महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-67, verse-3

प्रियो बहुमतश्चाहं नर्तको गीतकोविदः ।
आचार्यवच्च मां नित्यं मन्यते दुहिता तव ॥३॥

3. priyo bahumataścāhaṁ nartako gītakovidaḥ ,
ācāryavacca māṁ nityaṁ manyate duhitā tava.

3. priyaḥ bahumataḥ ca aham nartakaḥ gītakovidaḥ
ācāryavat ca mām nityam manyate duhitā tava

3. I am dear and highly esteemed, a dancer and an expert in singing. Your daughter always regards me like a teacher.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, liked

• बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed, much regarded, highly thought of

• च (ca) - and, also

• अहम् (aham) - I

• नर्तकः (nartakaḥ) - dancer, actor

• गीतकोविदः (gītakovidaḥ) - expert in singing, skilled in music

• आचार्यवत् (ācāryavat) - like a teacher, as a preceptor

• च (ca) - and, also

• माम् (mām) - me

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• मन्यते (manyate) - considers, thinks, believes

• दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

• तव (tava) - your

Words meanings and morphology

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, liked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, liked, agreeable

Root: prī (class 9)

बहुमतः (bahumataḥ) - highly esteemed, much regarded, highly thought of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahumata

bahumata - highly esteemed, much regarded, approved of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'bahu' (much) and 'mata' (thought, opinion, pp. of 'man').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+mata)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• mata – thought, opinion, esteemed, approved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'man' (to think, believe).
  Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, ego, self

First person singular pronoun.

नर्तकः (nartakaḥ) - dancer, actor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nartaka

nartaka - dancer, actor

agent noun

Derived from root 'nṛt' (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

गीतकोविदः (gītakovidaḥ) - expert in singing, skilled in music

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gītakovida

gītakovida - expert in singing, skilled in music

Compound type : tatpurusha (gīta+kovida)

• gīta – song, sung, music
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gai' (to sing).
  Root: gai (class 1)
• kovida – skilled, expert, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

आचार्यवत् (ācāryavat) - like a teacher, as a preceptor

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'ācārya' (teacher) with the suffix '-vat' (like).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, ego, self

First person singular pronoun.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of 'nitya' used as an adverb.

मन्यते (manyate) - considers, thinks, believes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duhity

duhity - daughter

Vedic origin, possibly from root 'duh' (to milk), meaning 'one who milks'.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

Second person singular pronoun, genitive case.