महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-246, verse-35

सतां सप्तपदं मित्रमाहुः सन्तः कुलोचिताः ।
मित्रतां च पुरस्कृत्य पृच्छामि त्वामहं विभो ॥३५॥

35. satāṁ saptapadaṁ mitramāhuḥ santaḥ kulocitāḥ ,
mitratāṁ ca puraskṛtya pṛcchāmi tvāmahaṁ vibho.

35. satām saptapadam mitram āhuḥ santaḥ kulocitāḥ
mitratām ca puraskṛtya pṛcchāmi tvām aham vibho

35. "The virtuous, who uphold tradition, declare that friendship with good people is established by walking seven steps together. Therefore, honoring this friendship, I ask you, O lord."

Words meanings summery:

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous

• सप्तपदम् (saptapadam) - seven steps (friendship established by walking seven steps)

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, friendship

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good, the virtuous

• कुलोचिताः (kulocitāḥ) - befitting the family/lineage, well-bred, customary for families

• मित्रताम् (mitratām) - friendship

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - considering, on the basis of (having honored, having placed in front, having made primary)

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• विभो (vibho) - O lord, O mighty one

Words meanings and morphology

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing, real

Present Active Participle (from as)

Genitive plural

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to good people.

सप्तपदम् (saptapadam) - seven steps (friendship established by walking seven steps)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saptapada

saptapada - seven-stepped, formed by seven steps

Refers to the tradition of establishing friendship by walking seven steps together

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saptan+pada)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• pada – foot, step, word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: It's an idiom "saptapadam mitram" meaning friendship of seven steps.

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend, friendship

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion

Root: mid

Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ah

Present Active

3rd person plural

Root: ah (class 2)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good, the virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing, real

Present Active Participle (from as)

Nominative plural

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'āhuḥ'.

कुलोचिताः (kulocitāḥ) - befitting the family/lineage, well-bred, customary for families

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kulocita

kulocita - befitting the family, customary for the family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+ucita)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kul
• ucita – suitable, proper, accustomed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vac with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'santaḥ'.

मित्रताम् (mitratām) - friendship

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mitratā

mitratā - friendship, alliance

Derived from mitra (friend) + suffix -tā (femininizing suffix for abstract nouns)

Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - considering, on the basis of (having honored, having placed in front, having made primary)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from pra-s + kṛ, with suffix -tya for absolutive

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the action before 'pṛcchāmi'.

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prach

Present Active

1st person singular

Root: prach (class 6)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

Note: Object of 'pṛcchāmi'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

First person pronoun

Note: Subject of 'pṛcchāmi'.

विभो (vibho) - O lord, O mighty one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - lord, all-pervading, mighty, powerful

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)