महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-45, verse-22

ततः स नृपतिर्दृष्ट्वा वह्निमायान्तमन्तिकात् ।
इदमाह ततः सूतं संजयं पृथिवीपते ॥२२॥

22. tataḥ sa nṛpatirdṛṣṭvā vahnimāyāntamantikāt ,
idamāha tataḥ sūtaṁ saṁjayaṁ pṛthivīpate.

22. tataḥ sa nṛpatiḥ dṛṣṭvā vahnim āyāntam antikāt
idam āha tataḥ sūtam saṃjayam pṛthivīpate

22. tataḥ sa nṛpatiḥ,
antikāt āyāntam vahnim dṛṣṭvā,
tataḥ sūtam saṃjayam idam āha.
pṛthivīpate

22. Then that king, seeing the fire approaching from nearby, spoke these words to his charioteer Saṃjaya. (This is being narrated to you,) O lord of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• स (sa) - that, he

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king, lord of men

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• वह्निम् (vahnim) - the fire

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming

• अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from nearby, from proximity

• इदम् (idam) - this, these words

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards

• सूतम् (sūtam) - to the charioteer

• संजयम् (saṁjayam) - Saṃjaya

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira, to whom Saṃjaya is narrating) (O lord of the earth, O king)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound of nṛ (man) and pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person, human
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वह्निम् (vahnim) - the fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (god of fire), carrier (e.g., of oblations)

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching, coming

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt

āyānt - coming, approaching, arriving

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √yā (to go) with the prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from nearby, from proximity

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

इदम् (idam) - this, these words

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards

(indeclinable)

सूतम् (sūtam) - to the charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, one born from a Kṣatriya father and Brāhmaṇa mother

संजयम् (saṁjayam) - Saṃjaya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Saṃjaya (proper name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer and bard)

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira, to whom Saṃjaya is narrating) (O lord of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound of pṛthivī (earth) and pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground, world
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)