महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-90, verse-71

स एवमस्त्वित्युक्तः
कुन्त्या ॥७१॥

71. sa evamastvityuktaḥ
kuntyā.

71. sa evam astu
iti uktaḥ kuntyā

71. Kuntī replied to him, "So be it!"

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Pandu (he, that)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, so be it

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, told

• कुन्त्या (kuntyā) - by Kuntī

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Pandu (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, so be it

(verb)

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

imperative

root 'as', imperative, 3rd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating quoted speech or thought

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

root 'vac' (to speak) + -kta (irregular formation)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sa'. The implied verb 'to be' makes it 'he was said'.

कुन्त्या (kuntyā) - by Kuntī

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kuntī (proper noun, mother of Pandavas)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'uktaḥ'.