महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-34, verse-16

एलापत्र उवाच ।
एवमस्त्विति तं देवाः पितामहमथाब्रुवन् ।
उक्त्वा चैवं गता देवाः स च देवः पितामहः ॥१६॥

16. elāpatra uvāca ,
evamastviti taṁ devāḥ pitāmahamathābruvan ,
uktvā caivaṁ gatā devāḥ sa ca devaḥ pitāmahaḥ.

16. elāpatraḥ uvāca evam astu iti tam devāḥ pitāmaham atha
abruvan uktvā ca evam gatāḥ devāḥ saḥ ca devaḥ pitāmahaḥ

16. Elāpatra said: "The gods then spoke to the Grandfather (Brahmā), saying, 'So be it!' Having spoken thus, the gods departed, and that divine Grandfather also departed."

Words meanings summery:

• एलापत्रः (elāpatraḥ) - The Nāga who is speaking. (Elāpatra (proper noun))

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

• एवम् (evam) - Refers to the agreement 'so be it'. (thus, so, in this manner)

• अस्तु (astu) - An expression of assent: 'So be it!' (let it be, may it be)

• इति (iti) - Marks the preceding phrase as a direct quote. (thus, so, (quotation marker))

• तम् (tam) - Referring to Brahmā. (him, that)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - The celestial beings who spoke to Brahmā and then departed. (gods)

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Referring to Brahmā, the great progenitor, as the recipient of the gods' words. (to the grandfather)

• अथ (atha) - Indicates a sequence of events, 'then' or 'next'. (then, now, thereupon)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - The gods spoke to Brahmā. (they spoke, they said)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - After the gods finished speaking to Brahmā. (having said, having spoken)

• च (ca) - Connects the departure of the gods and Brahmā. (and)

• एवम् (evam) - Referring to the manner in which they spoke. (thus, so, in this manner)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - The gods left the assembly. (gone, departed)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - The celestial beings who departed. (gods)

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to Brahmā, the Grandfather. (he, that)

• च (ca) - Connects Brahmā's departure (implied) with that of the gods. (and)

• देवः (devaḥ) - An epithet for Brahmā, indicating his divine status. (god, divine one)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Referring to Brahmā. (grandfather, great progenitor)

Words meanings and morphology

एलापत्रः (elāpatraḥ) - The Nāga who is speaking. (Elāpatra (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of elāpatra

elāpatra - Elāpatra (name of a Nāga)

उवाच (uvāca) - Elāpatra spoke. (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - Refers to the agreement 'so be it'. (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - An expression of assent: 'So be it!' (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - Marks the preceding phrase as a direct quote. (thus, so, (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Referring to Brahmā. (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `abruvan`.

देवाः (devāḥ) - The celestial beings who spoke to Brahmā and then departed. (gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of `abruvan` and `gatāḥ`.

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - Referring to Brahmā, the great progenitor, as the recipient of the gods' words. (to the grandfather)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great progenitor (especially Brahmā)

अथ (atha) - Indicates a sequence of events, 'then' or 'next'. (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - The gods spoke to Brahmā. (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - After the gods finished speaking to Brahmā. (having said, having spoken)

(verb)

absolutive

Absolutive (kītvā) of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

च (ca) - Connects the departure of the gods and Brahmā. (and)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - Referring to the manner in which they spoke. (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `uktvā`.

गताः (gatāḥ) - The gods left the assembly. (gone, departed)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived at

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb.

देवाः (devāḥ) - The celestial beings who departed. (gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of `gatāḥ`.

सः (saḥ) - Referring to Brahmā, the Grandfather. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of implied action (e.g., departed, was present).

च (ca) - Connects Brahmā's departure (implied) with that of the gods. (and)

(indeclinable)

देवः (devaḥ) - An epithet for Brahmā, indicating his divine status. (god, divine one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Used here as an adjective for Brahmā.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Referring to Brahmā. (grandfather, great progenitor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great progenitor (especially Brahmā)

Note: Subject of implied verb.