महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-18, verse-28

सहदेवं हि मे वीरं नित्यमार्या प्रशंसति ।
महाभिजनसंपन्नो वृत्तवाञ्शीलवानिति ॥२८॥

28. sahadevaṁ hi me vīraṁ nityamāryā praśaṁsati ,
mahābhijanasaṁpanno vṛttavāñśīlavāniti.

28. sahadevam hi me vīram nityam āryā praśaṃsati
| mahābhijanasampannaḥ vṛttavān śīlavān iti

28. Indeed, the noble lady (Kuntī) always praises my heroic Sahadeva, saying that he is endowed with great lineage, of good conduct, and virtuous.

Words meanings summery:

• सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मे (me) - my, of me

• वीरम् (vīram) - heroic, brave one

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• आर्या (āryā) - Refers to Kuntī or another respected elder lady. (the noble lady)

• प्रशंसति (praśaṁsati) - praises, eulogizes

• महाभिजनसम्पन्नः (mahābhijanasampannaḥ) - endowed with great lineage, possessing noble birth

• वृत्तवान् (vṛttavān) - of good conduct, of good character

• शीलवान् (śīlavān) - virtuous, of good disposition

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

Words meanings and morphology

सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (name of the youngest Pāṇḍava)

Note: Object of praśaṃsati.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive, modifying Sahadeva.

वीरम् (vīram) - heroic, brave one

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty

Note: Adjective modifying Sahadeva.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies praśaṃsati.

आर्या (āryā) - Refers to Kuntī or another respected elder lady. (the noble lady)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āryā

āryā - noble lady, respectable lady (feminine of ārya)

Note: Subject of praśaṃsati.

प्रशंसति (praśaṁsati) - praises, eulogizes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √śaṃs

present tense

Conjugation of √śaṃs with upasarga pra- in present indicative.

Prefix: pra

Root: √śaṃs (class 1)

महाभिजनसम्पन्नः (mahābhijanasampannaḥ) - endowed with great lineage, possessing noble birth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhijanasampanna

mahābhijanasampanna - endowed with great lineage/noble birth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+abhijana+sampanna)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• abhijana – lineage, noble birth, family
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed with, accomplished, complete, rich
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pad (to go, fall) with upasarga sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √pad (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for Sahadeva (implied).

वृत्तवान् (vṛttavān) - of good conduct, of good character

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛttavat

vṛttavat - possessing good conduct/character, well-behaved

possessive suffix

Derived from vṛtta (conduct, character) with possessive suffix -vat.

Note: Predicate adjective for Sahadeva (implied).

शीलवान् (śīlavān) - virtuous, of good disposition

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śīlavat

śīlavat - possessing good qualities/disposition, virtuous, well-behaved

possessive suffix

Derived from śīla (character, virtue) with possessive suffix -vat.

Note: Predicate adjective for Sahadeva (implied).

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quotation.