महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-176

इत्यभिव्यक्तमेवासौ पलितेनावभर्त्सितः ।
मार्जारो व्रीडितो भूत्वा मूषकं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१७६॥

176. ityabhivyaktamevāsau palitenāvabhartsitaḥ ,
mārjāro vrīḍito bhūtvā mūṣakaṁ vākyamabravīt.

176. iti abhivyaktam eva asau palitena avabhartsitaḥ
mārjāraḥ vrīḍitaḥ bhūtvā mūṣakam vākyam abravīt

176. iti abhivyaktam eva asau palitena avabhartsitaḥ
mārjāraḥ vrīḍitaḥ bhūtvā mūṣakam vākyam abravīt

176. Thus, as soon as this was revealed, and being reproached by his grey hairs, that cat, becoming ashamed, spoke these words to the mouse.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अभिव्यक्तम् (abhivyaktam) - revealed, manifested, expressed

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, even

• असौ (asau) - that (one), he

• पलितेन (palitena) - by grey hair, by old age

• अवभर्त्सितः (avabhartsitaḥ) - reproached, rebuked, threatened

• मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ) - cat

• व्रीडितः (vrīḍitaḥ) - ashamed, embarrassed

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

• मूषकम् (mūṣakam) - to the mouse

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'so saying'

(indeclinable)

अभिव्यक्तम् (abhivyaktam) - revealed, manifested, expressed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of abhivyakta

abhivyakta - revealed, manifested, expressed, evident

Past Passive Participle

from abhi-vi-añj 'to manifest'

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that (one), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, this

पलितेन (palitena) - by grey hair, by old age

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of palita

palita - grey-haired, grey (noun: grey hair, old age)

अवभर्त्सितः (avabhartsitaḥ) - reproached, rebuked, threatened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avabhartsita

avabhartsita - reproached, rebuked, threatened

Past Passive Participle

from ava-bharts 'to scold, rebuke'

Prefix: ava

Root: bharts (class 10)

मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ) - cat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat

व्रीडितः (vrīḍitaḥ) - ashamed, embarrassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vrīḍita

vrīḍita - ashamed, embarrassed

Past Passive Participle

from root vrīḍ 'to be ashamed'

Root: vrīḍ (class 1)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from root bhū 'to be, become' with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

मूषकम् (mūṣakam) - to the mouse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mūṣaka

mūṣaka - mouse, rat

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect, 3rd Person Singular

Root: brū (class 2)