महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-128

एवमुक्तः परं सान्त्वं मार्जारेण स मूषकः ।
उवाच परमार्थज्ञः श्लक्ष्णमात्महितं वचः ॥१२८॥

128. evamuktaḥ paraṁ sāntvaṁ mārjāreṇa sa mūṣakaḥ ,
uvāca paramārthajñaḥ ślakṣṇamātmahitaṁ vacaḥ.

128. evam uktaḥ param sāntvam mārjāreṇa sa mūṣakaḥ
uvāca paramārthajñaḥ ślakṣṇam ātmahitam vacaḥ

128. mārjāreṇa evam param sāntvam uktaḥ sa paramārthajñaḥ
mūṣakaḥ ślakṣṇam ātmahitam vacaḥ uvāca

128. Thus addressed with great comforting words by the cat, that mouse, being one who understood the highest truth, spoke gentle words that were beneficial to his own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• परम् (param) - supreme, excellent, highest; (as adverb) greatly, extremely

• सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - consolation, soothing words, gentle words

• मार्जारेण (mārjāreṇa) - by the cat

• स (sa) - that, he

• मूषकः (mūṣakaḥ) - mouse, rat

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• परमार्थज्ञः (paramārthajñaḥ) - knower of the highest truth, one who understands the ultimate reality

• श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - soft, gentle, smooth, pleasing

• आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - beneficial to oneself, self-beneficial

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `vac` (to speak) + `kta` (PPP suffix)

Root: vac (class 2)

परम् (param) - supreme, excellent, highest; (as adverb) greatly, extremely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, excellent, highest, other

Note: Used adverbially here.

सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - consolation, soothing words, gentle words

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - consolation, soothing, gentle (adj)

मार्जारेण (mārjāreṇa) - by the cat

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मूषकः (mūṣakaḥ) - mouse, rat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūṣaka

mūṣaka - mouse, rat

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

परमार्थज्ञः (paramārthajñaḥ) - knower of the highest truth, one who understands the ultimate reality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramārthajña

paramārthajña - knower of the highest truth, one who understands ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+artha+jña)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, truth, reality
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root `jñā` (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - soft, gentle, smooth, pleasing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - soft, gentle, smooth, pleasing

आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - beneficial to oneself, self-beneficial

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmahita

ātmahita - beneficial to oneself

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+hita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, good, suitable
  adjective (neculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from `dhā` (to place) + `kta` (PPP suffix)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying