महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-18, verse-8

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्तो भगवता प्रत्युवाच युधिष्ठिरः ।
भीमपार्थौ समालोक्य संप्रहृष्टमुखौ स्थितौ ॥८॥

8. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamukto bhagavatā pratyuvāca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
bhīmapārthau samālokya saṁprahṛṣṭamukhau sthitau.

8. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca evam uktaḥ bhagavatā pratyuvāca
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ bhīmapārthau samālokya samprahṛṣṭamukhau sthitau

8. Vaiśampāyana said: Addressed in this manner by the Lord (Bhagavat), Yudhiṣṭhira responded after seeing Bhima and Arjuna standing there with radiant, joyful faces.

8. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, כאשר פנה אליו האדון כך, ענה יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, אחרי שהביט בבְּהִימַה ובפָּארְתַה שעמדו שם ופניהם צוהלות.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya. (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Having been spoken to (by the Lord). (spoken, said)

• भगवता (bhagavatā) - By Krishna (as Bhagavat). (by the Lord, by the worshipful one)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - The eldest Pāṇḍava brother. (Yudhiṣṭhira)

• भीमपार्थौ (bhīmapārthau) - The two Pāṇḍava brothers mentioned. (Bhima and Pārtha (Arjuna))

• समालोक्य (samālokya) - having seen, after seeing, observing

• सम्प्रहृष्टमुखौ (samprahṛṣṭamukhau) - Describes Bhima and Arjuna's appearance. (with greatly joyful faces, having very happy faces)

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - Bhima and Arjuna standing. (standing, situated, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya. (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Class 2 verb, Parasmaipada (irregular formation)

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Having been spoken to (by the Lord). (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.

भगवता (bhagavatā) - By Krishna (as Bhagavat). (by the Lord, by the worshipful one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, worshipful, glorious, Lord (Bhagavat)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prati-vac

Perfect tense, Class 2 verb, Parasmaipada, with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - The eldest Pāṇḍava brother. (Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

भीमपार्थौ (bhīmapārthau) - The two Pāṇḍava brothers mentioned. (Bhima and Pārtha (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhīmapārtha

bhīmapārtha - Bhima and Pārtha (Arjuna)

Compound type : dvandva (bhīma+pārtha)

• bhīma – Bhima (name of a Pāṇḍava brother), terrible, dreadful
  proper noun (masculine)
• pārtha – son of Pṛthā (Kunti), Arjuna
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Can also be nominative dual, but accusative fits the object of `samālokya`.

समालोक्य (samālokya) - having seen, after seeing, observing

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root lok (to see) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Gerund/absolutive.

सम्प्रहृष्टमुखौ (samprahṛṣṭamukhau) - Describes Bhima and Arjuna's appearance. (with greatly joyful faces, having very happy faces)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samprahṛṣṭamukha

samprahṛṣṭamukha - having a greatly delighted face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sam-pra-hṛṣṭa+mukha)

• sam-pra-hṛṣṭa – greatly delighted, very joyful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hṛṣ (to rejoice) with prefixes sam and pra
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `sthitau`.

स्थितौ (sthitau) - Bhima and Arjuna standing. (standing, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - standing, staying, situated, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhīmapārthau`.

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