महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-14

द्रोण उवाच ।
यदेव प्रथमं वाक्यं भीष्मः शांतनवोऽब्रवीत् ।
तेनैवाहं प्रसन्नो वै परमत्र विधीयताम् ॥१४॥

14. droṇa uvāca ,
yadeva prathamaṁ vākyaṁ bhīṣmaḥ śāṁtanavo'bravīt ,
tenaivāhaṁ prasanno vai paramatra vidhīyatām.

14. droṇaḥ uvāca yat eva prathamam vākyam bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ
abravīt tena eva aham prasannaḥ vai param atra vidhīyatām

14. Droṇa said: Indeed, I am pleased by that very first statement which Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu (śāntanava), uttered. Now, let the highest (parama) be done in this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Refers to Bhīṣma. (son of Śāntanu, descendant of Śāntanu)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• तेन (tena) - Refers to 'vākyam' (statement), meaning 'by that statement'. (by that, with that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• अहम् (aham) - Refers to Droṇa. (I)

• प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, delighted, clear, gracious

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• परम् (param) - Refers to the most important thing or the next step to be taken. (highest, best, supreme)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be established, let it be made, let it be done

Words meanings and morphology

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Name of the preceptor of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas, a master of archery

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, earliest, chief, prime

Superlative form from pra.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, speech, word

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement, declaration

From √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Name of a prominent warrior and patriarch in the Mahābhārata, son of Śāntanu and Gaṅgā

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Refers to Bhīṣma. (son of Śāntanu, descendant of Śāntanu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Śāntanu, son of Śāntanu

Patronymic from Śāntanu.

Note: Appositive to 'bhīṣmaḥ'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active of √brū (class 2), with augment 'a-'.

Root: brū (class 2)

तेन (tena) - Refers to 'vākyam' (statement), meaning 'by that statement'. (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, referring to something previously mentioned or understood

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - Refers to Droṇa. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'am'.

प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased, delighted, clear, gracious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - pleased, clear, calm, gracious, propitiated, serene

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of pra-√sad (to be clear, be pleased)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - Refers to the most important thing or the next step to be taken. (highest, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best, most excellent

Superlative of para (other, further).

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be established, let it be made, let it be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of vidhā

imperative passive

3rd person singular imperative passive of vi-√dhā (class 3)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)