महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-7, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
सेनापत्यं तु संप्राप्य कर्णो वैकर्तनस्तदा ।
तथोक्तश्च स्वयं राज्ञा स्निग्धं भ्रातृसमं वचः ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
senāpatyaṁ tu saṁprāpya karṇo vaikartanastadā ,
tathoktaśca svayaṁ rājñā snigdhaṁ bhrātṛsamaṁ vacaḥ.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca senāpatyam
tu samprāpya karṇaḥ vaikartanaḥ
tadā tathā uktaḥ ca svayam
rājñā snigdham bhrātṛ-samam vacaḥ

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca tu karṇaḥ vaikartanaḥ tadā senāpatyam samprāpya,
ca tathā rājñā svayam snigdham bhrātṛ-samam vacaḥ uktaḥ

1. Dhritarashtra said: "But then, having obtained the command of the army (senāpatyam), and having been addressed by the king himself with affectionate words like those of a brother, Karna, son of Vikartana... (what did he do?)"

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सेनापत्यम् (senāpatyam) - military command, generalship

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having obtained, having reached

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

• वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Karna, son of the Sun god (son of Vikartana (the Sun god), related to Vikartana)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by Duryodhana (by the king)

• स्निग्धम् (snigdham) - affectionate, loving (affectionate, loving, smooth, tender)

• भ्रातृ-समम् (bhrātṛ-samam) - like a brother, equal to a brother

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king, father of the Kauravas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect Active Parasmaipada of root vac (2nd class)

Root: vac (class 2)

सेनापत्यम् (senāpatyam) - military command, generalship

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of senāpatya

senāpatya - generalship, command of an army

Derived from senāpati (army commander)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senā+pati)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive of root āp with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a prominent warrior in the Mahābhārata)

वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Karna, son of the Sun god (son of Vikartana (the Sun god), related to Vikartana)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaikartana

vaikartana - son of Vikartana (an epithet of the Sun god); a descendant of Vikartana

Patronymic from Vikartana

Note: Adjective modifying Karna.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Participle modifying Karna, indicating he was spoken to.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself

(indeclinable)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by Duryodhana (by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Refers to Duryodhana, Dhritarashtra's son.

स्निग्धम् (snigdham) - affectionate, loving (affectionate, loving, smooth, tender)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of snigdha

snigdha - affectionate, tender, smooth, oily, cohesive

Note: Adjective modifying 'vacaḥ'.

भ्रातृ-समम् (bhrātṛ-samam) - like a brother, equal to a brother

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhrātṛ-sama

bhrātṛ-sama - like a brother, equal to a brother

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrātṛ+sama)

• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like, same
  adjective

Note: Adjective modifying 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac

Note: Object of 'uktaḥ'.