महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-31

बाढमित्येव ऋषयस्तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ ।
एवं कृते तु संधाने वृत्रः प्रमुदितोऽभवत् ॥३१॥

31. bāḍhamityeva ṛṣayastamūcurbharatarṣabha ,
evaṁ kṛte tu saṁdhāne vṛtraḥ pramudito'bhavat.

31. bāḍham iti eva ṛṣayaḥ tam ūcuḥ bharata-ṛṣabha |
evam kṛte tu sandhāne vṛtraḥ pramuditaḥ abhavat

31. The sages (ṛṣi) replied to him, 'So be it!' (bāḍham), O bull of the Bhāratas (bharatarṣabha). And when the pact (sandhi) was thus made, Vṛtra became greatly delighted.

31. החוזים אמרו לו, אכן כן, הו דגול בני בְּהַרַטַה. וכשנערך ההסכם, וְרְטְרַה שמח מאוד.

Words meanings summery:

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - 'So be it!' (as an agreement) (yes, indeed, truly, alright, so be it)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so, indicating direct speech or enumeration)

• एव (eva) - emphatic, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (ṛṣi) (sages, seers)

• तम् (tam) - him (Vṛtra) (him, that)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they replied (they said, they spoke, they told)

• भरत-ऋषभ (bharata-ṛṣabha) - O bull of the Bhāratas (bharatarṣabha) (an address to a king/hero in the Mahabharata) (O best of Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, so, in this manner)

• कृते (kṛte) - when made, upon completion (when done, when made, when accomplished)

• तु (tu) - and, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, and)

• सन्धाने (sandhāne) - when the pact (sandhi) was made (in the union, in the pact, when the pact was made)

• वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (Vṛtra (name of an Asura))

• प्रमुदितः (pramuditaḥ) - greatly delighted (delighted, greatly pleased, joyful)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

Words meanings and morphology

बाढम् (bāḍham) - 'So be it!' (as an agreement) (yes, indeed, truly, alright, so be it)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as direct speech.

इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so, indicating direct speech or enumeration)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphatic, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (ṛṣi) (sages, seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic hymn composer

Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.

तम् (tam) - him (Vṛtra) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

masculine accusative singular

Note: Object of 'ūcuḥ'.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they replied (they said, they spoke, they told)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative (root reduplication)

3rd person plural, parasmaipada. Irregular perfect form from 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

भरत-ऋषभ (bharata-ṛṣabha) - O bull of the Bhāratas (bharatarṣabha) (an address to a king/hero in the Mahabharata) (O best of Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharata-ṛṣabha

bharata-ṛṣabha - chief of Bharatas, bull of Bharatas (an epithet for a great warrior or king in the Bharata lineage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, eminent
  noun (masculine)

Note: This is a vocative address to a narrator or listener, a common trope in epic poetry.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'kṛte'.

कृते (kṛte) - when made, upon completion (when done, when made, when accomplished)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix '-ta'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'sandhāne'.

तु (tu) - and, indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

सन्धाने (sandhāne) - when the pact (sandhi) was made (in the union, in the pact, when the pact was made)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sandhāna

sandhāna - union, conjunction, making peace, establishing, setting

From 'sam' (together) + root 'dhā' (to place) + suffix '-ana'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'kṛte'.

वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (Vṛtra (name of an Asura))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vṛtra (name of a Vedic demon, adversary of Indra), coverer, obstructor

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

प्रमुदितः (pramuditaḥ) - greatly delighted (delighted, greatly pleased, joyful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramudita

pramudita - delighted, greatly pleased, joyful, glad

Past Passive Participle

From 'pra' (forth, greatly) + root 'mud' (to rejoice) + suffix '-ita'.

Prefix: pra

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'Vṛtraḥ'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he became, he was)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Formed with augment 'a-'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

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