महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-55

तानुवाच महाबाहुर्भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः ।
स्वागतं तव वार्ष्णेय स्वागतं ते धनंजय ।
स्वागतं धर्मपुत्राय भीमाय यमयोस्तथा ॥५५॥

55. tānuvāca mahābāhurbhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ ,
svāgataṁ tava vārṣṇeya svāgataṁ te dhanaṁjaya ,
svāgataṁ dharmaputrāya bhīmāya yamayostathā.

55. tān uvāca mahābāhuḥ bhīṣmaḥ
kurupitāmahaḥ svāgatam tava vārṣṇeya
svāgatam te dhanañjaya svāgatam
dharmaputrāya bhīmāya yamayoḥ tathā

55. mahābāhuḥ kurupitāmahaḥ bhīṣmaḥ
tān uvāca vārṣṇeya tava svāgatam
dhanañjaya te svāgatam dharmaputrāya
bhīmāya tathā yamayoḥ svāgatam

55. The mighty-armed Bhishma, the grandfather of the Kurus, addressed them, saying, "Welcome to you, O Vārṣṇeya! Welcome to you, O Dhanañjaya! And welcome also to the son of natural law (dharma), to Bhima, and to the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)."

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them (the Pandavas and Krishna) (them, those)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (to them) (said, spoke)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (an epithet for Bhishma) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the character in the Mahabharata (Bhishma (proper noun))

• कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - the paternal grandfather of the Kuru dynasty (Bhishma) (grandfather of the Kurus)

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - Welcome! (a greeting) (welcome, well-come)

• तव (tava) - to you (Krishna) (your, to you (genitive))

• वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O Krishna (as a descendant of Vṛṣṇi) (O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, O Krishna)

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - Welcome! (a greeting) (welcome, well-come)

• ते (te) - to you (Arjuna) (to you, your (dative/genitive))

• धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Arjuna (O conqueror of wealth, O Arjuna)

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - Welcome! (a greeting) (welcome, well-come)

• धर्मपुत्राय (dharmaputrāya) - to Yudhishthira, the son of natural law (dharma) (to the son of dharma)

• भीमाय (bhīmāya) - to Bhima, the Pandava brother (to Bhima)

• यमयोः (yamayoḥ) - to the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) (of the twins, to the twins)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them (the Pandavas and Krishna) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

उवाच (uvāca) - said (to them) (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect tense, 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (an epithet for Bhishma) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the character in the Mahabharata (Bhishma (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch), terrible, formidable

Root: bhīṣ (class 1)

कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - the paternal grandfather of the Kuru dynasty (Bhishma) (grandfather of the Kurus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurupitāmaha

kurupitāmaha - grandfather of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+pitāmaha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of a dynasty/people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – paternal grandfather, great ancestor
  noun (masculine)

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - Welcome! (a greeting) (welcome, well-come)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - well-come, welcome, auspicious arrival

Past Passive Participle

From su (well) + ā-√gam (to come).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तव (tava) - to you (Krishna) (your, to you (genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O Krishna (as a descendant of Vṛṣṇi) (O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, O Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya

vārṣṇeya - descendant of Vṛṣṇi (an epithet of Krishna)

From Vṛṣṇi + ṣyañ (patronymic suffix).

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - Welcome! (a greeting) (welcome, well-come)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - well-come, welcome, auspicious arrival

Past Passive Participle

From su (well) + ā-√gam (to come).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - to you (Arjuna) (to you, your (dative/genitive))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here in dative sense (to you).

धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Arjuna (O conqueror of wealth, O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth (an epithet of Arjuna), fire

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jay)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jay – to conquer, to win
  root
  Root: ji (class 1)

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - Welcome! (a greeting) (welcome, well-come)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - well-come, welcome, auspicious arrival

Past Passive Participle

From su (well) + ā-√gam (to come).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

धर्मपुत्राय (dharmaputrāya) - to Yudhishthira, the son of natural law (dharma) (to the son of dharma)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dharmaputra

dharmaputra - son of dharma, Yudhishthira

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+putra)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

भीमाय (bhīmāya) - to Bhima, the Pandava brother (to Bhima)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhima (name of a Pandava), terrible, formidable

Root: bhī (class 3)

यमयोः (yamayoḥ) - to the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) (of the twins, to the twins)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, Yama (god of death), restraint

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Here in dative sense (to the twins).

तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, and, also)

(indeclinable)

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