महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-3

ततः कदाचिद्विनतां प्रवणां पुत्रसंनिधौ ।
काल आहूय वचनं कद्रूरिदमभाषत ॥३॥

3. tataḥ kadācidvinatāṁ pravaṇāṁ putrasaṁnidhau ,
kāla āhūya vacanaṁ kadrūridamabhāṣata.

3. tataḥ kadācit vinatām pravaṇām putrasaṃnidhau
kālaḥ āhūya vacanam kadrūḥ idam abhāṣata

3. Then, one day, Kadrū called Vinatā, who was attentive in the presence of her son, and spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day, at some point (once, sometimes, at some time)

• विनताम् (vinatām) - Vinatā (Vinatā (acc.))

• प्रवणाम् (pravaṇām) - attentive, respectful (inclined, bent, devoted, respectful)

• पुत्रसंनिधौ (putrasaṁnidhau) - in the presence of her son (in the presence of one's son)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - at that time (adverbial) (time; the right time)

• आहूय (āhūya) - having called

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (speech, word, utterance)

• कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadrū (Kadrū (proper noun))

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the following speech) (this, these)

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day, at some point (once, sometimes, at some time)

(indeclinable)

From kadā (when) + cit (indefinite particle)

विनताम् (vinatām) - Vinatā (Vinatā (acc.))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vinatā

vinatā - Vinatā (name of Kasyapa's wife and mother of Garuḍa)

Root: nam (class 1)

प्रवणाम् (pravaṇām) - attentive, respectful (inclined, bent, devoted, respectful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pravaṇa

pravaṇa - inclined, bent, prone, devoted, submissive, respectful

From root nam (to bend) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vinatām'.

पुत्रसंनिधौ (putrasaṁnidhau) - in the presence of her son (in the presence of one's son)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of putrasaṃnidhi

putrasaṁnidhi - presence of a son

Compound (putra + saṃnidhi)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+saṃnidhi)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnidhi – proximity, presence, near
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā with prefixes sam- and ni-
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the location/circumstance of Vinatā.

कालः (kālaḥ) - at that time (adverbial) (time; the right time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, right time

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'at that time' or 'in due course'.

आहूय (āhūya) - having called

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From root hve (or hu) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

Note: Action performed before the main verb 'abhāṣata'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (speech, word, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, utterance, saying

action noun

From root vac + ana

Root: vac (class 2)

कद्रूः (kadrūḥ) - Kadrū (Kadrū (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadrū

kadrū - Kadrū (name of one of Kasyapa's wives and mother of the Nāgas)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the following speech) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Imperfect tense of bhāṣ

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)