महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-98, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
एवं तदा प्रयाचन्तं भास्करं मुनिसत्तमः ।
जमदग्निर्महातेजाः किं कार्यं प्रत्यपद्यत ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
evaṁ tadā prayācantaṁ bhāskaraṁ munisattamaḥ ,
jamadagnirmahātejāḥ kiṁ kāryaṁ pratyapadyata.

1. Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca evam tadā prayācantaṃ bhāskaram
munisattamaḥ jamadagniḥ mahātejāḥ kim kāryam pratyapadyata

1. Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca tadā evam prayācantaṃ bhāskaram
munisattamaḥ mahātejāḥ jamadagniḥ kim kāryam pratyapadyata

1. Yudhishthira said: What action did Jamadagni, the best of sages and of great splendor, take in response to Bhāskara (the sun god) who was thus, at that time, earnestly imploring him?

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रयाचन्तं (prayācantaṁ) - begging, imploring, supplicating

• भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun, sun god

• मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - best of sages

• जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - Jamadagni

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - action, deed, what is to be done

• प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - took in response, undertook, replied

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Yudhiṣṭhira

Yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (one who is steady in battle)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
• sthira – steady, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Perfect Active Indicative

Root: √vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रयाचन्तं (prayācantaṁ) - begging, imploring, supplicating

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayācant

prayācant - begging, imploring

Present Active Participle

From pra + √yāc (to ask, beg)

Prefix: pra

Root: √yāc (class 1)

भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun, sun god

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, maker of light

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster
  noun (neuter)
• kara – maker, doing
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to do)
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - best of sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of ascetics/sages

Compound type : Tatpurusha (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

जमदग्निः (jamadagniḥ) - Jamadagni

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Jamadagni

Jamadagni - Jamadagni (name of a Vedic sage)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - having great splendor, powerful

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

कार्यम् (kāryam) - action, deed, what is to be done

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - action, duty, what is to be done

Gerundive

From √kṛ (to do), neuter noun form of the gerundive

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - took in response, undertook, replied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect past (Laṅ) of pad

Imperfect Middle

3rd person singular, Imperfect Middle Indicative with prefixes prati-apa-

Prefixes: prati+apa

Root: √pad (class 4)