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing the listener, often Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

Taddhita derivation from Bharata