महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-12

आह माममरश्रेष्ठः पिता तव शतक्रतुः ।
कुन्तीसुतमिह प्राप्तं पश्यन्तु त्रिदशालयाः ॥१२॥

12. āha māmamaraśreṣṭhaḥ pitā tava śatakratuḥ ,
kuntīsutamiha prāptaṁ paśyantu tridaśālayāḥ.

12. āha mām amaraśreṣṭhaḥ pitā tava śatakratuḥ
kuntīsutam iha prāptam paśyantu tridaśālayāḥ

12. Your father, Indra (śatakratuḥ), the foremost among the immortals, said to me: "Let the dwellers of the celestial realms (tridaśālayāḥ) see Kunti's son, who has arrived here."

12. אביך, מיטב בני האלמוות, שַׁטַקְרַטוּ (אִינְדְרַה), אמר לי שיושבי משכן האלים יראו את בן קוּנְטִי שהגיע הנה.

Words meanings summery:

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

• अमरश्रेष्ठः (amaraśreṣṭhaḥ) - Refers to Indra, Arjuna's father. (best of immortals, foremost among gods)

• पिता (pitā) - Refers to Indra, Arjuna's father. (father)

• तव (tava) - Refers to Arjuna's father. (your)

• शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Refers specifically to the deity Indra. (one with a hundred sacrifices, Indra)

• कुन्तीसुतम् (kuntīsutam) - Refers to Arjuna. (son of Kunti)

• इह (iha) - In this (celestial) realm where Matali and Indra are. (here, in this world)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - Having arrived (here). (arrived, attained, obtained, reached)

• पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see, may they see

• त्रिदशालयाः (tridaśālayāḥ) - Refers to the celestial deities present. (dwellers of the celestial realms, gods)

Words meanings and morphology

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āh

Perfect Active

Third person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, from root AH. Irregular perfect form.

Root: AH (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

अमरश्रेष्ठः (amaraśreṣṭhaḥ) - Refers to Indra, Arjuna's father. (best of immortals, foremost among gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amaraśreṣṭha

amaraśreṣṭha - chief of the gods, best of immortals

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amara+śreṣṭha)

• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (good).

पिता (pitā) - Refers to Indra, Arjuna's father. (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, male ancestor

तव (tava) - Refers to Arjuna's father. (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular of 'you' (yuṣmad).

शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Refers specifically to the deity Indra. (one with a hundred sacrifices, Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatakratu

śatakratu - having a hundred sacrifices; an epithet of Indra

Compound word.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• kratu – sacrifice, ritual, deed, power
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: This is an epithet used as a proper noun for Indra.

कुन्तीसुतम् (kuntīsutam) - Refers to Arjuna. (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuntīsuta

kuntīsuta - son of Kunti

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuntī+suta)

• kuntī – Kunti (mother of Arjuna)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son, born of
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sū (to give birth, to produce). While grammatically a participle, often used as a noun meaning 'son'.
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

इह (iha) - In this (celestial) realm where Matali and Indra are. (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - Having arrived (here). (arrived, attained, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root āp with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies Kuntīsutam.

पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see, may they see

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative Active

Third person plural, Imperative mood, Parasmaipada. The stem `paśya` is used for present/imperative of `dṛś`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

त्रिदशालयाः (tridaśālayāḥ) - Refers to the celestial deities present. (dwellers of the celestial realms, gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tridaśālaya

tridaśālaya - abodes of the gods; or the gods themselves

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tridaśa+ālaya)

• tridaśa – thirty; a class of gods
  noun (masculine)
• ālaya – dwelling, abode, house, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  From root lī (to cling to, hide) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'paśyantu'.

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