महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-23, verse-51

शल्य उवाच ।
यन्मा ब्रवीषि गान्धारे मध्ये सैन्यस्य कौरव ।
विशिष्टं देवकीपुत्रात्प्रीतिमानस्म्यहं त्वयि ॥५१॥

51. śalya uvāca ,
yanmā bravīṣi gāndhāre madhye sainyasya kaurava ,
viśiṣṭaṁ devakīputrātprītimānasmyahaṁ tvayi.

51. śalyaḥ uvāca | yat mā bravīṣi gāndhāre madhye sainyasya
kaurava | viśiṣṭam devakīputrāt prītimān asmi aham tvayi

51. śalyaḥ uvāca gāndhāre kaurava,
yat mā sainyasya madhye devakīputrāt viśiṣṭam bravīṣi,
aham tvayi prītimān asmi

51. Śalya said: "O Kuru, son of Gāndhārī, because you speak of me as superior to Devakī's son (Kṛṣṇa) amidst the army, I am delighted with you."

Words meanings summery:

• शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - that, because, which

• मा (mā) - me, to me

• ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you speak, you say

• गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - O Duryodhana (O son of Gāndhārī)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

• सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army

• कौरव (kaurava) - O Duryodhana (O Kuru, O descendant of Kuru)

• विशिष्टम् (viśiṣṭam) - superior, distinguished, excellent

• देवकीपुत्रात् (devakīputrāt) - than Kṛṣṇa (than the son of Devakī)

• प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - delighted, pleased, joyful

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, with you

Words meanings and morphology

शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - name of the king of Madras, maternal uncle of Nakula and Sahadeva

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

perfect 3rd person singular active of √vac (class 2)

Root: √vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - that, because, which

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a conjunction here.

मा (mā) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you speak, you say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √brū

present active

present 2nd person singular active of √brū (class 2 ad-group)

Root: √brū (class 2)

गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - O Duryodhana (O son of Gāndhārī)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of gāndhāri

gāndhāri - descendant of Gāndhārī

patronymic from Gāndhārī

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host

कौरव (kaurava) - O Duryodhana (O Kuru, O descendant of Kuru)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru

patronymic from Kuru

Note: Refers to Duryodhana.

विशिष्टम् (viśiṣṭam) - superior, distinguished, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśiṣṭa

viśiṣṭa - distinguished, superior, special

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from √śiṣ (to distinguish) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: √śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'mā' (me).

देवकीपुत्रात् (devakīputrāt) - than Kṛṣṇa (than the son of Devakī)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of devakīputra

devakīputra - son of Devakī

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devakī+putra)

• devakī – Devakī (mother of Kṛṣṇa)
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates comparison with 'viśiṣṭam'.

प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - delighted, pleased, joyful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītimat

prītimat - joyful, pleased, delighted

possessive suffix -mat added to prīti

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

present active

present 1st person singular active of √as (class 2)

Root: √as (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, with you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you