महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-9, verse-3

स्वागतं तेऽस्त्विति प्राह मुनिः सत्यवतीसुतः ।
आस्यतामिति चोवाच प्रसन्नात्मा महामुनिः ॥३॥

3. svāgataṁ te'stviti prāha muniḥ satyavatīsutaḥ ,
āsyatāmiti covāca prasannātmā mahāmuniḥ.

3. svāgatam te astu iti prāha muniḥ satyavatīsutaḥ
āsyatām iti ca uvāca prasannātmā mahāmuniḥ

3. satyavatīsutaḥ muniḥ prasannātmā mahāmuniḥ te
svāgatam astu iti prāha ca āsyatām iti uvāca

3. The sage, son of Satyavatī, with a serene mind, said, "Welcome to you," and also, "Please be seated."

Words meanings summery:

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome

• ते (te) - to Arjuna (to you)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, spoke

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage Vyāsa (the sage, ascetic)

• सत्यवतीसुतः (satyavatīsutaḥ) - Vyāsa, who is the son of Satyavatī (son of Satyavatī)

• आस्यताम् (āsyatām) - let it be sat, please be seated

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

• च (ca) - and, also

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• प्रसन्नात्मा (prasannātmā) - Vyāsa, whose mind is serene (serene-minded, with a tranquil self/mind)

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - Vyāsa, the great sage (great sage, great ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, well-arrived, propitious

Compound of su (well) + āgata (arrived)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+āgata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• āgata – arrived, come, returned
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From ā-√gam (to come)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - to Arjuna (to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

अस्तु (astu) - let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of as

imperative active

imperative form of √as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

प्राह (prāha) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Form of √ah (to say) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: ah

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage Vyāsa (the sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, a silent one

सत्यवतीसुतः (satyavatīsutaḥ) - Vyāsa, who is the son of Satyavatī (son of Satyavatī)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavatīsuta

satyavatīsuta - son of Satyavatī

Compound of Satyavatī (proper noun) + suta (son)

Compound type : tatpurusha (satyavatī+suta)

• satyavatī – Satyavatī (name of a queen, mother of Vyāsa)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  From √sū (to give birth, to produce)
  Root: sū (class 2)

आस्यताम् (āsyatām) - let it be sat, please be seated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of ās

imperative passive

passive imperative form of √ās

Root: ās (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रसन्नात्मा (prasannātmā) - Vyāsa, whose mind is serene (serene-minded, with a tranquil self/mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasannātman

prasannātman - serene-minded, with a tranquil spirit/self (ātman)

Bahuvrihi compound: prasanna (serene) + ātman (self/mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prasanna+ātman)

• prasanna – clear, bright, calm, gracious, serene
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From pra-√sad (to become clear, to be pleased)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, mind, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - Vyāsa, the great sage (great sage, great ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound of mahā (great) + muni (sage)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, a silent one
  noun (masculine)