महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-93

स एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच ।
किं ते प्रियं करवाणीति ।
एवं ह्याहुः ॥९३॥

93. sa evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca ,
kiṁ te priyaṁ karavāṇīti ,
evaṁ hyāhuḥ.

93. sa evam uktaḥ prati uvāca | kim te
priyam karavāṇi iti | evam hi āhuḥ

93. He, thus addressed, responded, 'What favor may I do for you?' Indeed, they say thus:

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - He (Uttanka) (he, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by his teacher) (spoken, said, addressed)

• प्रति (prati) - in reply to (towards, against)

• उवाच (uvāca) - replied (spoke, said, replied)

• किम् (kim) - what (favor) (what, interrogative pronoun)

• ते (te) - for you (dative case) (to you, your)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - a favor, something pleasing (dear, pleasing, favorite; a pleasing thing, favor)

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, shall I do

• इति (iti) - quote marker, indicating end of direct speech (thus, so, in this manner)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (introduces a general saying) (indeed, for, because)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they have said

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - He (Uttanka) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by his teacher) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, uttered

perfect passive participle

root vac (to speak) + kta (suffix for past participle)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रति (prati) - in reply to (towards, against)

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - replied (spoke, said, replied)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what (favor) (what, interrogative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

ते (te) - for you (dative case) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive

प्रियम् (priyam) - a favor, something pleasing (dear, pleasing, favorite; a pleasing thing, favor)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable; a beloved person, a favorite thing

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - may I do, shall I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative/imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - quote marker, indicating end of direct speech (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for (introduces a general saying) (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they have said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Often used for 'they say' in a general sense.