महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-7, verse-3

मरुत्त उवाच ।
नारदेन भवान्मह्यमाख्यातो ह्यटता पथि ।
गुरुपुत्रो ममेति त्वं ततो मे प्रीतिरुत्तमा ॥३॥

3. marutta uvāca ,
nāradena bhavānmahyamākhyāto hyaṭatā pathi ,
guruputro mameti tvaṁ tato me prītiruttamā.

3. marutta uvāca nāradena bhavān mahyam ākhyātaḥ hi aṭatā
pathi guruputraḥ mama iti tvam tataḥ me prītiḥ uttamā

3. marutta uvāca hi nāradena pathi aṭatā tvam mama guruputraḥ
iti mahyam bhavān ākhyātaḥ tataḥ me uttamā prītiḥ

3. Marutta said: 'Nārada, while wandering on the path, indeed told me about you, saying, "You are my preceptor's (guru's) son." Therefore, my affection for you is supreme.'

Words meanings summery:

• मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta (name of a king)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), your honor

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• आख्यातः (ākhyātaḥ) - told, described, narrated

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• अटता (aṭatā) - by wandering (one)

• पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the road

• गुरुपुत्रः (guruputraḥ) - son of a preceptor (guru)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks a quote)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, thence, from that

• मे (me) - my, of me

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, joy

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent, supreme, best

Words meanings and morphology

मरुत्त (marutta) - Marutta (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - name of an ancient king of the solar dynasty

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root 'vac' (class 2) with reduplication 'uvāc-a'

Root: vac (class 2)

नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā, known as a cosmic messenger and musician)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), your honor

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

present active participle (used as a pronoun)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with suffix '-at', used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

आख्यातः (ākhyātaḥ) - told, described, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - told, spoken, reported

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'khyā' with prefix 'ā' and suffix '-ta'

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

अटता (aṭatā) - by wandering (one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṭat

aṭat - wandering, moving about

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'aṭ' with suffix '-at'

Root: aṭ (class 1)

पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the road

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

गुरुपुत्रः (guruputraḥ) - son of a preceptor (guru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guruputra

guruputra - son of a preceptor (guru)

Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+putra)

• guru – preceptor, teacher, weighty, heavy
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks a quote)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvad

tvad - you

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, joy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, pleasure, joy

Root: prī (class 9)

उत्तमा (uttamā) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal