महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-1, verse-9

कथान्तमासाद्य च माधवेन संघट्टिताः पाण्डवकार्यहेतोः ।
ते राजसिंहाः सहिता ह्यशृण्वन्वाक्यं महार्थं च महोदयं च ॥९॥

9. kathāntamāsādya ca mādhavena; saṁghaṭṭitāḥ pāṇḍavakāryahetoḥ ,
te rājasiṁhāḥ sahitā hyaśṛṇva;nvākyaṁ mahārthaṁ ca mahodayaṁ ca.

9. kathāntam āsādya ca mādhavena
saṃghaṭṭitāḥ pāṇḍavakāryahetoḥ te
rājasiṃhāḥ sahitāḥ hi aśṛṇvan
vākyam mahārtham ca mahodayam ca

9. Having reached the conclusion of the discussions, and being assembled by Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas' cause, those lion-like kings, gathered together, indeed listened to words that were profoundly meaningful and promised great prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• कथान्तम् (kathāntam) - end of the story, end of the narrative, end of the discussion

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having attained

• च (ca) - and, also

• माधवेन (mādhavena) - by Kṛṣṇa (by Mādhava, by Kṛṣṇa)

• संघट्टिताः (saṁghaṭṭitāḥ) - assembled, brought together, gathered

• पाण्डवकार्यहेतोः (pāṇḍavakāryahetoḥ) - for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas' cause, for the purpose of the Pāṇḍavas' work

• ते (te) - those

• राजसिंहाः (rājasiṁhāḥ) - lion-like kings, best of kings

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - gathered, united, accompanied

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अशृण्वन् (aśṛṇvan) - they heard, they listened

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

• महार्थम् (mahārtham) - profoundly meaningful (of great meaning, significant, important)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महोदयम् (mahodayam) - promising great prosperity (of great prosperity, leading to great upliftment)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

कथान्तम् (kathāntam) - end of the story, end of the narrative, end of the discussion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kathānta

kathānta - end of a story, conclusion of a narrative

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+anta)

• kathā – story, narrative, discourse
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained, having attained

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'sad' (to sit, to go) with upasarga 'ā' and suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

माधवेन (mādhavena) - by Kṛṣṇa (by Mādhava, by Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu; Kṛṣṇa; spring-like

संघट्टिताः (saṁghaṭṭitāḥ) - assembled, brought together, gathered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃghaṭṭita

saṁghaṭṭita - assembled, brought together, joined, united

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ghaṭṭ' (to move, to join) with upasarga 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: ghaṭṭ (class 1)

पाण्डवकार्यहेतोः (pāṇḍavakāryahetoḥ) - for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas' cause, for the purpose of the Pāṇḍavas' work

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍavakāryahetu

pāṇḍavakāryahetu - reason/cause for the Pāṇḍavas' affair/task

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍava+kārya+hetu)

• pāṇḍava – descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu
  proper noun (masculine)
• kārya – work, task, business, cause
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + -ya suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

Note: The word 'hetu' when used in the ablative or genitive can function as an indeclinable meaning 'for the sake of' or 'because of'. Here it's a genitive form (-oḥ) of the 'u-stem' noun 'hetu'.

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the kings.

राजसिंहाः (rājasiṁhāḥ) - lion-like kings, best of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājasiṃha

rājasiṁha - lion of kings, best king (figurative)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+siṃha)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - gathered, united, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, together with, united, gathered

Past Passive Participle

Often formed with `sa` (with) + `hita` (placed, from root `dhā`).

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'rājasiṃhāḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

अशृण्वन् (aśṛṇvan) - they heard, they listened

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śru

imperfect active

3rd person plural, imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, words, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

महार्थम् (mahārtham) - profoundly meaningful (of great meaning, significant, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahārtha

mahārtha - having great meaning, very important, weighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+artha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महोदयम् (mahodayam) - promising great prosperity (of great prosperity, leading to great upliftment)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahodaya

mahodaya - great prosperity, great rise, great welfare

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+udaya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• udaya – rise, prosperity, emergence, welfare
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)