महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-8, verse-10

पप्रच्छ स ततः प्रेष्यान्प्रहृष्टः क्षत्रियर्षभः ।
युधिष्ठिरस्य पुरुषाः के नु चक्रुः सभा इमाः ।
आनीयन्तां सभाकाराः प्रदेयार्हा हि मे मताः ॥१०॥

10. papraccha sa tataḥ preṣyānprahṛṣṭaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ ,
yudhiṣṭhirasya puruṣāḥ ke nu cakruḥ sabhā imāḥ ,
ānīyantāṁ sabhākārāḥ pradeyārhā hi me matāḥ.

10. papraccha sa tataḥ preṣyān prahr̥ṣṭaḥ
kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ yudhiṣṭhirasya
puruṣāḥ ke nu cakruḥ sabhāḥ imāḥ ānīyantām
sabhākārāḥ pradeyārhāḥ hi me matāḥ

10. Then, that greatly pleased chief among kṣatriyas asked his servants: 'Who indeed built these halls of Yudhishthira? Let those who built these halls be brought, for I consider them truly worthy of gifts.'

Words meanings summery:

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

• स (sa) - he, that

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - servants, messengers, attendants

• प्रह्र्̥ष्टः (prahr̥ṣṭaḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

• क्षत्रियर्षभः (kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ) - chief among kṣatriyas, best of kṣatriyas

• युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons, beings (puruṣa)

• के (ke) - who (plural), which

• नु (nu) - indeed, pray, now

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did, they performed

• सभाः (sabhāḥ) - halls, assemblies

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• आनीयन्ताम् (ānīyantām) - let them be brought

• सभाकाराः (sabhākārāḥ) - hall-makers, hall-builders

• प्रदेयार्हाः (pradeyārhāḥ) - worthy of being given, worthy of gifts

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• मे (me) - by me, to me, for me

• मताः (matāḥ) - considered, thought, opined

Words meanings and morphology

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of prach

Perfect tense (liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: prach (class 6)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to 'tad'

Note: Adverb of time.

प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - servants, messengers, attendants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of preṣya

preṣya - servant, messenger, one to be sent

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From pra + iṣ (to send) + ya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of 'papraccha'.

प्रह्र्̥ष्टः (prahr̥ṣṭaḥ) - delighted, joyful, pleased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahr̥ṣṭa

prahr̥ṣṭa - delighted, joyful, pleased

Past Passive Participle

From pra + hr̥ṣ (to be pleased) + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: hr̥ṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sa'.

क्षत्रियर्षभः (kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ) - chief among kṣatriyas, best of kṣatriyas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyarṣabha

kṣatriyarṣabha - chief among kṣatriyas, bull-like kṣatriya (metaphor for excellence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)

• kṣatriya – warrior, of the kṣatriya caste
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sa'.

युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, 'steady in battle')

Note: Possessive, related to 'puruṣāḥ'.

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons, beings (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, being, cosmic person

Note: Subject of 'cakruḥ'.

के (ke) - who (plural), which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun, agrees with 'puruṣāḥ'.

नु (nu) - indeed, pray, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did, they performed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of kr̥

Perfect tense (liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural

Root: kr̥ (class 8)

सभाः (sabhāḥ) - halls, assemblies

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sabhā

sabhā - assembly hall, council, assembly

Note: Object of 'cakruḥ'.

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with 'sabhāḥ'.

आनीयन्ताम् (ānīyantām) - let them be brought

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperative (loṭ) of ānī

Imperative, Atmanepada, 3rd person plural (Passive) from root 'nī' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

सभाकाराः (sabhākārāḥ) - hall-makers, hall-builders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sabhākāra

sabhākāra - builder of halls, maker of assemblies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sabhā+kāra)

• sabhā – assembly hall, council
  noun (feminine)
• kāra – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root kr̥ + aṇ suffix
  Root: kr̥ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the implied passive verb 'let them be brought'.

प्रदेयार्हाः (pradeyārhāḥ) - worthy of being given, worthy of gifts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pradeyārha

pradeyārha - worthy of being given, deserving of gifts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pradeya+arha)

• pradeya – that which is to be given, gift
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From pra + dā + ya suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)
• arha – worthy, deserving
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sabhākārāḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मे (me) - by me, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Used as agent in passive construction or dative of purpose.

मताः (matāḥ) - considered, thought, opined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mata

mata - considered, thought, opinion, approved

Past Passive Participle

From root man (to think) + kta suffix

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sabhākārāḥ'.