महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-12

ऋषिसंसदि तं दृष्ट्वा सा नदी मुनिसत्तमम् ।
ततः प्रोवाच राजेन्द्र ददती पुत्रमस्य तम् ।
ब्रह्मर्षे तव पुत्रोऽयं त्वद्भक्त्या धारितो मया ॥१२॥

12. ṛṣisaṁsadi taṁ dṛṣṭvā sā nadī munisattamam ,
tataḥ provāca rājendra dadatī putramasya tam ,
brahmarṣe tava putro'yaṁ tvadbhaktyā dhārito mayā.

12. ṛṣisaṃsadi tam dṛṣṭvā sā nadī
munisattamam tataḥ provāca rājendra dadatī
putram asya tam brahmarṣe tava
putraḥ ayam tvat bhaktyā dhāritaḥ mayā

12. rājendra sā nadī ṛṣisaṃsadi tam
munisattamam dṛṣṭvā tataḥ asya tam putram
dadatī provāca brahmarṣe ayam
tava putraḥ mayā tvat bhaktyā dhāritaḥ

12. Having seen that best of sages (`munisattama`) in the assembly of sages, that river then spoke, O king, presenting him with his son: 'O brahmarṣi, this son of yours was carried by me due to my devotion (bhakti) to you.'

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिसंसदि (ṛṣisaṁsadi) - in the assembly of sages

• तम् (tam) - that sage (that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• सा (sā) - that river (she, that)

• नदी (nadī) - river

• मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - the best of sages, excellent sage

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King, O best of kings

• ददती (dadatī) - giving, presenting

• पुत्रम् (putram) - his son (son)

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this

• तम् (tam) - that son (that)

• ब्रह्मर्षे (brahmarṣe) - O Brahmarshi (a class of Rṣis, brahmin sages)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• त्वत् (tvat) - your, by you

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion (bhakti), out of devotion

• धारितः (dhāritaḥ) - was borne, was held, was sustained

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिसंसदि (ṛṣisaṁsadi) - in the assembly of sages

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ṛṣisaṃsad

ṛṣisaṁsad - assembly of sages, gathering of rishis

Compound noun.

तम् (tam) - that sage (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the munisattama.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from √dṛś with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सा (sā) - that river (she, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the nadī.

नदी (nadī) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river, stream

From √nad (to roar, to sound)

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Subject of provāca.

मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - the best of sages, excellent sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best among munis, excellent sage

Compound noun. sattama is a superlative suffix often combined with another noun or adjective.

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem tad.

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Voice

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice. With prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King, O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - best of kings, chief of kings, Indra among kings

Compound noun rājan (king) + indra (chief).

ददती (dadatī) - giving, presenting

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dā

dā - to give, to grant, to bestow

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of present participle from √dā (class 3, dadāti). Agrees with nadī.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Describes the nadī while she is speaking.

पुत्रम् (putram) - his son (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of dadatī.

अस्य (asya) - his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Possessive, 'of him'.

तम् (tam) - that son (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Modifies putram.

ब्रह्मर्षे (brahmarṣe) - O Brahmarshi (a class of Rṣis, brahmin sages)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - brahmin sage, a sage of the brahmin caste (ṛṣi)

Compound of brahman and ṛṣi.

Note: The sage being addressed.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Genitive singular of yuṣmad.

Note: Refers to the sage's possession.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Predicate nominative.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the son being presented.

त्वत् (tvat) - your, by you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Ablative singular of yuṣmad. Used here as a component in a compound to mean 'your'.

Note: Forms the first part of the compound tvat bhaktyā.

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion (bhakti), out of devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, worship, attachment (bhakti)

From √bhaj (to divide, to share, to serve, to adore).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: In the compound tvat bhaktyā (by devotion to you).

धारितः (dhāritaḥ) - was borne, was held, was sustained

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛ

dhṛ - to hold, to bear, to carry, to support, to maintain

Past Passive Participle

From causal stem dhārayati of √dhṛ with suffix -ta. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Forms a passive construction with mayā.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Instrumental singular of asmad.