महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-46, verse-4

अपां पतिः कथं ह्यस्मिन्नभिषिक्तः सुरासुरैः ।
तन्मे ब्रूहि महाप्राज्ञ कुशलो ह्यसि सत्तम ॥४॥

4. apāṁ patiḥ kathaṁ hyasminnabhiṣiktaḥ surāsuraiḥ ,
tanme brūhi mahāprājña kuśalo hyasi sattama.

4. apām patiḥ katham hi asmin abhiṣiktaḥ surāsuraiḥ
tat me brūhi mahāprājña kuśalaḥ hi asi sattama

4. mahāprājña sattama,
apām patiḥ katham hi asmin sura-asuraiḥ abhiṣiktaḥ [āsīt]? tat me brūhi,
hi [tvam] kuśalaḥ asi

4. How indeed was the Lord of Waters consecrated in this manner by the gods and demons? O greatly wise one, tell me that, for you are indeed skilled and the best of good people.

Words meanings summery:

• अपाम् (apām) - of waters

• पतिः (patiḥ) - lord, master, husband

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (matter/context)

• अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ) - consecrated, anointed

• सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and demons

• तत् (tat) - that

• मे (me) - to me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell! speak!

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled, expert, auspicious

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• असि (asi) - you are

• सत्तम (sattama) - O best of good people

Words meanings and morphology

अपाम् (apām) - of waters

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

पतिः (patiḥ) - lord, master, husband

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, owner, husband

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (matter/context)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

अभिषिक्तः (abhiṣiktaḥ) - consecrated, anointed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiṣikta

abhiṣikta - anointed, consecrated, inaugurated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sic (to sprinkle) with the prefix abhi- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and demons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of surāsura

surāsura - gods and demons

Dvanda compound of sura (god) and asura (demon).

Compound type : dvandva (sura+asura)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, evil spirit (originally 'lord', 'divine')
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, it

मे (me) - to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell! speak!

(verb)

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

imperative

Root brū (to speak), imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, greatly intelligent

Karmadhāraya compound: mahā (great) + prājña (wise).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• prājña – wise, discerning, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from prajñā (wisdom, intelligence).

कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled, expert, auspicious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, clever, expert, auspicious, well, happy

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present tense

Root as (to be), present tense, 2nd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

सत्तम (sattama) - O best of good people

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama

sattama - best of the good, most excellent, most real

superlative adjective

Superlative degree of sat (good, existing), formed with suffix -tama.