महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-69, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ब्रह्मास्त्रं तु यदा राजन्कृष्णेन प्रतिसंहृतम् ।
तदा तद्वेश्म ते पित्रा तेजसाभिविदीपितम् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
brahmāstraṁ tu yadā rājankṛṣṇena pratisaṁhṛtam ,
tadā tadveśma te pitrā tejasābhividīpitam.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca brahmāstram tu yadā rājan kṛṣṇena
pratisaṃhṛtam tadā tat veśma te pitrā tejasā abhividīpitam

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca.
rājan,
yadā kṛṣṇena brahmāstram tu pratisaṃhṛtam,
tadā te pitrā tat veśma tejasā abhividīpitam

1. Vaiśampāyana said: 'O king, when the brahmāstra was indeed withdrawn by Krishna, then that house of your father was brilliantly illuminated by a divine radiance.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya. (Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - The powerful weapon used by Aśvatthāman against Parikṣit, now withdrawn by Krishna. (the divine weapon Brahmāstra)

• तु (tu) - An emphatic particle. (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• यदा (yadā) - Introducing a temporal clause that sets the condition for the main event. (when, at which time)

• राजन् (rājan) - A vocative address to King Janamejaya by Vaiśampāyana. (O king)

• कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - As the agent who withdrew the brahmāstra. (by Krishna)

• प्रतिसंहृतम् (pratisaṁhṛtam) - Referring to the brahmāstra being taken back. (was withdrawn, retracted, taken back)

• तदा (tadā) - Corresponds to the 'when' clause introduced by 'yadā'. (then, at that time)

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the specific house where the events took place. (that)

• वेश्म (veśma) - The dwelling where the child Parikṣit was revived. (house, dwelling)

• ते (te) - Referring to King Janamejaya, the recipient of Vaiśampāyana's narration. (your)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - By Parikṣit, who is Janamejaya's father. (by the father)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - By a divine or miraculous radiance. (by splendor, by brilliance, by energy)

• अभिविदीपितम् (abhividīpitam) - The house became brightly lit, as if by divine light. (was brilliantly illuminated, made resplendent)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya. (Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana, a celebrated sage, pupil of Vyāsa, narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person singular Parasmaipada

Irregular perfect form of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रह्मास्त्रम् (brahmāstram) - The powerful weapon used by Aśvatthāman against Parikṣit, now withdrawn by Krishna. (the divine weapon Brahmāstra)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+astra)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), the Absolute Reality (brahman)
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• astra – missile, weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

तु (tu) - An emphatic particle. (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - Introducing a temporal clause that sets the condition for the main event. (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

राजन् (rājan) - A vocative address to King Janamejaya by Vaiśampāyana. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - As the agent who withdrew the brahmāstra. (by Krishna)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (name of a deity), dark, black

Root: kṛṣ (class 6)

Note: Agent of 'pratisaṃhṛtam'.

प्रतिसंहृतम् (pratisaṁhṛtam) - Referring to the brahmāstra being taken back. (was withdrawn, retracted, taken back)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratisaṃhṛta

pratisaṁhṛta - withdrawn, retracted, taken back, gathered, restrained

Past Passive Participle

From 'prati' + 'sam' (upasargas) + root 'hṛ' (to take, carry) + past passive participle suffix 'kta'.

Prefixes: prati+sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - Corresponds to the 'when' clause introduced by 'yadā'. (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

तत् (tat) - Refers to the specific house where the events took place. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjective for 'veśma'.

वेश्म (veśma) - The dwelling where the child Parikṣit was revived. (house, dwelling)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, abode, room

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

ते (te) - Referring to King Janamejaya, the recipient of Vaiśampāyana's narration. (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Modifies 'pitrā', indicating possession.

पित्रा (pitrā) - By Parikṣit, who is Janamejaya's father. (by the father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

तेजसा (tejasā) - By a divine or miraculous radiance. (by splendor, by brilliance, by energy)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, brilliance, energy, power, divine radiance, fire

Root: tij (class 1)

अभिविदीपितम् (abhividīpitam) - The house became brightly lit, as if by divine light. (was brilliantly illuminated, made resplendent)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhividīpita

abhividīpita - brilliantly illuminated, made resplendent, completely brightened

Past Passive Participle

From 'abhi' + 'vi' (upasargas) + causative of root 'dīp' (to shine) + past passive participle suffix 'kta'. Formed from the causative stem 'dīpay' + 'kta'.

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: dīp (class 4)