महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततोऽब्रवीन्मयः पार्थं वासुदेवस्य संनिधौ ।
प्राञ्जलिः श्लक्ष्णया वाचा पूजयित्वा पुनः पुनः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tato'bravīnmayaḥ pārthaṁ vāsudevasya saṁnidhau ,
prāñjaliḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā pūjayitvā punaḥ punaḥ.

1. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ abravīt mayaḥ pārtham vāsudevasya
saṃnidhau prāñjaliḥ ślakṣṇayā vācā pūjayitvā punaḥ punaḥ

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Then Maya, with folded hands, addressed Arjuna in the presence of Vāsudeva (Krishna), speaking gentle words after having honored him repeatedly.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• मयः (mayaḥ) - Maya (the architect of the Asuras)

• पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna, son of Pṛthā

• वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva (Krishna)

• संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence, near

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, respectful gesture

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with gentle, soft, smooth

• वाचा (vācā) - with words, speech

• पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

root 'vac' (2nd class, 'adādi'), perfect active 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative ending -tas added to pronoun 'tad'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

imperfect tense form

root 'brū' (2nd class, 'adādi'), imperfect active 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

मयः (mayaḥ) - Maya (the architect of the Asuras)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maya

maya - Maya, name of a celebrated architect and artist among the Asuras

पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna, son of Pṛthā

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), an epithet of Arjuna

derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī) by adding -a

वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, an epithet of Krishna

derived from Vasudeva (father's name)

संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence, near

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnidhi

saṁnidhi - proximity, presence, nearness

from 'sam' (upasarga) + 'nidhi' (treasure, deposit)

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, respectful gesture

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands; reverential salutation

compound of 'pra' and 'añjali'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forth, forward, before, very, much
  indeclinable
• añjali – the hollow formed by folding the hands together; a respectful salutation with folded hands
  noun (masculine)
  Root: añj (class 7)

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with gentle, soft, smooth

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, delicate, polished

वाचा (vācā) - with words, speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

Root: vac

पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

root 'pūj' (10th class, 'curādi'), 'ktvā' suffix for absolutive

Root: pūj (class 10)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

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