महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-187, verse-12

ततोऽहं रथमारुह्य स्तूयमानो द्विजातिभिः ।
प्रविश्य नगरं मात्रे सत्यवत्यै न्यवेदयम् ।
यथावृत्तं महाराज सा च मां प्रत्यनन्दत ॥१२॥

12. tato'haṁ rathamāruhya stūyamāno dvijātibhiḥ ,
praviśya nagaraṁ mātre satyavatyai nyavedayam ,
yathāvṛttaṁ mahārāja sā ca māṁ pratyanandata.

12. tataḥ aham ratham āruhya stūyamānaḥ
dvijātibhiḥ praviśya nagaram mātre
satyavatyai nyavedayam yathāvṛttam
mahārāja sā ca mām pratyanandata

12. mahārāja tataḥ aham ratham āruhya
dvijātibhiḥ stūyamānaḥ nagaram
praviśya mātre satyavatyai yathāvṛttam
nyavedayam ca sā mām pratyanandata

12. O great king, then I, having mounted my chariot and being praised by the twice-born (dvijāti), entered the city and reported to my mother Satyavatī exactly what had happened. And she, in turn, rejoiced at my return.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Bhishma) (I)

• रथम् (ratham) - the chariot (chariot)

• आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted (the chariot) (having mounted, having ascended)

• स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised (by the dvijāti) (being praised)

• द्विजातिभिः (dvijātibhiḥ) - by the Brahmins (dvijāti) (by the twice-born)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered (the city) (having entered)

• नगरम् (nagaram) - the city (Hastinapura) (city, town)

• मात्रे (mātre) - to my mother (to the mother)

• सत्यवत्यै (satyavatyai) - to Satyavatī (Bhishma's stepmother) (to Satyavatī)

• न्यवेदयम् (nyavedayam) - I (Bhishma) reported (I reported, I informed)

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - exactly what had happened (as it happened, the events as they occurred)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Dhritarashtra (O great king)

• सा (sā) - she (Satyavatī) (she)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• माम् (mām) - me (Bhishma) (me)

• प्रत्यनन्दत (pratyanandata) - she welcomed (me) (she rejoiced at, she welcomed)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tad'

अहम् (aham) - I (Bhishma) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

रथम् (ratham) - the chariot (chariot)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted (the chariot) (having mounted, having ascended)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root ruh (to ascend) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised (by the dvijāti) (being praised)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stūyamāna

stūyamāna - being praised

Present Passive Participle

From root stu (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with "aham".

द्विजातिभिः (dvijātibhiḥ) - by the Brahmins (dvijāti) (by the twice-born)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born (a member of the first three varṇas: Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, but often specifically Brāhmaṇa); a bird; a tooth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin, species, caste
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered (the city) (having entered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root viś (to enter) with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

नगरम् (nagaram) - the city (Hastinapura) (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Object of 'praviśya'.

मात्रे (mātre) - to my mother (to the mother)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Co-refers with Satyavatyai.

सत्यवत्यै (satyavatyai) - to Satyavatī (Bhishma's stepmother) (to Satyavatī)

(proper noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of satyavatī

satyavatī - Satyavatī (name of a queen, mother of Vyāsa and grandmother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu)

Note: Refers to Bhishma's stepmother.

न्यवेदयम् (nyavedayam) - I (Bhishma) reported (I reported, I informed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

1st person singular, Imperfect tense, active voice, causative of root vid (to know)

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Causative verb.

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - exactly what had happened (as it happened, the events as they occurred)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathāvṛtta

yathāvṛtta - as it happened, according to what occurred

Past Passive Participle

From yathā (as) + vṛtta (occurred)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, conducted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to happen)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Here used as a noun, meaning 'the incident'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Dhritarashtra (O great king)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Dhritarashtra.

सा (sā) - she (Satyavatī) (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to Satyavatī.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (Bhishma) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Object of 'pratyanandata'.

प्रत्यनन्दत (pratyanandata) - she welcomed (me) (she rejoiced at, she welcomed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratyanand

Imperfect Middle

3rd person singular, Imperfect tense, middle voice, from root nand (to rejoice) with upasarga prati and anu

Prefixes: prati+anu

Root: nand (class 1)