महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-39, verse-18

सूत उवाच ।
तक्षकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा काश्यपो द्विजसत्तमः ।
प्रदध्यौ सुमहातेजा राजानं प्रति बुद्धिमान् ॥१८॥

18. sūta uvāca ,
takṣakasya vacaḥ śrutvā kāśyapo dvijasattamaḥ ,
pradadhyau sumahātejā rājānaṁ prati buddhimān.

18. sūtaḥ uvāca takṣakasya vacaḥ śrutvā kāśyapaḥ dvijasattamaḥ
pradadhyau sumahātejāḥ rājānaṃ prati buddhimān

18. Sūta said: "Having heard Takṣaka's words, the wise and exceedingly radiant Kaśyapa, who was the best of the twice-born, reflected upon the king."

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator) (Sūta (a bard, narrator), charioteer)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• तक्षकस्य (takṣakasya) - of Takṣaka

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

• काश्यपः (kāśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (the sage) (Kaśyapa (a proper name))

• द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - best of the twice-born (best of the twice-born, chief of brahmins)

• प्रदध्यौ (pradadhyau) - reflected (he meditated, reflected, considered)

• सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - exceedingly radiant (of very great splendor/energy, exceedingly radiant)

• राजानं (rājānaṁ) - the king (Parīkṣit) (king)

• प्रति (prati) - concerning, upon (towards, against, concerning, in regard to)

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise (intelligent, wise, discerning)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator) (Sūta (a bard, narrator), charioteer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - a charioteer; a bard, narrator; a mixed caste

Note: Refers to Ugraśravas Sūta, the narrator of the Mahābhārata.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

तक्षकस्य (takṣakasya) - of Takṣaka

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - a carpenter; a Nāga king (son of Kadrū)

Note: Possessive attribute of 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, having listened)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

indeclinable past participle

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Modifies the action of Kaśyapa.

काश्यपः (kāśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (the sage) (Kaśyapa (a proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - name of a celebrated sage, son of Marīci and father of the Devas, Asuras, Gandharvas, Nāgas, and all mankind

Note: Subject of 'pradadhyau'.

द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - best of the twice-born (best of the twice-born, chief of brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

superlative compound of dvija (twice-born) and sattama (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); a bird; a tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat (good)

Note: Epithet for Kaśyapa.

प्रदध्यौ (pradadhyau) - reflected (he meditated, reflected, considered)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Root dhyai with pra prefix.

सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - exceedingly radiant (of very great splendor/energy, exceedingly radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātejas

sumahātejas - of very great splendor or energy, very powerful, exceedingly radiant

compound of su- (very, good), mahā- (great), and tejas (splendor, energy)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+tejas)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, brilliance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Epithet for Kaśyapa.

राजानं (rājānaṁ) - the king (Parīkṣit) (king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Note: Object of preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - concerning, upon (towards, against, concerning, in regard to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise (intelligent, wise, discerning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with understanding

possessive suffix -mat added to buddhi (intellect)

Note: Epithet for Kaśyapa.