महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-34, verse-1

सूत उवाच ।
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तेषां सर्वेषामिति चेति च ।
वासुकेश्च वचः श्रुत्वा एलापत्रोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥१॥

1. sūta uvāca ,
śrutvā tu vacanaṁ teṣāṁ sarveṣāmiti ceti ca ,
vāsukeśca vacaḥ śrutvā elāpatro'bravīdidam.

1. sūta uvāca śrutvā tu vacanam teṣām sarveṣām iti ca
iti ca vāsukeḥ ca vacaḥ śrutvā elāpatraḥ abravīt idam

1. Sūta said: Having listened to the statements of all of them, which were 'this and that', and also having heard Vāsuki's words, Elāpatra then spoke this.

Words meanings summery:

• सूत (sūta) - Sūta (the narrator) (charioteer, bard, narrator)

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

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

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

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement (word, speech, statement)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (of them (masculine/neuter genitive plural))

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the serpents) (of all (masculine/neuter genitive plural))

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• इति (iti) - thus, (indicating speech) (thus, so, 'quote marker')

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• वासुकेः (vāsukeḥ) - of Vāsuki (of Vāsuki (genitive singular))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, statement (nominative/accusative singular))

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• एलापत्रः (elāpatraḥ) - Elāpatra (Elāpatra (name of a nāga))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, said)

• इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

सूत (sūta) - Sūta (the narrator) (charioteer, bard, narrator)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, narrator

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

ktvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement

action noun

from vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (of them (masculine/neuter genitive plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (the serpents) (of all (masculine/neuter genitive plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with teṣām

इति (iti) - thus, (indicating speech) (thus, so, in this manner, 'quote marker')

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, (indicating speech) (thus, so, 'quote marker')

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

वासुकेः (vāsukeḥ) - of Vāsuki (of Vāsuki (genitive singular))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - Vāsuki (name of a nāga king)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, statement (nominative/accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used as object of śrutvā

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

ktvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

एलापत्रः (elāpatraḥ) - Elāpatra (Elāpatra (name of a nāga))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of elāpatra

elāpatra - Elāpatra (name of a nāga king)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Object of abravīt