महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-69

युधिष्ठिरस्तु तान्वृक्षान्पश्यमानो नगोत्तमे ।
भीमसेनमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीन्मधुराक्षरम् ॥६९॥

69. yudhiṣṭhirastu tānvṛkṣānpaśyamāno nagottame ,
bhīmasenamidaṁ vākyamabravīnmadhurākṣaram.

69. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tu tān vṛkṣān paśyamānaḥ naga-uttame
bhīmasenam idam vākyam abravīt madhura-akṣaram

69. Yudhiṣṭhira, seeing those trees on the excellent mountain, spoke these sweet words to Bhīmasena.

69. ויוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, כשהוא מתבונן בעצים האלה בהר המשובח, אמר לבְּהִימַסֵנַה את הדברים האלה במילים מתוקות.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• तान् (tān) - those

• वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

• पश्यमानः (paśyamānaḥ) - seeing, looking at

• नग-उत्तमे (naga-uttame) - on the excellent mountain, on the best mountain

• भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - to Bhīmasena

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• मधुर-अक्षरम् (madhura-akṣaram) - sweet-worded, with sweet syllables

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'vṛkṣān'.

वृक्षान् (vṛkṣān) - trees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Note: Object of 'paśyamānaḥ'.

पश्यमानः (paśyamānaḥ) - seeing, looking at

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyamāna

paśyamāna - seeing, looking, observing

present middle participle

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see) in the present middle participle form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yudhiṣṭhiraḥ'.

नग-उत्तमे (naga-uttame) - on the excellent mountain, on the best mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of naga-uttama

naga-uttama - excellent mountain, best mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naga+uttama)

• naga – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – excellent, best, highest
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to a specific mountain where they are located.

भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - to Bhīmasena

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of brū

Aorist

Third person singular Aorist active form ('a-brav-īt').

Root: brū (class 2)

मधुर-अक्षरम् (madhura-akṣaram) - sweet-worded, with sweet syllables

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura-akṣara

madhura-akṣara - sweet-worded, having sweet syllables

Compound type : karmadhāraya (madhura+akṣara)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, delightful
  adjective (neuter)
• akṣara – syllable, word, imperishable
  noun (neuter)
  Negative of 'kṣara' (perishable); here means 'syllable' or 'word'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'.

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