महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-115, verse-33

ततो नृपाः समाजह्रुस्तनूनि च मृदूनि च ।
उपधानानि मुख्यानि नैच्छत्तानि पितामहः ॥३३॥

33. tato nṛpāḥ samājahrustanūni ca mṛdūni ca ,
upadhānāni mukhyāni naicchattāni pitāmahaḥ.

33. tataḥ nṛpāḥ samājahruḥ tanūni ca mṛdūni ca
upadhānāni mukhyāni na aicchat tāni pitāmahaḥ

33. tataḥ nṛpāḥ tanūni ca mṛdūni ca mukhyāni upadhānāni samājahruḥ.
pitāmahaḥ tāni na aicchat

33. Thereupon, the kings brought many thin and soft pillows, and even excellent ones. However, the grandfather did not desire those.

Words meanings summery:

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

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

• समाजह्रुः (samājahruḥ) - they collected, they brought together

• तनूनि (tanūni) - Refers to the pillows being thin. (thin, slender)

• च (ca) - and

• मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - Refers to the pillows being soft. (soft, tender, gentle)

• च (ca) - and

• उपधानानि (upadhānāni) - pillows, cushions

• मुख्यानि (mukhyāni) - Refers to the pillows being of high quality. (principal, excellent, chief)

• न (na) - not

• ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - he desired, he wished

• तानि (tāni) - Refers to the collected pillows. (those (neuter plural))

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Refers to Bhishma, who is the great-uncle/grandfather figure to the Pāṇḍavas and Kurus. (grandfather, paternal grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative of 'tad'.

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

From 'nṛ' (man) + 'pa' (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, male, hero
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian, drinker
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect or to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'samājahruḥ'.

समाजह्रुः (samājahruḥ) - they collected, they brought together

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of saṃāhṛ

Perfect tense

Perfect active 3rd plural of root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तनूनि (tanūni) - Refers to the pillows being thin. (thin, slender)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tanu

tanu - thin, slender, delicate, body, limb

u-stem adjective.

Root: tan (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - Refers to the pillows being soft. (soft, tender, gentle)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, gentle, mild, weak

u-stem adjective.

Root: mṛd (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उपधानानि (upadhānāni) - pillows, cushions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of upadhāna

upadhāna - pillow, cushion, support, application

From 'upa-dhā' (to put near/under).

Prefix: upa

Root: dhā (class 3)

मुख्यानि (mukhyāni) - Refers to the pillows being of high quality. (principal, excellent, chief)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, main, excellent, foremost

From 'mukha' (face, front).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - he desired, he wished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of iṣ

Past tense (Imperfect)

Imperfect active 3rd singular of root 'iṣ' (class 6).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'pitāmahaḥ'.

तानि (tāni) - Refers to the collected pillows. (those (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter accusative plural of 'tad'.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Refers to Bhishma, who is the great-uncle/grandfather figure to the Pāṇḍavas and Kurus. (grandfather, paternal grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, ancestor, Brahma (as a title)

Compound of 'pitṛ' (father) and 'maha' (great).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bhishma as the elder patriarch.