महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-12, verse-27

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शल्य उवाच ।
ततस्तेन तथोक्ते तु प्रीता देवास्तमब्रुवन् ।
ब्रह्मन्साध्विदमुक्तं ते हितं सर्वदिवौकसाम् ।
एवमेतद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ देवी चेयं प्रसाद्यताम् ॥२७॥

27. śalya uvāca ,
tatastena tathokte tu prītā devāstamabruvan ,
brahmansādhvidamuktaṁ te hitaṁ sarvadivaukasām ,
evametaddvijaśreṣṭha devī ceyaṁ prasādyatām.

27. śalyaḥ uvāca tataḥ tena tathā ukte tu
prītāḥ devāḥ tam abruvan brahman sādhu idam
uktam te hitam sarvadivaukasām evam etat
dvijaśreṣṭha devī ca iyam prasādyatām

27. Śalya said: "Then, when he had spoken thus, the pleased gods addressed him: 'O Brāhmaṇa, what you have said is excellent and beneficial to all the inhabitants of heaven. Therefore, O best of the twice-born (dvija), this goddess should indeed be appeased.'"

Words meanings summery:

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शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

तेन (tena) - by him (the speaker, possibly Upagāyana) (by him, by that)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

उक्ते (ukte) - when it had been spoken (by him) (when spoken, in what has been said)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased, satisfied

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

तम् (tam) - him (the speaker, who just spoke) (him, that)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa (addressing the speaker) (O Brāhmaṇa, O holy one)

साधु (sādhu) - good, excellent, well

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what was just said) (this)

उक्तम् (uktam) - what has been said (spoken, said)

ते (te) - by you (referring to the speaker, in instrumental sense with PPP) (by you, to you, your)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, good, welfare)

सर्वदिवौकसाम् (sarvadivaukasām) - of all the dwellers of heaven

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

एतत् (etat) - this

द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of the Brāhmaṇas (addressing the speaker) (O best of the twice-born)

देवी (devī) - Indrāṇī (implied) (goddess)

च (ca) - and, also

इयम् (iyam) - this (goddess, i.e., Indrāṇī) (this (feminine))

प्रसाद्यताम् (prasādyatām) - may she be appeased, she should be appeased

Words meanings and morphology

शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (a king's name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Root 'vac' (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him (the speaker, possibly Upagāyana) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - when it had been spoken (by him) (when spoken, in what has been said)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

From root 'prī' (to please)

Root: prī (class 4)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, divine being

तम् (tam) - him (the speaker, who just spoke) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū/vac

imperfect active

From root 'brū' (or 'vac') in imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root: brū (class 2)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa (addressing the speaker) (O Brāhmaṇa, O holy one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brāhmaṇa, priest, sacred knowledge, Brahman

साधु (sādhu) - good, excellent, well

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what was just said) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

उक्तम् (uktam) - what has been said (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

ते (te) - by you (referring to the speaker, in instrumental sense with PPP) (by you, to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form, used in sense of agent with past passive participle.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, good, welfare)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, placed, done

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place, do, hold)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'idam uktam'.

सर्वदिवौकसाम् (sarvadivaukasām) - of all the dwellers of heaven

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadivaukas

sarvadivaukas - all the dwellers of heaven

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+divaukas)

sarva – all, every
pronoun (masculine)
divaukas – dweller of heaven, deity
noun (masculine)
Compound of 'diva' (heaven) and 'okas' (dwelling)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this

द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of the Brāhmaṇas (addressing the speaker) (O best of the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+śreṣṭha)

dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, or bird, tooth)
noun (masculine)
śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative form of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy)

देवी (devī) - Indrāṇī (implied) (goddess)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady

Note: Refers to Indrāṇī.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this (goddess, i.e., Indrāṇī) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Feminine form of 'idam'.