महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-54, verse-4

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः स तस्मै प्रीतात्मा दर्शयामास तद्वपुः ।
शाश्वतं वैष्णवं धीमान्ददृशे यद्धनंजयः ॥४॥

4. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tataḥ sa tasmai prītātmā darśayāmāsa tadvapuḥ ,
śāśvataṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ dhīmāndadṛśe yaddhanaṁjayaḥ.

4. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ saḥ tasmai prītātmā darśayāmāsa
tat vapuḥ śāśvatam vaiṣṇavam dhīmān dadṛśe yat dhanañjayaḥ

4. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ dhīmān saḥ prītātmā tasmai tat
śāśvatam vaiṣṇavam vapuḥ darśayāmāsa yat dhanañjayaḥ dadṛśe

4. Vaishampayana said: "Then, that wise one (dhīmān), with a delighted inner self (ātman), showed him that eternal form of Vishnu (vaiṣṇava) which Dhananjaya had seen."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaishampayana (a sage, narrator of the Mahabharata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Krishna/Vishnu) (he, that (masculine))

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Uttanka (to him, for him)

• प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - with a delighted inner self (ātman) (delighted in self/mind, with a happy soul)

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - he showed

• तत् (tat) - that (form) (that, it)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, figure

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

• वैष्णवम् (vaiṣṇavam) - relating to Vishnu (Vaishnava, relating to Vishnu, belonging to Vishnu)

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

• ददृशे (dadṛśe) - he saw

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (a name for Arjuna, meaning 'conqueror of wealth')

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaishampayana (a sage, narrator of the Mahabharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a sage, a disciple of Vyasa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

From root √vac (to speak), perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from tad.

सः (saḥ) - he (Krishna/Vishnu) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine of tad.

Note: Subject of darśayāmāsa.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Uttanka (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Dative singular masculine of tad.

Note: Indirect object of darśayāmāsa.

प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - with a delighted inner self (ātman) (delighted in self/mind, with a happy soul)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītātman

prītātman - one whose self (ātman) is delighted, happy-minded

Bahuvrīhi compound: prīta (delighted) + ātman (self, soul, mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prīta+ātman)

• prīta – pleased, delighted, beloved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √prī (to please, delight).
  Root: prī (class 9)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to Krishna/Vishnu.

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - he showed

(verb)

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

perfect active causative

From causative stem of √dṛś (to see), perfect tense (ām-āsa formation), 3rd person singular.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Compound tense, perfect stem + auxiliary root as.

तत् (tat) - that (form) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Accusative singular neuter of tad.

Note: Object of darśayāmāsa.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - form, body, figure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - form, body, figure, wondrous form

From √vap (to weave, scatter, produce).

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Object of darśayāmāsa.

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent

From śaśvat (ever, always).

वैष्णवम् (vaiṣṇavam) - relating to Vishnu (Vaishnava, relating to Vishnu, belonging to Vishnu)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiṣṇava

vaiṣṇava - relating to Vishnu, a worshipper of Vishnu

Derived from viṣṇu with suffix -a (aṇ).

धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, discerning

Formed from dhī (intellect) + suffix -mat (possessing).

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect middle indicative

From root √dṛś (to see), perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The middle voice emphasizes the action done for oneself or having an effect on the agent.

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Nominative/accusative singular neuter of relative pronoun yad.

Note: Object of dadṛśe.

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (a name for Arjuna, meaning 'conqueror of wealth')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna, fire

Compound: dhana (wealth) + jaya (conqueror).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, money
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhan (class 1)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From √ji (to conquer, win).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Arjuna.