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14,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-16, verse-43

बहु मन्ये च ते बुद्धिं भृशं संपूजयामि च ।
येनाहं भवता बुद्धो मेधावी ह्यसि काश्यप ॥४३॥
43. bahu manye ca te buddhiṁ bhṛśaṁ saṁpūjayāmi ca ,
yenāhaṁ bhavatā buddho medhāvī hyasi kāśyapa.
43. bahu manye ca te buddhim bhṛśam sampūjayāmi ca
yena aham bhavatā buddhaḥ medhāvī hi asi kāśyapa
43. ca aham te buddhim bahu manye ca aham bhṛśam sampūjayāmi.
yena aham bhavatā buddhaḥ.
hi kāśyapa tvam medhāvī asi.
43. And I greatly esteem your intellect, and I honor you immensely. For I have been understood by you; indeed, you are intelligent, O Kaśyapa.

Words meanings summery:

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  • बहु (bahu) - greatly (much, many, greatly, abundantly)
  • मन्ये (manye) - I respect, I esteem (I think, I believe, I consider, I respect)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • ते (te) - your (to you, of you, your (enclitic))
  • बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect (intellect, mind, perception, understanding)
  • भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly (greatly, exceedingly, very much, strongly)
  • सम्पूजयामि (sampūjayāmi) - I honor/venerate (I honor, I worship, I venerate)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • येन (yena) - because (by which, whereby, because of which)
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • भवता (bhavatā) - by you (by you (respectful))
  • बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - understood (by you) (understood, perceived, awakened; enlightened one)
  • मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent (intelligent, wise, sagacious)
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for (for, indeed, because)
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • काश्यप (kāśyapa) - O Kaśyapa (a proper noun for the interlocutor) (descendant of Kaśyapa, O Kaśyapa)

Words meanings and morphology

बहु (bahu) - greatly (much, many, greatly, abundantly)
(indeclinable)
Used adverbially.
Note: Modifies `manye`.
मन्ये (manye) - I respect, I esteem (I think, I believe, I consider, I respect)
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Present Tense, Middle Voice
First person singular, middle voice of `man`.
Root: man (class 4)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - your (to you, of you, your (enclitic))
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuşmad
yuşmad - you
Enclitic form of yuşmad.
Note: Possessive, modifies `buddhim`.
बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect (intellect, mind, perception, understanding)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, mind, perception, understanding
From root `budh` (to awaken, know).
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Object of `manye`.
भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly (greatly, exceedingly, very much, strongly)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial accusative of `bhṛśa`.
Note: Modifies `sampūjayāmi`.
सम्पूजयामि (sampūjayāmi) - I honor/venerate (I honor, I worship, I venerate)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sampūj
Present Tense, Active Voice (causative stem)
From `sam-pūj` (to honor completely). Causal stem `pūjaya`. First person singular.
Prefix: sam
Root: pūj (class 10)
Note: Object `tvām` (you) is implied.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
येन (yena) - because (by which, whereby, because of which)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, whatever, that
From root `yā-` (to go) + `kvip` (pronominal suffix) or from `yad`
Root: yā-
Note: Introduces a reason.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
First person pronoun base.
Note: Subject of `buddhaḥ`.
भवता (bhavatā) - by you (by you (respectful))
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat
bhavat - you (respectful), being
Present Active Participle
From root `bhū` (to be) + `śatṛ` suffix, used as a polite second-person pronoun.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agent of the passive verb `buddhaḥ`.
बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - understood (by you) (understood, perceived, awakened; enlightened one)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of buddha
buddha - awakened, enlightened, known, understood
Past Passive Participle
From root `budh` (to awaken, know, perceive).
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective to `aham`.
मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent (intelligent, wise, sagacious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin
medhāvin - intelligent, sagacious, possessing wisdom
From `medhā` (intellect) + `vin` suffix.
Note: Predicate adjective to implied `tvam`.
हि (hi) - indeed, for (for, indeed, because)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic or explanatory particle.
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Tense, Active Voice
Second person singular, present tense of `as`.
Root: as (class 2)
काश्यप (kāśyapa) - O Kaśyapa (a proper noun for the interlocutor) (descendant of Kaśyapa, O Kaśyapa)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa
kāśyapa - a descendant of Kaśyapa (a revered sage), often referring to a specific sage or person from that lineage
Patronymic from `Kaśyapa`.
Note: Addressed to the listener.