महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-22, verse-37

ततः प्रतीतमनसस्ते नृपा भरतर्षभ ।
तथेत्येवाब्रुवन्सर्वे प्रतिजज्ञुश्च तां गिरम् ॥३७॥

37. tataḥ pratītamanasaste nṛpā bharatarṣabha ,
tathetyevābruvansarve pratijajñuśca tāṁ giram.

37. tataḥ pratītamanasaḥ te nṛpāḥ bharatarṣabha tathā
iti eva abruvan sarve pratijajñuḥ ca tām giram

37. Then, O foremost of the Bharatas, those kings, with contented minds, all said, 'So be it,' and pledged to abide by that command.

37. אז שמחה רוחם של המלכים ההם, הו נבחר בני בְּהָארַטַה, כולם אמרו כך יהיה, והבטיחו למלא את דבריו.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after this (then, thereupon, from there)

• प्रतीतमनसः (pratītamanasaḥ) - with contented minds (with pleased minds, content-minded, satisfied)

• ते (te) - those (kings) (they, those)

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - the kings (who had been addressed) (kings)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O foremost of the Bharatas (vocative address to the narrator's listener, e.g., Dhritarashtra or Janamejaya) (O bull among Bharatas, O best of the Bharatas)

• तथा (tathā) - 'So be it' (so, thus, in that manner)

• इति (iti) - marking quotation (thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (the kings) (all, everyone)

• प्रतिजज्ञुः (pratijajñuḥ) - they promised, they pledged

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ताम् (tām) - that (command) (that, her)

• गिरम् (giram) - command, message (word, speech, voice)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after this (then, thereupon, from there)

(indeclinable)

प्रतीतमनसः (pratītamanasaḥ) - with contented minds (with pleased minds, content-minded, satisfied)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pratīta+manas)

• pratīta – pleased, satisfied, understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with upasarga prati-
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)
• manas – mind, intellect, spirit, soul
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'te nṛpāḥ'.

ते (te) - those (kings) (they, those)

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the kings.

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - the kings (who had been addressed) (kings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch

Note: Subject of the verbs 'abruvan' and 'pratijajñuḥ'.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O foremost of the Bharatas (vocative address to the narrator's listener, e.g., Dhritarashtra or Janamejaya) (O bull among Bharatas, O best of the Bharatas)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (comparative) (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - 'So be it' (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the direct speech 'tathā iti eva'.

इति (iti) - marking quotation (thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the direct speech 'tathā iti eva'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the direct speech 'tathā iti eva'.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect active

3rd person plural, Parasmaipada, imperfect tense (laṅ)

Root: brū (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (the kings) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'te nṛpāḥ'.

प्रतिजज्ञुः (pratijajñuḥ) - they promised, they pledged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pratijñā

perfect active

3rd person plural, Ātmanepada, perfect tense (liṭ) from root jñā (to know) with upasarga prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (command) (that, her)

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies 'giram'.

गिरम् (giram) - command, message (word, speech, voice)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gir

gir - word, speech, voice, command

Note: Object of 'pratijajñuḥ'.

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