महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-169, verse-20

ततो मां प्रहसन्राजन्मातलिः प्रत्यभाषत ।
नैतदर्जुन देवेषु त्वयि वीर्यं यदीक्ष्यते ॥२०॥

20. tato māṁ prahasanrājanmātaliḥ pratyabhāṣata ,
naitadarjuna deveṣu tvayi vīryaṁ yadīkṣyate.

20. tataḥ mām prahasan rājan mātaliḥ prati abhāṣata
na etat arjuna deveṣu tvayi vīryam yat īkṣyate

20. Then, O king, Matali, smiling, spoke to me in reply: 'Arjuna, this valor (vīrya) that is seen in you is not even found among the gods.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Matali

• प्रति (prati) - towards, in reply to

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

• देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

• वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, heroism

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• ईक्ष्यते (īkṣyate) - is seen, is observed

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'has' (to laugh) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Matali

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Matali (Indra's charioteer)

प्रति (prati) - towards, in reply to

(indeclinable)

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke

(verb)

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

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (a Pandava prince)

देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor, strength, heroism

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, heroism, energy

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who

ईक्ष्यते (īkṣyate) - is seen, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of īkṣ

Root: īkṣ (class 1)