महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-47

ततोऽर्थगतितत्त्वज्ञः संधिविग्रहकालवित् ।
सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वाक्यं मार्जारं मूषकोऽब्रवीत् ॥४७॥

47. tato'rthagatitattvajñaḥ saṁdhivigrahakālavit ,
sāntvapūrvamidaṁ vākyaṁ mārjāraṁ mūṣako'bravīt.

47. tataḥ arthagatitattvajñaḥ saṃdhivigrahakālavit
sāntvapūrvam idam vākyam mārjāram mūṣakaḥ abravīt

47. tataḥ arthagatitattvajñaḥ saṃdhivigrahakālavit
mūṣakaḥ sāntvapūrvam idam vākyam mārjāram abravīt

47. Then, the mouse, understanding the true nature of affairs and knowing the proper time for peace and conflict, spoke these conciliatory words to the cat.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• अर्थगतितत्त्वज्ञः (arthagatitattvajñaḥ) - one who knows the true nature of events/things, one who understands the meaning of circumstances

• संधिविग्रहकालवित् (saṁdhivigrahakālavit) - one who knows the proper time for peace and war/conflict

• सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - preceded by conciliation/soothing words, conciliatory

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• मार्जारम् (mārjāram) - to the cat

• मूषकः (mūṣakaḥ) - mouse, rat

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

अर्थगतितत्त्वज्ञः (arthagatitattvajñaḥ) - one who knows the true nature of events/things, one who understands the meaning of circumstances

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthagatitattvajña

arthagatitattvajña - one who knows the true nature of things, understanding the meaning of circumstances

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+gati+tattva+jña)

• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, affair
  noun (masculine)
• gati – movement, course, progress, state, condition
  noun (feminine)
  From root gam- (to go) with suffix -ti.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• tattva – truth, reality, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)
  From tad (that) + tva (suffix forming abstract nouns).
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā- (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

संधिविग्रहकालवित् (saṁdhivigrahakālavit) - one who knows the proper time for peace and war/conflict

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃdhivigrahakālavit

saṁdhivigrahakālavit - one who knows the time for peace and war/conflict

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃdhi+vigraha+kāla+vid)

• saṃdhi – union, conjunction, peace, alliance
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + dhā- (to place, put).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vigraha – separation, war, conflict, dispute
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + grah- (to seize).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: grah (class 9)
• kāla – time, season, period
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root vid- (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - preceded by conciliation/soothing words, conciliatory

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntvapūrva

sāntvapūrva - preceded by conciliatory words, conciliatory, gentle

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāntva+pūrva)

• sāntva – conciliation, soothing, gentle words
  noun (neuter)
• pūrva – preceding, former, earlier
  adjective (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, discourse

Derived from vac- (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'abravīt'.

मार्जारम् (mārjāram) - to the cat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat, tomcat

Note: Indirect object of 'abravīt', often takes accusative in Sanskrit with verbs of speaking.

मूषकः (mūṣakaḥ) - mouse, rat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūṣaka

mūṣaka - mouse, rat

Root: muṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, Third person singular, Parasmaipada

From root brū (or vac).

Root: brū (class 2)