महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-18, verse-23

ततोऽहमब्रुवं कृष्ण तदा दुर्योधनं नृपम् ।
मृत्युपाशपरिक्षिप्तं शकुनिं पुत्र वर्जय ॥२३॥

23. tato'hamabruvaṁ kṛṣṇa tadā duryodhanaṁ nṛpam ,
mṛtyupāśaparikṣiptaṁ śakuniṁ putra varjaya.

23. tataḥ aham abruvam kṛṣṇa tadā duryodhanam nṛpam
mṛtyupāśaparikṣiptam śakunim putra varjaya

23. kṛṣṇa tataḥ tadā aham nṛpam duryodhanam abruvam
putra mṛtyupāśaparikṣiptam śakunim varjaya

23. Then, O Kṛṣṇa, I said to King Duryodhana at that time, 'O son, abandon Śakuni, who is encircled by the noose of death.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I spoke

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (addressing Lord Kṛṣṇa) (black, dark; a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

• मृत्युपाशपरिक्षिप्तम् (mṛtyupāśaparikṣiptam) - encircled by the noose of death, bound by the snare of death

• शकुनिम् (śakunim) - Śakuni (name of the maternal uncle of Duryodhana)

• पुत्र (putra) - O son (addressing Duryodhana) (son, boy)

• वर्जय (varjaya) - abandon, shun, avoid

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we, my, our

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said, I spoke

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (addressing Lord Kṛṣṇa) (black, dark; a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - dark, black; a name of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (name of the eldest Kaurava prince)

Note: Object of `abruvam`.

नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

From nṛ (man) + pa (protector, from root pā to protect).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, male
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

मृत्युपाशपरिक्षिप्तम् (mṛtyupāśaparikṣiptam) - encircled by the noose of death, bound by the snare of death

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyupāśaparikṣipta

mṛtyupāśaparikṣipta - caught in the snare of death

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛtyupāśa+parikṣipta)

• mṛtyupāśa – noose of death
  noun (masculine)
• parikṣipta – encircled, surrounded, thrown around
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṣip (to throw) with prefix pari (around).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṣip (class 6)

शकुनिम् (śakunim) - Śakuni (name of the maternal uncle of Duryodhana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - Śakuni (proper name, uncle of Duryodhana); bird

पुत्र (putra) - O son (addressing Duryodhana) (son, boy)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

वर्जय (varjaya) - abandon, shun, avoid

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vṛj

Causative Stem

Causative of root vṛj, or its equivalent, from the root vṛj-10 P. vārjayati.

Root: vṛj (class 10)