महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-17

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
स तत्र नर्मसंयुक्तमकरोत्पाण्डवो बहु ।
उत्तरायाः प्रमुखतः सर्वं जानन्नरिंदम ॥१७॥

17. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
sa tatra narmasaṁyuktamakarotpāṇḍavo bahu ,
uttarāyāḥ pramukhataḥ sarvaṁ jānannariṁdama.

17. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca | sa tatra narmasaṃyuktam akarot
pāṇḍavaḥ bahu | uttarāyāḥ pramukhataḥ sarvam jānann arimdam

17. Vaiśampāyana said: "There, the son of Pāṇḍu, Arjuna, knowing everything and facing Uttara, performed many playful (narmasaṃyukta) actions."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स (sa) - He (Arjuna) (he, that)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• नर्मसंयुक्तम् (narmasaṁyuktam) - playful actions/gestures (connected with sport/jest, playful)

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made, he performed

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pāṇḍu)

• बहु (bahu) - many (playful actions) (much, many, abundant)

• उत्तरायाः (uttarāyāḥ) - of Princess Uttara (of Uttara, from Uttara)

• प्रमुखतः (pramukhataḥ) - in front of, facing, in the presence of

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (about the situation) (all, everything, whole)

• जानन्न् (jānann) - knowing, while knowing

• अरिम्दम् (arimdam) - Arjuna, the subduer of enemies (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular, root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

स (sa) - He (Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Referring to Arjuna.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

नर्मसंयुक्तम् (narmasaṁyuktam) - playful actions/gestures (connected with sport/jest, playful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of narmasaṃyukta

narmasaṁyukta - connected with jest or sport, sportive, playful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (narma+saṃyukta)

• narma – jest, sport, play, amusement
  noun (neuter)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, associated, united
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root yuj with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies implied kriyaṃ (action) or bhāvam (behavior).

अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made, he performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 3rd person singular, root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Taddhita derivation from Pāṇḍu

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

बहु (bahu) - many (playful actions) (much, many, abundant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous, abundant

Note: Modifies the implied object of `akarot`.

उत्तरायाः (uttarāyāḥ) - of Princess Uttara (of Uttara, from Uttara)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of uttarā

uttarā - Uttara (a proper name, Princess Uttara); northern; later; upper

प्रमुखतः (pramukhataḥ) - in front of, facing, in the presence of

(indeclinable)

derived from prāmukha (facing, being at the head) + suffix tas

Prefix: pra

Root: mukh

Note: Indicates location or presence.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (about the situation) (all, everything, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Functions as direct object of 'knowing'.

जानन्न् (jānann) - knowing, while knowing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānāt

jānāt - knowing, one who knows

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root jñā (to know), nominative singular masculine

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'pāṇḍavaḥ'.

अरिम्दम् (arimdam) - Arjuna, the subduer of enemies (subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arindama

arindama - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming, controlling
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root dam (to tame, control)
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Epithet, agrees with 'pāṇḍavaḥ'.