महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-28, verse-21

वरेण छन्दयामास तं नृपं स्विष्टकृत्तमः ।
अभयं च स जग्राह स्वसैन्ये वै महीपतिः ॥२१॥

21. vareṇa chandayāmāsa taṁ nṛpaṁ sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ ,
abhayaṁ ca sa jagrāha svasainye vai mahīpatiḥ.

21. vareṇa chandayāmāsa tam nṛpam sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ
abhayam ca saḥ jagrāha svasainye vai mahīpatiḥ

21. The supremely auspicious performer of sacrifices (sviṣṭakṛttama) granted a boon to that king. And indeed, the king (mahipati) chose freedom from fear (abhaya) for his own army.

Words meanings summery:

• वरेण (vareṇa) - with a boon (with a boon, by a wish)

• छन्दयामास (chandayāmāsa) - he granted a boon (he pleased, he granted a boon, he gratified)

• तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king (king, ruler)

• स्विष्टकृत्तमः (sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ) - the supremely auspicious performer of sacrifices (epithet for the fire god) (best performer of sacrifices, best sacrificer)

• अभयम् (abhayam) - freedom from fear, safety (fearlessness, safety, security)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he accepted, he chose (he took, he seized, he accepted)

• स्वसैन्ये (svasainye) - for his own army (in his own army, in its own army)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (lord of the earth, king)

Words meanings and morphology

वरेण (vareṇa) - with a boon (with a boon, by a wish)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, best

छन्दयामास (chandayāmāsa) - he granted a boon (he pleased, he granted a boon, he gratified)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of chand

Causative, Past Perfect

Periphrastic perfect of the causative verb from root chand (to please, to choose)

Root: chand (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king.

नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

compound: nṛ (men) + pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'chandayāmāsa'.

स्विष्टकृत्तमः (sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ) - the supremely auspicious performer of sacrifices (epithet for the fire god) (best performer of sacrifices, best sacrificer)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sviṣṭakṛttama

sviṣṭakṛttama - best performer of sacrifices, most auspicious sacrificer

superlative adjective derived from the compound sviṣṭakṛt ('one who performs good sacrifices')

Note: Subject of 'chandayāmāsa'.

अभयम् (abhayam) - freedom from fear, safety (fearlessness, safety, security)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearlessness, security, safety, absence of fear

compound: a (not) + bhaya (fear)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+bhaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)
  from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'jagrāha'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Mahīpati.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he accepted, he chose (he took, he seized, he accepted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

स्वसैन्ये (svasainye) - for his own army (in his own army, in its own army)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svasainya

svasainya - his own army, one's own army

compound: sva (own) + sainya (army)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+sainya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• sainya – army, host, military
  noun (neuter)
  derived from senā (army) + ya (taddhita suffix)

Note: Indicates sphere of effect.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (lord of the earth, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

compound: mahī (earth) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'jagrāha'.