महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-206, verse-1

व्याध उवाच ।
एवं शप्तोऽहमृषिणा तदा द्विजवरोत्तम ।
अभिप्रसादयमृषिं गिरा वाक्यविशारदम् ॥१॥

1. vyādha uvāca ,
evaṁ śapto'hamṛṣiṇā tadā dvijavarottama ,
abhiprasādayamṛṣiṁ girā vākyaviśāradam.

1. vyādhaḥ uvāca evam śaptaḥ aham ṛṣiṇā tadā
dvijavarottama abhiprasādayam ṛṣim girā vākyaviśāradam

1. The hunter said: 'O best among noble twice-born (dvija) ones, when I was thus cursed by the sage (ṛṣi) at that time, I appeased that eloquent sage with my words.'

Words meanings summery:

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - the hunter

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed (cursed, sworn)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by the sage (ṛṣi) (by the sage)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

• द्विजवरोत्तम (dvijavarottama) - O best among noble twice-born (dvija) ones (O best among excellent twice-born, O best of Brahmins)

• अभिप्रसादयम् (abhiprasādayam) - I appeased (I appeased, I propitiated)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (ṛṣi) (the sage)

• गिरा (girā) - with words (with speech, by words)

• वाक्यविशारदम् (vākyaviśāradam) - eloquent (skilled in speech, eloquent)

Words meanings and morphology

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - the hunter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler, killer

from `vi-ā-dhā`

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject for `uvāca`

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect (Liṭ)

from root `vac` (2nd class), reduplicated

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed (cursed, sworn)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed, sworn, imprecated

Past Passive Participle

from root `śap` (to curse) + suffix `kta`

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: agreeing with `aham`

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject (of implied verb 'was')

ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by the sage (ṛṣi) (by the sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent of passive participle `śaptaḥ`

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

द्विजवरोत्तम (dvijavarottama) - O best among noble twice-born (dvija) ones (O best among excellent twice-born, O best of Brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijavarottama

dvijavarottama - best of excellent Brahmins, best among twice-born

`dvija` (twice-born) + `vara` (excellent) + `uttama` (best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvijavara+uttama)

• dvijavara – excellent twice-born, best Brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix `tama` (from `ut`, up/high)

अभिप्रसादयम् (abhiprasādayam) - I appeased (I appeased, I propitiated)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of abhiprasādaya

Causative Aorist (Luṅ)

from `abhi-pra-sad` (causative stem `prasādaya`)

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: `a-` is augment, `-m` is ending

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (ṛṣi) (the sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of `abhiprasādayam`

गिरा (girā) - with words (with speech, by words)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, word, voice

from root `gṛ`

Root: gṛ (class 6)

Note: Means of appeasement

वाक्यविशारदम् (vākyaviśāradam) - eloquent (skilled in speech, eloquent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vākyaviśārada

vākyaviśārada - skilled in speech, eloquent, articulate

Compound type : tatpurusha (vākya+viśārada)

• vākya – word, speech, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  from root `vac` (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• viśārada – clever, skilled, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  from `vi-śṛ` (to destroy, metaphorically to excel or discern)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śṛ (class 9)