महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-65, verse-25

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इत्येतत्प्रणयात्तात सौभद्रः परवीरहा ।
कथयामास दुर्धर्षस्तथा चैतन्न संशयः ॥२५॥

25. ityetatpraṇayāttāta saubhadraḥ paravīrahā ,
kathayāmāsa durdharṣastathā caitanna saṁśayaḥ.

25. iti etat praṇayāt tāta saubhadraḥ paravīrahā
kathayām āsa durdharṣaḥ tathā ca etat na saṃśayaḥ

25. tāta durdharṣaḥ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā iti etat
praṇayāt kathayām āsa ca tathā etat na saṃśayaḥ

25. Thus, O dear one (tāta), the invincible (durdharṣaḥ) son of Subhadrā (saubhadraḥ), the slayer of mighty heroes (paravīrahā), spoke this out of affection, and there is no doubt that it is so.

Words meanings summery:

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इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a direct quotation (thus, so, in this manner)

एतत् (etat) - this (matter, referring to the prophecy) (this, that)

प्रणयात् (praṇayāt) - from affection, out of love

तात (tāta) - an address of endearment, likely to the person being spoken to by the narrator (O dear one, O child, O father)

सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Abhimanyu, son of Subhadrā (son of Subhadrā)

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - an epithet for Abhimanyu, known for slaying enemy warriors (slayer of enemy heroes)

कथयाम् (kathayām) - part of the periphrastic perfect 'kathayām āsa' (related, told)

आस (āsa) - auxiliary verb to form the perfect tense with 'kathayām' (he was, he became (auxiliary verb))

दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - an epithet for Abhimanyu, meaning formidable (invincible, unconquerable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

च (ca) - and, also

एतत् (etat) - this (matter, referring to the prophecy being true) (this, that)

न (na) - not, no

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a direct quotation (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

एतत् (etat) - this (matter, referring to the prophecy) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (neuter)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter.

प्रणयात् (praṇayāt) - from affection, out of love

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of praṇaya

praṇaya - affection, love, devotion, intimacy, confidence

From 'pra-ṇī' ('to lead forward').

Prefix: pra

Root: ṇī (class 1)

तात (tāta) - an address of endearment, likely to the person being spoken to by the narrator (O dear one, O child, O father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear one (term of endearment, used for addressing elders or younger ones)

सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Abhimanyu, son of Subhadrā (son of Subhadrā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saubhadra

saubhadra - son of Subhadrā; Abhimanyu

From 'subhadrā' with patronymic suffix 'a'.

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - an epithet for Abhimanyu, known for slaying enemy warriors (slayer of enemy heroes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahā

paravīrahā - slayer of enemy heroes

Compound noun functioning as an adjective for Abhimanyu.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)

para – other, enemy, supreme
adjective (masculine)
vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
noun (masculine)
han – slaying, killer, slayer
noun (masculine)
agent noun
Root 'han' with Kvip suffix.
Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'saubhadraḥ'.

कथयाम् (kathayām) - part of the periphrastic perfect 'kathayām āsa' (related, told)

(verb)

Root 'kath' in the 10th class (denom.) used in periphrastic perfect with 'āsa'.

Form of the root 'kath' with 'aya' suffix for 10th class, forming the first part of a periphrastic perfect.

Root: kath (class 10)

आस (āsa) - auxiliary verb to form the perfect tense with 'kathayām' (he was, he became (auxiliary verb))

(verb)

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

Perfect Active 3rd Person Singular (auxiliary)

From root 'as' (2nd class, adādi). Used as an auxiliary verb to form the periphrastic perfect.

Root: as (class 2)