महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-69, verse-39

संजय उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा त्वरन्द्रोणः स्पृष्ट्वाम्भो वर्म भास्वरम् ।
आबबन्धाद्भुततमं जपन्मन्त्रं यथाविधि ॥३९॥

39. saṁjaya uvāca ,
evamuktvā tvarandroṇaḥ spṛṣṭvāmbho varma bhāsvaram ,
ābabandhādbhutatamaṁ japanmantraṁ yathāvidhi.

39. saṃjayaḥ uvāca evam uktvā tvaran droṇaḥ spṛṣṭvā ambhaḥ varma
bhāsvaram ābabandha adbhutatamam japan mantram yathāvidhi

39. saṃjayaḥ uvāca droṇaḥ evam uktvā tvaran ambhaḥ spṛṣṭvā
yathāvidhi mantram japan adbhutatamam bhāsvaram varma ābabandha

39. Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus, Drona, hurrying, touched water and then, chanting mantras (mantra) according to the prescribed rites, fastened on his most wondrous, shining armor.

Words meanings summery:

• संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sanjaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• त्वरन् (tvaran) - hurrying, hastening

• द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

• स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched

• अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

• वर्म (varma) - armor

• भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, radiant, brilliant

• आबबन्ध (ābabandha) - he bound, he fastened

• अद्भुततमम् (adbhutatamam) - most wonderful, most amazing

• जपन् (japan) - chanting, muttering, repeating

• मन्त्रम् (mantram) - mantra, sacred chant

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, duly, in due form

Words meanings and morphology

संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer and minister)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root vac (to speak) + ktvā suffix (for absolutives).

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वरन् (tvaran) - hurrying, hastening

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarat

tvarat - hurrying, hastening (present participle)

Present Active Participle

From root tvar (to hurry) + śatṛ (present participle suffix for Parasmaipada verbs).

Root: tvar (class 1)

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Drona (name of the guru of the Pandavas and Kauravas)

स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root spṛś (to touch) + ktvā suffix.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water

वर्म (varma) - armor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of varman

varman - armor, shield

भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining, radiant, brilliant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāsvara

bhāsvara - shining, radiant, splendid

आबबन्ध (ābabandha) - he bound, he fastened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bandh

Prefix: ā

Root: bandh (class 9)

अद्भुततमम् (adbhutatamam) - most wonderful, most amazing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhutatama

adbhutatama - most wonderful, most extraordinary

Superlative form of adbhuta (wonderful) using the suffix -tama.

जपन् (japan) - chanting, muttering, repeating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of japat

japat - chanting, muttering, repeating (present participle)

Present Active Participle

From root jap (to mutter, chant) + śatṛ (present participle suffix).

Root: jap (class 1)

मन्त्रम् (mantram) - mantra, sacred chant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, incantation, counsel

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, duly, in due form

(indeclinable)