महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-3, verse-29

भो भो राजन्महाप्राज्ञ प्रीतोऽस्मि तव पुत्रक ।
मद्भक्त्या सत्यवाक्येन क्षमया च दमेन च ॥२९॥

29. bho bho rājanmahāprājña prīto'smi tava putraka ,
madbhaktyā satyavākyena kṣamayā ca damena ca.

29. bho bho rājan mahāprājña prītaḥ asmi tava putraka
mat-bhaktyā satyavākyena kṣamayā ca damena ca

29. O King, O greatly wise one, my dear son, I am pleased by your devotion (bhakti) to me, your truthfulness of speech, your forgiveness, and your self-control.

Words meanings summery:

• भो (bho) - O! hey!

• भो (bho) - O! hey!

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one!

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तव (tava) - Used in an affectionate address, implying 'my dear' or 'you, my child'. (your, of you)

• पुत्रक (putraka) - O dear son!

• मत्-भक्त्या (mat-bhaktyā) - by devotion to me

• सत्यवाक्येन (satyavākyena) - by truthfulness of speech, by truthful words

• क्षमया (kṣamayā) - by forgiveness, by patience

• च (ca) - and

• दमेन (damena) - by self-control, by restraint

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

भो (bho) - O! hey!

(indeclinable)

भो (bho) - O! hey!

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one!

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• prājña – wise, discerning, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-jñā (to know well).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Adjective agreeing with `rājan`.

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

From root √prī (to please, delight).

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Used predicatively with `asmi`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तव (tava) - Used in an affectionate address, implying 'my dear' or 'you, my child'. (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: While morphologically genitive, here used in an affectionate vocative address with 'putraka', akin to 'O my dear son'.

पुत्रक (putraka) - O dear son!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - dear son, little son

Diminutive of putra.

Note: Affectionate address.

मत्-भक्त्या (mat-bhaktyā) - by devotion to me

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mat-bhakti

mat-bhakti - devotion to me

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+bhakti)

• mad – me, my
  pronoun
  Form of asmad (I) in compounds.
• bhakti – devotion, attachment, loyalty
  noun (feminine)
  From root √bhaj (to share, worship).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: `mat` is a pronominal stem for `asmad` (I/me) in compounds.

सत्यवाक्येन (satyavākyena) - by truthfulness of speech, by truthful words

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satyavākya

satyavākya - truthful speech, truthfulness

Compound type : karma_dhāraya (satya+vākya)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
  From sat (being, existence).
• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root √vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

क्षमया (kṣamayā) - by forgiveness, by patience

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, endurance

From root √kṣam (to be patient, endure).

Root: kṣam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a conjunction.

दमेन (damena) - by self-control, by restraint

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, subduing

From root √dam (to tame, control).

Root: dam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a conjunction.