महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-11

इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच समाहितः ।
मधुरैः प्रश्रितैर्वाक्यैर्हेतुमद्भिरनिष्ठुरैः ॥११॥

11. iti teṣāṁ vacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvāca samāhitaḥ ,
madhuraiḥ praśritairvākyairhetumadbhiraniṣṭhuraiḥ.

11. iti teṣām vacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvāca samāhitaḥ
madhuraiḥ praśritaiḥ vākyaiḥ hetumadbhiḥ aniṣṭhuraiḥ

11. iti teṣām vacaḥ śrutvā samāhitaḥ madhuraiḥ praśritaiḥ
hetumadbhiḥ aniṣṭhuraiḥ vākyaiḥ pratyuvāca

11. Having heard their words, he replied, composed and attentive, with sweet, humble, reasonable, and gentle words.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, attentive, collected

• मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) - with sweet, by sweet

• प्रश्रितैः (praśritaiḥ) - with humble, modest

• वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - with words, by statements

• हेतुमद्भिः (hetumadbhiḥ) - with logical, reasonable

• अनिष्ठुरैः (aniṣṭhuraiḥ) - with not harsh, gentle

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the people who spoke.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Can also be nominative singular. Context indicates accusative.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of prati-vac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Form of prati + √vac.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, attentive, collected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, attentive, concentrated, collected, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From sam-ā-dhā + kta (passive participle suffix)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'he'.

मधुरैः (madhuraiḥ) - with sweet, by sweet

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming

Note: Qualifies 'vākyaiḥ'.

प्रश्रितैः (praśritaiḥ) - with humble, modest

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, polite, dependent

Past Passive Participle

From pra-śri + kta (passive participle suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyaiḥ'.

वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - with words, by statements

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Note: The noun 'vākya' can be masculine or neuter; here it is masculine to agree with its adjectives.

हेतुमद्भिः (hetumadbhiḥ) - with logical, reasonable

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hetumat

hetumat - reasonable, logical, having a cause or reason

Derived from hetu with the matup suffix

Note: Qualifies 'vākyaiḥ'.

अनिष्ठुरैः (aniṣṭhuraiḥ) - with not harsh, gentle

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aniṣṭhura

aniṣṭhura - not harsh, gentle, mild

Negative compound (na-iṣṭhura)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+iṣṭhura)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• iṣṭhura – harsh, rough, cruel
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyaiḥ'.