महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-43

प्रणिपत्य ततस्ते तु विधिवद्राजपुंगव ।
इदमूचुर्वचो राजन्कार्त्तिकेयप्रियेप्सया ॥४३॥

43. praṇipatya tataste tu vidhivadrājapuṁgava ,
idamūcurvaco rājankārttikeyapriyepsayā.

43. praṇipatya tataḥ te tu vidhivat rājapuṅgava
idam ūcuḥ vacaḥ rājan kārttikeyapriyepsayā

43. rājapuṅgava rājan tataḥ te vidhivat praṇipatya
idam vacaḥ ūcuḥ kārttikeyapriyepsayā

43. O great king, having bowed down properly, they spoke these words to him, O king, out of a desire to please Kārttikeya.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having paid homage

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• ते (te) - they

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the rules, properly, duly

• राजपुङ्गव (rājapuṅgava) - O great king (O great king, O bull among kings)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• कार्त्तिकेयप्रियेप्सया (kārttikeyapriyepsayā) - out of a desire to please Kārttikeya

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having paid homage

(indeclinable)

absolutive

pra + ni + pat + ya

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the rules, properly, duly

(indeclinable)

राजपुङ्गव (rājapuṅgava) - O great king (O great king, O bull among kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājapuṅgava

rājapuṅgava - bull among kings, great king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+puṅgava)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

कार्त्तिकेयप्रियेप्सया (kārttikeyapriyepsayā) - out of a desire to please Kārttikeya

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kārttikeyapriyepsā

kārttikeyapriyepsā - desire to please Kārttikeya

Compound type : tatpurusha (kārttikeya+priyepsā)

• kārttikeya – Kārttikeya (Skanda)
  proper noun (masculine)
• priyepsā – desire to please
  noun (feminine)
  priya + īpsā
  Root: āp (class 12)

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