महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-43, verse-10

स्नात्वा च भरतश्रेष्ठः सोऽऽस्तीकमिदमब्रवीत् ।
यायावरकुलोत्पन्नं जरत्कारुसुतं तदा ॥१०॥

10. snātvā ca bharataśreṣṭhaḥ so''stīkamidamabravīt ,
yāyāvarakulotpannaṁ jaratkārusutaṁ tadā.

10. ca bharata-śreṣṭhaḥ saḥ snātvā tadā yāyāvara-kulotpannam
jaratkāru-sutam idam āstīkam abravīt

10. And having bathed, that best of Bharatas then said this to Astika, who was born in the Yāyāvara lineage and was the son of Jaratkaru.

Words meanings summery:

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भरत-श्रेष्ठः (bharata-śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of Bharatas (Janamejaya) (best of Bharatas)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Janamejaya) (he, that)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having performed the ritual bath (having bathed)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

• यायावर-कुलोत्पन्नम् (yāyāvara-kulotpannam) - born in the Yāyāvara lineage

• जरत्कारु-सुतम् (jaratkāru-sutam) - the son of Jaratkaru (Astika) (son of Jaratkaru)

• इदम् (idam) - this (word/speech) (this, this word)

• आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - Astika (Astika (proper name))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: connects the clauses

भरत-श्रेष्ठः (bharata-śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of Bharatas (Janamejaya) (best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharata-śreṣṭha

bharata-śreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya

Note: subject of abravīt

सः (saḥ) - he (Janamejaya) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to Janamejaya

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having performed the ritual bath (having bathed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root snā with suffix -tvā

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: indicates prior action

तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: modifies abravīt

यायावर-कुलोत्पन्नम् (yāyāvara-kulotpannam) - born in the Yāyāvara lineage

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yāyāvara-kulotpanna

yāyāvara-kulotpanna - born in the Yāyāvara family/lineage

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (yāyāvara+kula+utpanna)

• yāyāvara – name of a class of Brahmanas (descendants of Yayāvara, often associated with asceticism and wandering)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• utpanna – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root pad with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: qualifies āstīkam

जरत्कारु-सुतम् (jaratkāru-sutam) - the son of Jaratkaru (Astika) (son of Jaratkaru)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaratkāru-suta

jaratkāru-suta - son of Jaratkaru

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (jaratkāru+suta)

• jaratkāru – Jaratkaru (name of a sage and a female serpent)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  from root sū (to bear, produce)
  Root: sū

Note: qualifies āstīkam

इदम् (idam) - this (word/speech) (this, this word)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: object of abravīt

आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - Astika (Astika (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āstīka

āstīka - Astika (name of a sage, son of Jaratkaru and Manasā)

Note: object of abravīt (recipient of speech)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active Indicative

from root brū, class 2

Root: brū (class 2)