महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-115, verse-52

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तान्दृष्ट्वा जाह्नवीपुत्रः प्रोवाच वचनं तदा ।
दत्तदेया विसृज्यन्तां पूजयित्वा चिकित्सकाः ॥५२॥

52. tāndṛṣṭvā jāhnavīputraḥ provāca vacanaṁ tadā ,
dattadeyā visṛjyantāṁ pūjayitvā cikitsakāḥ.

52. tān dṛṣṭvā jāhnavīputraḥ provāca vacanam tadā
dattadeyāḥ visṛjyantām pūjayitvā cikitsakāḥ

52. jāhnavīputraḥ tān dṛṣṭvā tadā vacanam provāca
cikitsakāḥ pūjayitvā dattadeyāḥ visṛjyantām

52. Seeing them, Bhīṣma, the son of Jahnu, then spoke these words: 'Let the physicians be honored, and let those whose fees have been given be dismissed.'

Words meanings summery:

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तान् (tān) - those (physicians) (them (masculine accusative plural))

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

जाह्नवीपुत्रः (jāhnavīputraḥ) - Bhīṣma, the son of the river goddess Gaṅgā (also known as Jahnavī) (son of Jahnavī (Bhīṣma))

प्रोवाच (provāca) - he spoke, he said

वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, saying)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

दत्तदेयाः (dattadeyāḥ) - the physicians whose fees have been given (those whose fees are given, those to whom dues are paid)

विसृज्यन्ताम् (visṛjyantām) - let them be dismissed, let them be sent away

पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

चिकित्सकाः (cikitsakāḥ) - physicians, doctors

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those (physicians) (them (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the vaidyāḥ from the previous verse.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root dṛś (to see) + ktvā (absolutive suffix). The initial dṛś changes to dṛṣ before ṭvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जाह्नवीपुत्रः (jāhnavīputraḥ) - Bhīṣma, the son of the river goddess Gaṅgā (also known as Jahnavī) (son of Jahnavī (Bhīṣma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāhnavīputra

jāhnavīputra - son of Jahnavī (epithet of Bhīṣma)

Compound of jāhnavī (Ganges, daughter of Jahnu) and putra (son).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāhnavī+putra)

jāhnavī – Ganges river, daughter of Jahnu
proper noun (feminine)
putra – son
noun (masculine)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Perfect (Parasmaipada)

From pra- (forth) + vac (to speak). vāca is the perfect stem.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, command

From root vac (to speak) + ana (suffix).

Root: vac (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time from tad (that).

दत्तदेयाः (dattadeyāḥ) - the physicians whose fees have been given (those whose fees are given, those to whom dues are paid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dattadeya

dattadeya - having given what is due, whose dues have been given

Bahuvrīhi compound: datta (given) + deya (what is due, fee).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (datta+deya)

datta – given, granted
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root dā (to give).
Root: dā (class 3)
deya – to be given, due, a fee, a gift
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
From root dā (to give) + ya (gerundive suffix).
Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the physicians.

विसृज्यन्ताम् (visṛjyantām) - let them be dismissed, let them be sent away

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vi-sṛj

Present Passive Imperative

From vi- (away) + sṛj (to release). Passive suffix ya and imperative ending antām.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root pūj (to honor) + tvā (absolutive suffix). Derived from the causal stem pūjay.