महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-116

ततो मामब्रवीद्वीर स बालः प्रहसन्निव ।
श्रीवत्सधारी द्युतिमान्पीतवासा महाद्युतिः ॥११६॥

116. tato māmabravīdvīra sa bālaḥ prahasanniva ,
śrīvatsadhārī dyutimānpītavāsā mahādyutiḥ.

116. tataḥ mām abravīt vīra saḥ bālaḥ prahasan iva
śrīvatsadhārī dyutimān pītavāsā mahādyutiḥ

116. Then, O hero, that child—who was bearing the Śrīvatsa, radiant, clad in yellow garments, and of great splendor—spoke to me, as if smiling.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefrom)

• माम् (mām) - me (Mārkaṇḍeya) (me (accusative))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he said, he spoke, he told)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero (addressed to the king) (O hero, O brave one)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the child form of Viṣṇu) (he, that)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - the child (Viṣṇu) (child, young boy)

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling (laughing, smiling)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• श्रीवत्सधारी (śrīvatsadhārī) - bearing the Śrīvatsa (bearing the Śrīvatsa mark)

• द्युतिमान् (dyutimān) - radiant (radiant, brilliant, glorious)

• पीतवासा (pītavāsā) - clad in yellow garments (wearing yellow garments)

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor (of great splendor, very luminous)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefrom)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (Mārkaṇḍeya) (me (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he said, he spoke, he told)

(verb)

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

Irregular verb, class 2, parasmayipada.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'saḥ bālaḥ'.

वीर (vīra) - O hero (addressed to the king) (O hero, O brave one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior, valiant

Note: Addressed to the listener (king).

सः (saḥ) - he (the child form of Viṣṇu) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

बालः (bālaḥ) - the child (Viṣṇu) (child, young boy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young boy, ignorant, innocent

Note: Appositive to 'saḥ'.

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling (laughing, smiling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling, mocking

Present Active Participle

From root 'has' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ bālaḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

श्रीवत्सधारी (śrīvatsadhārī) - bearing the Śrīvatsa (bearing the Śrīvatsa mark)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvatsadhārin

śrīvatsadhārin - bearing the Śrīvatsa mark, adorned with the Śrīvatsa

agent noun/adjective

From 'śrīvatsa' + 'dhārin' (derived from root 'dhṛ').

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrīvatsa+dhārin)

• śrīvatsa – curl of hair on Viṣṇu's breast, a mark of Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• dhārin – bearing, holding, wearing, possessing
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective
  Suffix '-in' from root 'dhṛ'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ bālaḥ'.

द्युतिमान् (dyutimān) - radiant (radiant, brilliant, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dyutimat

dyutimat - radiant, shining, brilliant, glorious, luminous

From 'dyuti' with possessive suffix 'matup'.

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ bālaḥ'.

पीतवासा (pītavāsā) - clad in yellow garments (wearing yellow garments)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pītavāsas

pītavāsas - wearing yellow garments, dressed in yellow

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pīta+vāsas)

• pīta – yellow, drunk, imbibed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pī' (to be yellow) or 'pā' (to drink). Here, 'yellow'.
  Root: pī (class 4)
• vāsas – garment, cloth, clothing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ bālaḥ'.

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor (of great splendor, very luminous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, very luminous, brilliant

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+dyuti)

• mahat – great, large, vast, extensive
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, light, radiance, brilliance, beauty
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ bālaḥ'.