महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-43

तान्स्वस्तिवाक्येनाभ्यर्च्य समुत्थाप्य च शंकरः ।
ब्रूत ब्रूतेति भगवान्स्मयमानोऽभ्यभाषत ॥४३॥

43. tānsvastivākyenābhyarcya samutthāpya ca śaṁkaraḥ ,
brūta brūteti bhagavānsmayamāno'bhyabhāṣata.

43. tān svastivākyena abhyarcya samutthāpya ca śaṅkaraḥ
brūta brūta iti bhagavān smayamānaḥ abhyabhāṣata

43. śaṅkaraḥ bhagavān tān svastivākyena abhyarcya ca
samutthāpya smayamānaḥ brūta brūta iti abhyabhāṣata

43. And having honored them with words of blessing and having raised them up, the revered Lord Śaṅkara (śaṅkara) spoke to them smiling, saying, "Speak, speak!"

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• स्वस्तिवाक्येन (svastivākyena) - with auspicious words, with words of blessing

• अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped, having honored

• समुत्थाप्य (samutthāpya) - having raised up, having caused to stand up

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Shankara, Lord Shiva

• ब्रूत (brūta) - speak, say

• ब्रूत (brūta) - speak, say

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered Lord (the revered, the divine, the glorious)

• स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling, laughing

• अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he addressed, he spoke to

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, him, them

Note: Refers to the gods and Brahmarṣis from the previous verse.

स्वस्तिवाक्येन (svastivākyena) - with auspicious words, with words of blessing

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svastivākya

svastivākya - auspicious speech, words of blessing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svasti+vākya)

• svasti – well-being, welfare, auspiciousness
  noun/indeclinable (neuter)
  Prefix: su
  Root: as (class 2)
• vākya – speech, word, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  from root `vac` (to speak) + `ṇyaT` suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates the means of honoring.

अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped, having honored

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

prefix `abhi` + root `arc` (to worship) + `ya` suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: arc (class 1)

समुत्थाप्य (samutthāpya) - having raised up, having caused to stand up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

prefixes `sam` + `ut` + root `sthā` (to stand) in causative stem `sthāpay` + `ya` suffix

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

शङ्करः (śaṅkaraḥ) - Shankara, Lord Shiva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṅkara

śaṅkara - causing prosperity, benevolent, Shiva

from `śam` (welfare) + `kara` (making)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (śam+kara)

• śam – welfare, prosperity, happiness
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Root: śam (class 1)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  noun/suffix (masculine/neuter)
  from root `kṛ` + `a` suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'abhyabhāṣata'.

ब्रूत (brūta) - speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

imperative active second plural

root `brū` (class 2) + `ta` suffix

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

ब्रूत (brūta) - speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

imperative active second plural

root `brū` (class 2) + `ta` suffix

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a direct quotation.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered Lord (the revered, the divine, the glorious)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, glorious, divine, revered, Lord

derived from bhaga (fortune) + matup suffix

Note: Agrees with 'śaṅkaraḥ', adding an epithet.

स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling, laughing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayamāna

smayamāna - smiling, laughing softly

Present Middle Participle

root `smi` (to smile) + `śānac` suffix

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śaṅkaraḥ' and 'bhagavān'.

अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he addressed, he spoke to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhībhāṣ

imperfect middle third singular

`a-` augment + prefix `abhi` + root `bhāṣ` (to speak, class 1) + `ata` suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the verse.