महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-163, verse-12

स तथ्यं मम तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणो राजसत्तम ।
अपूजयत मां राजन्प्रीतिमांश्चाभवन्मयि ॥१२॥

12. sa tathyaṁ mama tacchrutvā brāhmaṇo rājasattama ,
apūjayata māṁ rājanprītimāṁścābhavanmayi.

12. sa tathyam mama tat śrutvā brāhmaṇaḥ rājasattama
apūjayata mām rājan prītimān ca abhavat mayi

12. Having heard that truth from me, that Brahmin, O best of kings, honored me, O King, and became pleased with me.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (Brahmin) (that, he)

• तथ्यम् (tathyam) - the truth, truly

• मम (mama) - my, from me

• तत् (tat) - that (truth) (that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin

• राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings

• अपूजयत (apūjayata) - he honored

• माम् (mām) - me

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - pleased, joyful

• च (ca) - and

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became

• मयि (mayi) - in me, towards me

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (Brahmin) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथ्यम् (tathyam) - the truth, truly

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tathya

tathya - true, real, actual, truth, reality

मम (mama) - my, from me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Here in the sense of 'from me' or 'told by me'.

तत् (tat) - that (truth) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root śru + suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahman

राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

अपूजयत (apūjayata) - he honored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pūj

Imperfect

10th conjugation, middle voice, 3rd person singular (can also be active ātmanepada form of ā-pūj)

Prefix: ā

Root: pūj (class 10)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - pleased, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītimat

prītimat - pleased, delighted, affectionate, having joy

possessive suffix -mat

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect

1st conjugation, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

मयि (mayi) - in me, towards me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I