महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-141, verse-24

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवं संभाषमाणास्ते सुबाहोर्विषयं महत् ।
ददृशुर्मुदिता राजन्प्रभूतगजवाजिमत् ॥२४॥

24. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evaṁ saṁbhāṣamāṇāste subāhorviṣayaṁ mahat ,
dadṛśurmuditā rājanprabhūtagajavājimat.

24. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca evam saṃbhāṣamāṇāḥ te subāhoḥ
viṣayam mahat dadṛśuḥ muditāḥ rājan prabhūtagajavājimat

24. Vaiśampāyana said: O King, as they were thus conversing, they joyfully beheld the vast region of Subāhu, rich in many elephants and horses.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - the narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• संभाषमाणाः (saṁbhāṣamāṇāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas were conversing (conversing, speaking together)

• ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (excluding Arjuna) (they)

• सुबाहोः (subāhoḥ) - of Subāhu

• विषयम् (viṣayam) - the kingdom or territory of King Subāhu (region, dominion, object)

• महत् (mahat) - referring to the large dominion (great, vast, large)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas were delighted (delighted, joyful)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (the addressee of Vaiśampāyana) (O King)

• प्रभूतगजवाजिमत् (prabhūtagajavājimat) - describing the region of Subāhu (possessing many elephants and horses)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - the narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (proper name), a sage, disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ)

Root vac, perfect stem uvāc, third person singular ending a

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

संभाषमाणाः (saṁbhāṣamāṇāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas were conversing (conversing, speaking together)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhāṣamāṇa

saṁbhāṣamāṇa - speaking together, conversing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Root bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix saṃ-, formed with śānac suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (excluding Arjuna) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुबाहोः (subāhoḥ) - of Subāhu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of subāhu

subāhu - having beautiful arms; Subāhu (proper name, name of a king)

Bahuvrīhi compound: su (good/beautiful) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bāhu)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

विषयम् (viṣayam) - the kingdom or territory of King Subāhu (region, dominion, object)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, dominion, region, country

Root si (to bind) with prefix vi-, + aya

Prefix: vi

Root: si (class 5)

महत् (mahat) - referring to the large dominion (great, vast, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, powerful

Present Active Participle (from mah, to be great)

Root mah with śatṛ suffix

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Grammatically neuter accusative singular, used here to modify a masculine noun 'viṣayam', which is sometimes observed in epic Sanskrit.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect tense (liṭ)

Root dṛś, perfect stem dadṛś, third person plural ending uḥ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas were delighted (delighted, joyful)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mudita

mudita - delighted, joyful, glad

Past Passive Participle

Root mud (to rejoice) with kta suffix

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'te' (they).

राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (the addressee of Vaiśampāyana) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

प्रभूतगजवाजिमत् (prabhūtagajavājimat) - describing the region of Subāhu (possessing many elephants and horses)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhūtagajavājimat

prabhūtagajavājimat - endowed with many elephants and horses

Possessive adjective formed with the suffix mat applied to the compound prabhūtagajavājin (many elephants and horses). The inner compound gajavājin is a Dvandva compound. prabhūta describes the count of gajavājin.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhūta+gaja+vājin)

• prabhūta – abundant, many, much
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root bhū (to be, become) with prefix pra- and kta suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse, winged
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vāja (strength, speed) with in suffix

Note: Modifies viṣayam (region).