महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-172, verse-10

पुलस्त्यस्तु वधात्तेषां रक्षसां भरतर्षभ ।
उवाचेदं वचः पार्थ पराशरमरिंदमम् ॥१०॥

10. pulastyastu vadhātteṣāṁ rakṣasāṁ bharatarṣabha ,
uvācedaṁ vacaḥ pārtha parāśaramariṁdamam.

10. pulastyaḥ tu vadhāt teṣām rakṣasām bharatarṣabha
uvāca idam vacaḥ pārtha parāśaram arimdamam

10. O best of Bhāratas, O Pārtha, Pulastya then spoke these words to Parāśara, the subduer of enemies, concerning the killing of those Rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

• पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - Pulastya (Pulastya (name of a sage))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

• वधात् (vadhāt) - on account of the killing (from killing, on account of killing, due to destruction)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (of them, those)

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas (of the Rākṣasas (demons))

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas (addressed to Janamejaya) (O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• इदम् (idam) - these (this, these)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (addressed to Janamejaya) (O son of Pṛthā, O Kuru prince)

• पराशरम् (parāśaram) - to Parāśara (Parāśara (name of a sage))

• अरिम्दमम् (arimdamam) - the subduer of enemies (subduer of enemies, enemy-tamer)

Words meanings and morphology

पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - Pulastya (Pulastya (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pulastya

pulastya - Pulastya (name of an ancient sage)

Note: Subject

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

वधात् (vadhāt) - on account of the killing (from killing, on account of killing, due to destruction)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, destruction

From √vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause/reason

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those (of them, those)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Rākṣasas

रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of the Rākṣasas (of the Rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rakṣas

rakṣas - Rākṣasa (demon), evil spirit

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'vadhāt'

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas (addressed to Janamejaya) (O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bhāratas, chief of the Bharata race

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of a race/dynasty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address for the listener, Janamejaya.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Irregular perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - these (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to 'vacaḥ'

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (addressed to Janamejaya) (O son of Pṛthā, O Kuru prince)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), descendant of Pṛthu

From Pṛthā + aṇ suffix

Note: Address for the listener, Janamejaya.

पराशरम् (parāśaram) - to Parāśara (Parāśara (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parāśara

parāśara - Parāśara (name of a revered sage, grandson of Vasiṣṭha, father of Vyāsa)

Note: Recipient of the speech (object of 'uvāca')

अरिम्दमम् (arimdamam) - the subduer of enemies (subduer of enemies, enemy-tamer)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arimdama

arimdama - subduer of enemies, tamer of foes

Compound of ari (enemy) and dam (to tame, subdue)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – taming, subduing
  noun (masculine)
  From √dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'parāśaram'