महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-44, verse-46

भीमं च बलिनां श्रेष्ठं सान्त्वयामास पार्थिवः ।
स चास्य सम्यङ्मेधावी प्रत्यपद्यत वीर्यवान् ॥४६॥

46. bhīmaṁ ca balināṁ śreṣṭhaṁ sāntvayāmāsa pārthivaḥ ,
sa cāsya samyaṅmedhāvī pratyapadyata vīryavān.

46. bhīmaṃ ca balināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ sāntvayām āsa pārthivaḥ
| saḥ ca asya samyaṅ medhāvī pratyapadyata vīryavān

46. pārthivaḥ balināṃ śreṣṭhaṃ bhīmaṃ ca sāntvayām āsa.
saḥ ca vīryavān samyaṅ medhāvī asya pratyapadyata

46. And the king consoled Bhīma, the foremost among the strong. And that valorous and rightly discerning (Bhīma) responded to him.

Words meanings summery:

• भीमं (bhīmaṁ) - Bhīma

• च (ca) - and, also

• बलिनां (balināṁ) - of the strong, among the strong

• श्रेष्ठं (śreṣṭhaṁ) - best, foremost, most excellent

• सान्त्वयाम् (sāntvayām) - consoling (part of periphrastic imperfect)

• आस (āsa) - he was, he did (auxiliary)

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (king, ruler)

• सः (saḥ) - Bhīma (he)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (to him, of him)

• सम्यङ् (samyaṅ) - rightly, properly, completely

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - discerning Bhīma (intelligent, discerning, wise)

• प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - he responded, he assented, he obtained

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous Bhīma (valorous, mighty, powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

भीमं (bhīmaṁ) - Bhīma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (proper name, 'terrible', 'formidable')

Note: Object of 'sāntvayām āsa'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बलिनां (balināṁ) - of the strong, among the strong

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -in added to bala (strength)

Note: Qualifies 'śreṣṭhaṃ'

श्रेष्ठं (śreṣṭhaṁ) - best, foremost, most excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, foremost, chief

Superlative form of praśasya/praśasta (excellent)

Note: Qualifies 'bhīmaṃ'

सान्त्वयाम् (sāntvayām) - consoling (part of periphrastic imperfect)

(verb)

Derived from the desiderative/causative stem of root santv (to soothe)

Root: santv (class 10)

Note: Part of the periphrastic imperfect verb 'sāntvayām āsa'

आस (āsa) - he was, he did (auxiliary)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

imperfect

Root as (to be) in imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms a compound verb with 'sāntvayām'

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, ruler, prince (lit. 'lord of the earth')

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

Note: Subject of 'sāntvayām āsa'

सः (saḥ) - Bhīma (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhīma

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (to him, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pārthivaḥ'

सम्यङ् (samyaṅ) - rightly, properly, completely

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samyañc

samyañc - going together, proper, correct, right, complete

Derived from root añc (to go, bend) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'medhāvī'

मेधावी (medhāvī) - discerning Bhīma (intelligent, discerning, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious, discerning

Possessive suffix -vin added to medhā (intellect)

Note: Refers to Bhīma

प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - he responded, he assented, he obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pratipad

imperfect

Root pad (to go) with prefixes prati + a, 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada

Prefixes: prati+a

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'saḥ' (Bhīma)

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valorous Bhīma (valorous, mighty, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavant

vīryavant - valorous, mighty, brave, powerful

Possessive suffix -vant added to vīrya (valor, strength)

Note: Refers to Bhīma