महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-29

प्रत्यक्षदर्शनं यज्ञे गतिं चानुत्तमां शुभाम् ।
नैषधाय ददौ शक्रः प्रीयमाणः शचीपतिः ॥२९॥

29. pratyakṣadarśanaṁ yajñe gatiṁ cānuttamāṁ śubhām ,
naiṣadhāya dadau śakraḥ prīyamāṇaḥ śacīpatiḥ.

29. pratyakṣadarśanam yajñe gatim ca anuttamām śubhām
naiṣadhāya dadau śakraḥ prīyamāṇaḥ śacīpatiḥ

29. Indra, the husband of Śacī, being pleased, granted to Nala direct vision [of the gods] in a ritual (yajña) and an unsurpassed, auspicious destiny.

29. שַׁקְרַה, בעלה של שַׁצ׳ִי, מרוצה, העניק לנַישַׁדְהַא את היכולת לראות את האל בגלוי בטקס הוֵדִי (יַגְיַה), ואת הדרך העליונה והמבורכת.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रत्यक्षदर्शनम् (pratyakṣadarśanam) - direct vision [of the gods] (direct perception, direct vision)

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in a ritual (yajña), in a sacrifice

• गतिम् (gatim) - movement, path, destination, state, destiny

• च (ca) - and

• अनुत्तमाम् (anuttamām) - unsurpassed, supreme, highest

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, good

• नैषधाय (naiṣadhāya) - to Nala, to the king of Niṣadha

• ददौ (dadau) - he gave, he granted

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (epithet meaning 'mighty')

• प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - being pleased, delighting

• शचीपतिः (śacīpatiḥ) - Indra (as the husband of Śacī) (husband of Śacī, Lord of Śacī)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रत्यक्षदर्शनम् (pratyakṣadarśanam) - direct vision [of the gods] (direct perception, direct vision)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣadarśana

pratyakṣadarśana - direct perception, intuitive cognition, seeing with one's own eyes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratyakṣa+darśana)

• pratyakṣa – perceptible, direct, evident, before the eyes
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – seeing, sight, vision, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  Derived from root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `ana`.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: One of the boons given by Indra.

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in a ritual (yajña), in a sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, offering, worship, ritual

Derived from root `yaj` (to sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

गतिम् (gatim) - movement, path, destination, state, destiny

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, way, path, destination, condition, state, destiny

Action noun

Derived from root `gam` (to go) with suffix `ti`.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Another boon given.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अनुत्तमाम् (anuttamām) - unsurpassed, supreme, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, best, highest, supreme

Negation `an` + `uttama` (best).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of `ud` (up) or `ut`.

Note: Qualifies `gatim`.

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, good

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, bright, good, fortunate

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `gatim`.

नैषधाय (naiṣadhāya) - to Nala, to the king of Niṣadha

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of naiṣadha

naiṣadha - king of Niṣadha, Nala

Note: Recipient of the boon.

ददौ (dadau) - he gave, he granted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Perfect tense 3rd person singular active.

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (epithet meaning 'mighty')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - mighty, powerful; an epithet of Indra

Note: Subject of `dadau`.

प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - being pleased, delighting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīyamāṇa

prīyamāṇa - being pleased, gladdening, delighting

Present Middle Participle

From root `prī` (to please, to gladden) with middle participle suffix `śānac`.

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Qualifies `śakraḥ` and `śacīpatiḥ`.

शचीपतिः (śacīpatiḥ) - Indra (as the husband of Śacī) (husband of Śacī, Lord of Śacī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śacīpati

śacīpati - husband of Śacī, Lord of Śacī (Indra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śacī+pati)

• śacī – Śacī (Indra's wife), power, strength
  proper noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Epithet of Indra, subject of `dadau`.

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