महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-220, verse-15

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा मन्दपालस्तु तेषां वाक्यं दिवौकसाम् ।
क्व नु शीघ्रमपत्यं स्याद्बहुलं चेत्यचिन्तयत् ॥१५॥

15. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tacchrutvā mandapālastu teṣāṁ vākyaṁ divaukasām ,
kva nu śīghramapatyaṁ syādbahulaṁ cetyacintayat.

15. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tat śrutvā
mandapālaḥ tu teṣāṃ vākyaṃ
divaukasām kva nu śīghraṃ apatyaṃ
syāt bahulaṃ ca iti acintayat

15. Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing those words from the celestials, Mandapāla pondered, "Where indeed might abundant offspring be produced quickly?"

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मन्दपालः (mandapālaḥ) - Mandapāla (a proper name)

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• तेषां (teṣāṁ) - of them, their

• वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, speech, statement

• दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the celestials, of the gods

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (interrogative particle)

• शीघ्रं (śīghraṁ) - quickly, swiftly

• अपत्यं (apatyaṁ) - offspring, progeny

• स्यात् (syāt) - might be, should be

• बहुलं (bahulaṁ) - abundant, much, numerous

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought, he pondered

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

Note: External sandhi with 'uvāca' (ḥ → null) is undone.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Past Perfect (Lit)

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: External sandhi with 'śrutvā' (t → c) is undone.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

मन्दपालः (mandapālaḥ) - Mandapāla (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandapāla

mandapāla - name of a sage, 'protector of the slow' or 'protected by joy'

Note: External sandhi with 'tu' (ḥ → s) is undone.

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing interrogation, affirmation, or emphasis.

तेषां (teṣāṁ) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Genitive plural of 'tad'.

वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the celestials, of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - dweller in heaven, celestial, god

Compound type : tatpurusha (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, abode, home
  noun (neuter)
  From root `vas` (to dwell) with prefix `ava`.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: External sandhi with 'kva' (ṃ → null) is undone.

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing interrogation, affirmation, or emphasis.

शीघ्रं (śīghraṁ) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: External sandhi with 'apatyaṃ' (ṃ → m) is undone.

अपत्यं (apatyaṁ) - offspring, progeny

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apatya

apatya - offspring, progeny, child

From 'ap' (away) + 'pat' (fall), one that falls away/is born from.

Prefix: apa

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: External sandhi with 'syāt' (ṃ → null) and 'ca' (ṃ → null) is undone.

स्यात् (syāt) - might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative

Optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: External sandhi with 'bahulaṃ' (t → d) is undone.

बहुलं (bahulaṁ) - abundant, much, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahula

bahula - abundant, much, numerous, widespread

Note: External sandhi with 'ca' (ṃ → null) is undone.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: External sandhi with 'iti' (c → ty) is undone.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: External sandhi with 'acintayat' (i → ya) is undone.

अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - he thought, he pondered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of cint

Imperfect active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, with augment 'a-'.

Root: cint (class 10)