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.

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'.