महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-54, verse-17

स्मरन्नेव च तं प्राह मातङ्गः प्रहसन्निव ।
एह्युत्तङ्क प्रतीच्छस्व मत्तो वारि भृगूद्वह ।
कृपा हि मे सुमहती त्वां दृष्ट्वा तृट्समाहतम् ॥१७॥

17. smaranneva ca taṁ prāha mātaṅgaḥ prahasanniva ,
ehyuttaṅka pratīcchasva matto vāri bhṛgūdvaha ,
kṛpā hi me sumahatī tvāṁ dṛṣṭvā tṛṭsamāhatam.

17. smaran eva ca tam prāha mātaṅgaḥ
prahasan iva ehi uttaṅka pratīcchasva
mattaḥ vāri bhṛgūdvaha kṛpā hi
me sumahatī tvām dṛṣṭvā tṛṭsamāhatam

17. mātaṅgaḥ tam smaran eva ca prahasan
iva prāha uttaṅka bhṛgūdvaha ehi
mattaḥ vāri pratīcchasva hi tvām
tṛṭsamāhatam dṛṣṭvā me sumahatī kṛpā

17. Remembering him, Matanga, the Caṇḍāla, then spoke to Uttanka as if laughing: 'Come, O descendant of Bhrigu, accept this water from me. Indeed, I feel great compassion for you, seeing you afflicted by thirst.'

Words meanings summery:

• स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, recollecting

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - Uttanka (him, that)

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

• मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - Matanga, the Caṇḍāla (a Caṇḍāla, an elephant, a specific tribal group)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• एहि (ehi) - come!

• उत्तङ्क (uttaṅka) - Uttanka (a proper name)

• प्रतीच्छस्व (pratīcchasva) - accept, receive

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

• वारि (vāri) - water

• भृगूद्वह (bhṛgūdvaha) - Refers to Uttanka, who is a descendant in the lineage of Bhrigu. (O descendant of Bhrigu, O best of Bhrigus)

• कृपा (kṛpā) - compassion, pity, mercy

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, my, by me)

• सुमहती (sumahatī) - very great, immense

• त्वाम् (tvām) - Uttanka (you)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तृट्समाहतम् (tṛṭsamāhatam) - afflicted by thirst, suffering from thirst

Words meanings and morphology

स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, recollecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smarat

smarat - remembering, recollecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root smṛ with śatṛ affix.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Uttanka (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Uttanka.

प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prahā

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Form of root ah (to say) with prefix pra, perfect tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - Matanga, the Caṇḍāla (a Caṇḍāla, an elephant, a specific tribal group)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātaṅga

mātaṅga - a Caṇḍāla (outcaste), an elephant, a sage of that name

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root has with prefix pra, and śatṛ affix.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Matanga.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

एहि (ehi) - come!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ehi

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Derived from root i (to go) with prefix ā, imperative.

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

उत्तङ्क (uttaṅka) - Uttanka (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - a proper name (of a sage/disciple)

प्रतीच्छस्व (pratīcchasva) - accept, receive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pratīcch

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, Middle voice

Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire, seek) with prefixes prati and ā (prati + ā + iṣ), middle voice imperative.

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: iṣ (class 4)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Ablative of 'asmad'.

वारि (vāri) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

भृगूद्वह (bhṛgūdvaha) - Refers to Uttanka, who is a descendant in the lineage of Bhrigu. (O descendant of Bhrigu, O best of Bhrigus)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+udvaha)

• bhṛgu – a sage, a proper name, a clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – bearing, carrying, producing, causing, descendant
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-vah (to carry up)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Refers to Uttanka.

कृपा (kṛpā) - compassion, pity, mercy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛpā

kṛpā - compassion, pity, mercy

Root: kṛp (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of 'asmad'.

सुमहती (sumahatī) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, immense

Derived from su (prefix for 'good, very') and mahat (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `kṛpā`.

त्वाम् (tvām) - Uttanka (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Uttanka.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root dṛś with ktvā affix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound action with the main verb.

तृट्समाहतम् (tṛṭsamāhatam) - afflicted by thirst, suffering from thirst

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṣ+samāhata)

• tṛṣ – thirst, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root tṛṣ (to be thirsty).
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• samāhata – struck, smitten, afflicted, distressed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han (to strike, smite) with prefixes sam and ā, and kta affix.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: han (class 2)