महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-63

अथ सुव्याहृतं तस्य श्रुत्वा शत्रुर्विचक्षणः ।
हेतुमद्ग्रहणीयार्थं मार्जारो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥६३॥

63. atha suvyāhṛtaṁ tasya śrutvā śatrurvicakṣaṇaḥ ,
hetumadgrahaṇīyārthaṁ mārjāro vākyamabravīt.

63. atha su-vyāhṛtam tasya śrutvā śatruḥ vicakṣaṇaḥ
hetumat-grahaṇīya-artham mārjāraḥ vākyam abravīt

63. atha śatruḥ mārjāraḥ vicakṣaṇaḥ tasya suvyāhṛtam
śrutvā hetumadgrahaṇīyārtham vākyam abravīt

63. Then, having heard his well-reasoned statement, the discerning enemy, the cat, spoke words concerning what was reasonable and acceptable.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, indicating sequence of events (now, then, thereupon, moreover)

• सु-व्याहृतम् (su-vyāhṛtam) - the well-expressed words of Palita (well-spoken, eloquently uttered)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Palita's words) (his, of that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing the words (having heard, after hearing)

• शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - the enemy (referring to the cat from the perspective of the mouse) (enemy, rival)

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - intelligent and observant (qualifying the cat) (discerning, intelligent, wise, clever)

• हेतुमत्-ग्रहणीय-अर्थम् (hetumat-grahaṇīya-artham) - words pertaining to a reasonable and acceptable proposal (for the purpose of what is reasonable to accept; concerning a reasonable and acceptable matter)

• मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ) - the cat (speaker) (cat)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the statement or words (uttered by the cat) (speech, statement, sentence, words)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - the cat spoke (he spoke, he said, he uttered)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, indicating sequence of events (now, then, thereupon, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सु-व्याहृतम् (su-vyāhṛtam) - the well-expressed words of Palita (well-spoken, eloquently uttered)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvyāhṛta

suvyāhṛta - well-spoken, eloquently uttered

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'su' (well) and 'vyāhṛta' (spoken, uttered), from 'vi' + 'ā' + 'hṛ' (to utter)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vyāhṛta)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• vyāhṛta – spoken, uttered, said
  adjective/noun
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi' + 'ā' + 'hṛ' (to utter, speak)
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Acts as the object of 'śrutvā'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Palita's words) (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Palita.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing the words (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'śru' (to hear) + 'ktvā' suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - the enemy (referring to the cat from the perspective of the mouse) (enemy, rival)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatru

śatru - enemy, rival, foe

derived from 'śat' (to hurt)

Root: śat

Note: Refers to the cat.

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - intelligent and observant (qualifying the cat) (discerning, intelligent, wise, clever)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, intelligent, wise, clever

From 'vi' + 'cakṣ' (to see, perceive) + 'ana' suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'śatruḥ' and 'mārjāraḥ'.

हेतुमत्-ग्रहणीय-अर्थम् (hetumat-grahaṇīya-artham) - words pertaining to a reasonable and acceptable proposal (for the purpose of what is reasonable to accept; concerning a reasonable and acceptable matter)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hetumadgrahaṇīyārtha

hetumadgrahaṇīyārtha - for the purpose of what is reasonable to accept; concerning a reasonable and acceptable matter

Compound of 'hetumadgrahaṇīya' (reasonable to accept) and 'artha' (purpose, meaning)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hetumadgrahaṇīya+artha)

• hetumadgrahaṇīya – reasonable to accept, worthy of acceptance with reason
  adjective
  Compound of 'hetumat' (reasonable) and 'grahaṇīya' (to be accepted)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, matter
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ) - the cat (speaker) (cat)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat, wild cat

From 'mṛj' (to wipe, clean), 'mārjāra' refers to 'one who cleans itself'.

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Refers to the cat character, likely the one named Palita.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the statement or words (uttered by the cat) (speech, statement, sentence, words)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, words

From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'ṇya' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - the cat spoke (he spoke, he said, he uttered)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense

Root 'brū', augmented past tense, 3rd singular active.

Root: brū (class 2)