महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-63, verse-38

इत्युक्तः कुपितो राजा मत्स्यः पाण्डवमब्रवीत् ।
समं पुत्रेण मे षण्ढं ब्रह्मबन्धो प्रशंससि ॥३८॥

38. ityuktaḥ kupito rājā matsyaḥ pāṇḍavamabravīt ,
samaṁ putreṇa me ṣaṇḍhaṁ brahmabandho praśaṁsasi.

38. iti uktaḥ kupitaḥ rājā matsyaḥ pāṇḍavam abravīt |
samam putreṇa me ṣaṇḍham brahmabandho praśaṃsasi

38. Having been thus spoken to, the enraged King Virāṭa (Matsya) said to the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira), "O unworthy Brahmin (brahmabandhu)! You praise a eunuch equally with my son!"

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken

• कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angered, enraged

• राजा (rājā) - King Virāṭa (king, ruler)

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - King Virāṭa (fish, King of Matsya kingdom (Virāṭa))

• पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - to Yudhiṣṭhira (to the son of Pāṇḍu, to a Pāṇḍava)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• समम् (samam) - equally, together with, like

• पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with my son, Uttara (by the son, with the son)

• मे (me) - my (son) (my, by me, to me)

• षण्ढम् (ṣaṇḍham) - Bṛhannalā (Arjuna) (eunuch, impotent one)

• ब्रह्मबन्धो (brahmabandho) - O unworthy Brahmin, O mere kin of Brahmins

• प्रशंससि (praśaṁsasi) - you praise, you laud

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā'.

कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - angered, enraged

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kupita

kupita - angered, enraged, furious

Past Passive Participle

from root kup (to be angry)

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - King Virāṭa (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - King Virāṭa (fish, King of Matsya kingdom (Virāṭa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish; name of a kingdom/people, name of King Virāṭa

Note: Appositive to 'rājā'.

पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - to Yudhiṣṭhira (to the son of Pāṇḍu, to a Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Imperfect Active

from root vac, Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

समम् (samam) - equally, together with, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental 'putreṇa'.

पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with my son, Uttara (by the son, with the son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

मे (me) - my (son) (my, by me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form.

षण्ढम् (ṣaṇḍham) - Bṛhannalā (Arjuna) (eunuch, impotent one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṣaṇḍha

ṣaṇḍha - eunuch, impotent, hermaphrodite

Note: Object of praise. Refers to Bṛhannalā.

ब्रह्मबन्धो (brahmabandho) - O unworthy Brahmin, O mere kin of Brahmins

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahmabandhu

brahmabandhu - a kinsman of Brahmins, one who is a Brahmin by birth only and not by conduct, an unworthy Brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahma+bandhu)

• brahma – brahmin, sacred knowledge
  noun (neuter)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)

Note: An insult used by King Virāṭa for Yudhiṣṭhira.

प्रशंससि (praśaṁsasi) - you praise, you laud

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of praśaṃs

Present Active

from root śaṃs with upasarga pra, Present tense, 2nd person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)