महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-82, verse-42

भीष्म उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा सहस्राक्षः पूजयामास नित्यदा ।
गाश्चक्रे बहुमानं च तासु नित्यं युधिष्ठिर ॥४२॥

42. bhīṣma uvāca ,
etacchrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ pūjayāmāsa nityadā ,
gāścakre bahumānaṁ ca tāsu nityaṁ yudhiṣṭhira.

42. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca etat śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ pūjayāmāsa nityadā
gāḥ ca cakre bahumānam ca tāsu nityam yudhiṣṭhira

42. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca yudhiṣṭhira etat śrutvā sahasrākṣaḥ
nityadā gāḥ pūjayāmāsa ca tāsu nityam bahumānam cakre

42. Bhīṣma said: Having heard this, the thousand-eyed one (Indra) always worshipped cows. And, O Yudhiṣṭhira, he constantly showed great respect towards them.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• एतत् (etat) - this, all this

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - Indra (the thousand-eyed one (Indra))

• पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - he worshipped, he honored

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

• गाः (gāḥ) - cows

• च (ca) - and, also

• चक्रे (cakre) - he showed (he made, he did, he showed)

• बहुमानम् (bahumānam) - great respect, high esteem

• च (ca) - and, also

• तासु (tāsu) - towards cows (in them, towards them)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a Kuru warrior, son of Gaṅgā and Śāntanu)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this, all this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Also nominative singular neuter. Here accusative as object of `śrutvā`.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root śru (to hear) with -tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - Indra (the thousand-eyed one (Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed, an epithet of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahasra+akṣa)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - he worshipped, he honored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of pūj

Periphrastic perfect using root 'kṛ' + pūjayā (intensifier/nominal stem)

Root: pūj (class 10)

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

From nitya (constant) + -dā suffix (indicating time)

गाः (gāḥ) - cows

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

Note: Object of `pūjayāmāsa`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चक्रे (cakre) - he showed (he made, he did, he showed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बहुमानम् (bahumānam) - great respect, high esteem

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahumāna

bahumāna - great respect, high esteem, honor

Compound type : tatpurusha (bahu+māna)

• bahu – much, many, great
  adjective (neuter)
• māna – respect, honor, pride, measure
  noun (masculine)
  From root man (to think, believe)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of `cakre`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तासु (tāsu) - towards cows (in them, towards them)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest of the Pāṇḍavas)

One who is firm in battle (yudhi + sthira)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)