महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-34

कौसल्यामातरित्येवमाभाष्य मधुरं वचः ।
इदमित्याह रत्नानामाकरैः शतशो वृतः ॥३४॥

34. kausalyāmātarityevamābhāṣya madhuraṁ vacaḥ ,
idamityāha ratnānāmākaraiḥ śataśo vṛtaḥ.

34. kausalyāmātaram iti evam ābhāṣya madhuram vacaḥ
| idam iti āha ratnānām ākaraiḥ śataśaḥ vṛtaḥ

34. Having thus addressed him, whose mother is Kausalya (Rama), with sweet words, he then spoke this, himself surrounded by hundreds of jewel-mines.

Words meanings summery:

• कौसल्यामातरम् (kausalyāmātaram) - Rama (him whose mother is Kausalya (Rama))

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, having spoken to

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this)

• इति (iti) - thus, saying

• आह (āha) - (the Ocean god) said (he said, he spoke)

• रत्नानाम् (ratnānām) - of jewels, of gems

• आकरैः (ākaraiḥ) - by mines, by sources, by places of origin

• शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds, hundredfold

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (by jewel mines) (surrounded, encompassed, covered)

Words meanings and morphology

कौसल्यामातरम् (kausalyāmātaram) - Rama (him whose mother is Kausalya (Rama))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kausalyāmātṛ

kausalyāmātṛ - whose mother is Kausalya, son of Kausalya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kausalyā+mātṛ)

• kausalyā – Kausalya (Rama's mother)
  proper noun (feminine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of `ābhāṣya`.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with the preceding phrase indicating the manner of address.

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed, having spoken to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) with prefix

From prefix `ā` + root `bhāṣ` (to speak) + suffix `lyaP`.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: An indeclinable participle.

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, delightful, charming

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, utterance

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `ābhāṣya`.

इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the speech that follows.

इति (iti) - thus, saying

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to mark the quote.

आह (āha) - (the Ocean god) said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (with present meaning) (liṭ) of āha

Perfect tense

Perfect tense form of root `brū` (to speak), used with present meaning.

Root: brū (class 2)

रत्नानाम् (ratnānām) - of jewels, of gems

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, precious stone, treasure

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Governed by `ākaraiḥ`.

आकरैः (ākaraiḥ) - by mines, by sources, by places of origin

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ākara

ākara - mine, source, origin, collection

From prefix `ā` + root `kṛ` (to scatter, throw) or `kṛ` (to make) with suffix `a`.

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with `vṛtaḥ`.

शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds, in hundreds, hundredfold

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix `śas` to `śata` (hundred).

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (by jewel mines) (surrounded, encompassed, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, chosen, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root `vṛ` (to cover, surround, choose) + `kta` suffix.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Functions as a descriptive adjective for the Ocean god.