महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-176, verse-23

परमं कथ्यतां चेति तां रामः प्रत्यभाषत ।
ततः साभ्यगमद्रामं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् ॥२३॥

23. paramaṁ kathyatāṁ ceti tāṁ rāmaḥ pratyabhāṣata ,
tataḥ sābhyagamadrāmaṁ jvalantamiva pāvakam.

23. paramam kathyatām ca iti tām rāmaḥ pratyabhāṣata
tataḥ sā abhyagamat rāmam jvalantam iva pāvakam

23. rāmaḥ tām "paramam ca iti kathyatām" pratyabhāṣata.
tataḥ sā jvalantam pāvakam iva rāmam abhyagamat

23. “Let the most important thing be told,” thus Rāma replied to her. Then she approached Rāma, who was blazing like fire.

Words meanings summery:

• परमम् (paramam) - most important, highest, supreme thing

• कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told, let it be spoken

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

• ताम् (tām) - to her, that (feminine singular accusative)

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - he replied, spoke in return

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• सा (sā) - she

• अभ्यगमत् (abhyagamat) - she approached, went towards

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

• ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, glowing

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, blazing

Words meanings and morphology

परमम् (paramam) - most important, highest, supreme thing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, chief

Superlative form of 'para' (other, distant).

Note: Used here as a substantive (noun) or adverbially.

कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told, let it be spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kath

Derived from root 'kṛt' (to praise, explain).

Root: kath (class 10)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - to her, that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - he replied, spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pratibhāṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb derived from 'tad' with suffix -tas.

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

अभ्यगमत् (abhyagamat) - she approached, went towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abhigam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing, shining, glowing

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalant

jvalant - blazing, glowing, shining

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'jval' (to blaze, shine).

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmam'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire, blazing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifying, bright

Derived from root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)