महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-47, verse-25

उवाच च सुरश्रेष्ठस्तां कन्यां सुदृढव्रताम् ।
प्रीतोऽस्मि ते शुभे भक्त्या तपसा नियमेन च ॥२५॥

25. uvāca ca suraśreṣṭhastāṁ kanyāṁ sudṛḍhavratām ,
prīto'smi te śubhe bhaktyā tapasā niyamena ca.

25. uvāca ca suraśreṣṭhaḥ tām kanyām sudṛḍhavratām
prītaḥ asmi te śubhe bhaktyā tapasā niyamena ca

25. ca suraśreṣṭhaḥ sudṛḍhavratām tām kanyām uvāca
śubhe te bhaktyā tapasā niyamena ca prītaḥ asmi

25. And the chief of the gods said to that maiden, who was firm in her vow: 'O auspicious one, I am pleased with you because of your devotion (bhakti), austerity (tapas), and discipline.'

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• च (ca) - and, also

• सुरश्रेष्ठः (suraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of gods, chief of gods

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl

• सुदृढव्रताम् (sudṛḍhavratām) - firm in vow, strong in resolve

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• ते (te) - your, to you, by you

• शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one, O beautiful one

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion, with faith

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by penance

• नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline, by restraint

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form of the root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

सुरश्रेष्ठः (suraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of gods, chief of gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suraśreṣṭha

suraśreṣṭha - best among gods, chief of gods

Compound of sura (god) and śreṣṭha (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+śreṣṭha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)
  Root: praśas

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

सुदृढव्रताम् (sudṛḍhavratām) - firm in vow, strong in resolve

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sudṛḍhavratā

sudṛḍhavratā - one whose vow is very firm, strong in resolve

Compound of su (good, well), dṛḍha (firm), and vrata (vow)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dṛḍha+vrata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/adverb
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛh (to be firm)
  Root: dṛh
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying kanyām.

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root prī (to please, to love)

Root: prī (class 4)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with asmi.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

First person singular present active of root as

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - your, to you, by you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive or instrumental in certain contexts. Here, it takes the sense of dative/instrumental with prītaḥ (pleased with you).

शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one, O beautiful one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, radiant

Feminine form of śubha

Note: Used as a vocative noun here.

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion, with faith

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, adoration (bhakti)

From root bhaj (to worship, to adore)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity, by penance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor (tapas)

From root tap (to heat, to perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline, by restraint

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - discipline, restraint, self-control

From root yam (to control) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction