महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-185, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततो रात्र्यां व्यतीतायां प्रतिबुद्धोऽस्मि भारत ।
तं च संचिन्त्य वै स्वप्नमवापं हर्षमुत्तमम् ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tato rātryāṁ vyatītāyāṁ pratibuddho'smi bhārata ,
taṁ ca saṁcintya vai svapnamavāpaṁ harṣamuttamam.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | tataḥ rātryām vyatītāyām pratibuddhaḥ asmi
bhārata | taṃ ca saṃcintya vai svapnam avāpam harṣam uttamam

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca: bhārata,
tataḥ rātryām vyatītāyām (satyāṃ),
aham pratibuddhaḥ asmi ca taṃ svapnam saṃcintya,
vai uttamam harṣam avāpam

1. Bhishma said: O descendant of Bharata, after that night had passed, I awoke. And reflecting upon that dream, I experienced the greatest joy.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (a character in the Mahabharata) (Bhishma (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said, he spoke)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore, after that)

• रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - in the night (in the night, at night)

• व्यतीतायाम् (vyatītāyām) - having passed (having passed, elapsed)

• प्रतिबुद्धः (pratibuddhaḥ) - I awoke (awakened, aroused)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am (connecting to the participle pratibuddhaḥ to form 'I awoke') (I am)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressed by Bhishma, likely to Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)

• तं (taṁ) - that (referring to the dream) (that, him)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected upon (having pondered, having thought, having considered)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• स्वप्नम् (svapnam) - dream (dream, sleep)

• अवापम् (avāpam) - I obtained/experienced (I obtained, I reached, I received)

• हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy (joy, delight, elation)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme (highest, supreme, best)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (a character in the Mahabharata) (Bhishma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'terrible', 'awe-inspiring')

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense (lit.)

root √vac (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore, after that)

(indeclinable)

an adverbial derivative of tad (that).

रात्र्याम् (rātryām) - in the night (in the night, at night)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

i-stem noun.

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

व्यतीतायाम् (vyatītāyām) - having passed (having passed, elapsed)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of vyatīta

vyatīta - passed, gone by, elapsed, over

past passive participle

derived from root √i (to go) with prefixes vi- and ati-.

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: i (class 2)

प्रतिबुद्धः (pratibuddhaḥ) - I awoke (awakened, aroused)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibuddha

pratibuddha - awakened, aroused, knowing, intelligent

past passive participle

derived from root √budh (to wake, know) with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Used as predicate with asmi.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am (connecting to the participle pratibuddhaḥ to form 'I awoke') (I am)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense

root √as (to be), present tense, 1st person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (addressed by Bhishma, likely to Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Indian)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian

Patronymic from Bharata.

तं (taṁ) - that (referring to the dream) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected upon (having pondered, having thought, having considered)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

derived from root √cit (to perceive, know) with prefix sam-, and special absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 10)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

particle, often used for emphasis.

स्वप्नम् (svapnam) - dream (dream, sleep)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream, dreaming, a dream

Derived from root √svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 1)

Note: Object of saṃcintya.

अवापम् (avāpam) - I obtained/experienced (I obtained, I reached, I received)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of āp

imperfect tense

root √āp (to obtain), imperfect tense, 1st person singular. The a- prefix is the augment for imperfect.

Root: āp (class 5)

हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy (joy, delight, elation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, pleasure, thrill, excitement

Derived from root √hṛṣ (to be excited, rejoice).

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of avāpam.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme (highest, supreme, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent, chief

Superlative degree of ud (up/out).

Note: Qualifies harṣam.