महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-191, verse-6

अथैनं स राजर्षिः पर्यपृच्छत् ।
प्रत्यभिजानाति मां भवानिति ॥६॥

6. athainaṁ sa rājarṣiḥ paryapṛcchat ,
pratyabhijānāti māṁ bhavāniti.

6. atha enam sa rājarṣiḥ paryapṛcchat
pratyabhijānāti mām bhavān iti

6. Then that royal sage questioned him, saying, 'Do you recognize me?'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• एनम् (enam) - him, this (masculine accusative singular)

• स (sa) - that, he

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, kingly seer

• पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - questioned, asked, inquired

• प्रत्यभिजानाति (pratyabhijānāti) - recognizes

• माम् (mām) - me

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), sir

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks sequence in the narrative.

एनम् (enam) - him, this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, she, it (anaphoric pronoun)

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi form of saḥ.

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, kingly seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage or seer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet, ascetic
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `paryapṛcchat`.

पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - questioned, asked, inquired

(verb)

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

Root 'prach' (to ask) with upasarga 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

प्रत्यभिजानाति (pratyabhijānāti) - recognizes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root 'jñā' (to know) with upasargas 'prati' and 'abhi', meaning 'to know again, to recognize'.

Prefixes: prati+abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Object of `pratyabhijānāti`.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), sir

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), sir, being, present

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be). Functions as a respectful pronoun for 'you'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of `pratyabhijānāti`.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)