महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-31

बन्द्युवाच ।
अहं पुत्रो वरुणस्योत राज्ञो न मे भयं सलिले मज्जितस्य ।
इमं मुहूर्तं पितरं द्रक्ष्यतेऽयमष्टावक्रश्चिरनष्टं कहोडम् ॥३१॥

31. bandyuvāca ,
ahaṁ putro varuṇasyota rājño; na me bhayaṁ salile majjitasya ,
imaṁ muhūrtaṁ pitaraṁ drakṣyate'ya;maṣṭāvakraściranaṣṭaṁ kahoḍam.

31. bandin uvāca aham putraḥ varuṇasya
uta rājñaḥ na me bhayam salile
majjitasya imam muhūrtam pitaram drakṣyate
ayam aṣṭāvakraḥ ciranaṣṭam kahoḍam

31. Bandin said: 'I am the son of Varuṇa, the king, so I have no fear of being immersed in water. This Aṣṭāvakra will, in this very moment, see his long-lost father Kahora.'

Words meanings summery:

• बन्दिन् (bandin) - The bard Bandin, who is speaking. (Bandin (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Bandin) (said, spoke)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Bandin) (I)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (of Varuṇa) (son)

• वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of the deity Varuṇa (of Varuṇa)

• उत (uta) - indeed, even (and, moreover, indeed)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (Varuṇa) (of a king)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मे (me) - for me (I have no fear) (to me, my, for me)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear

• सलिले (salile) - in water

• मज्जितस्य (majjitasya) - of being immersed (in water) (of one who is immersed, of being immersed)

• इमम् (imam) - this (moment) (this, this one)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - (this very) moment (moment, instant)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - his (Aṣṭāvakra's) father (Kahora) (father)

• द्रक्ष्यते (drakṣyate) - will see

• अयम् (ayam) - this (Aṣṭāvakra) (this (one))

• अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - The sage Aṣṭāvakra. (Aṣṭāvakra)

• चिरनष्टम् (ciranaṣṭam) - long-lost (long-lost, long-destroyed)

• कहोडम् (kahoḍam) - Kahora (Aṣṭāvakra's father) (Kahora (proper name))

Words meanings and morphology

बन्दिन् (bandin) - The bard Bandin, who is speaking. (Bandin (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandin

bandin - bard, panegyrist, prisoner

Note: Visarga sometimes omitted in speaker tags.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Bandin) (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect tense (lit)

Irregular perfect formation from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I (Bandin) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (of Varuṇa) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Predicate nominative.

वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of the deity Varuṇa (of Varuṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (Vedic deity)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Possessive, 'son of Varuṇa'.

उत (uta) - indeed, even (and, moreover, indeed)

(indeclinable)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (Varuṇa) (of a king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me (I have no fear) (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Expresses the possessor of the fear or the person for whom it exists.

भयम् (bhayam) - fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, terror

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of the negative clause.

सलिले (salile) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

Note: Indicates the place of immersion.

मज्जितस्य (majjitasya) - of being immersed (in water) (of one who is immersed, of being immersed)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of majjita

majjita - immersed, sunk, drowned

past passive participle

From root majj (to sink) + kta suffix.

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Describes the state for which there is no fear.

इमम् (imam) - this (moment) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Masculine accusative singular of idam.

Note: Used adverbially for duration/time.

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - (this very) moment (moment, instant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a specific division of time (48 minutes)

पितरम् (pitaram) - his (Aṣṭāvakra's) father (Kahora) (father)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

R-stem noun.

Note: Direct object of drakṣyate.

द्रक्ष्यते (drakṣyate) - will see

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś

future tense (lṛṭ)

Middle voice, 3rd person singular future.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (Aṣṭāvakra) (this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Masculine nominative singular of idam.

Note: Refers to Aṣṭāvakra.

अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - The sage Aṣṭāvakra. (Aṣṭāvakra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭāvakra

aṣṭāvakra - A proper name, literally 'eight-crooked'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭā+vakra)

• aṣṭā – eight
  numeral
• vakra – crooked, bent
  adjective

Note: Subject of the verb drakṣyate.

चिरनष्टम् (ciranaṣṭam) - long-lost (long-lost, long-destroyed)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ciranaṣṭa

ciranaṣṭa - long-lost, long-destroyed, vanished for a long time

past passive participle in compound

Compound of cira (long time) and naṣṭa (lost, destroyed, from root naś).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+naṣṭa)

• cira – long time
  indeclinable
• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, perished
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root naś (to be lost, perish) + kta suffix.
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Modifies Kahora.

कहोडम् (kahoḍam) - Kahora (Aṣṭāvakra's father) (Kahora (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kahoḍa

kahoḍa - Kahora (name of a sage)

Note: Refers to Aṣṭāvakra's father.