महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-64

बुद्धिमान्वाक्यसंपन्नस्तद्वाक्यमनुवर्णयन् ।
तामवस्थामवेक्ष्यान्त्यां साम्नैव प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥६४॥

64. buddhimānvākyasaṁpannastadvākyamanuvarṇayan ,
tāmavasthāmavekṣyāntyāṁ sāmnaiva pratyapūjayat.

64. buddhimān vākya-sampannaḥ tat-vākyam anuvarṇayan
tām avasthām avekṣya antyām sāmnā eva prati-apūjayat

64. buddhimān vākyasampannaḥ tat-vākyam anuvarṇayan
antyām tām avasthām avekṣya sāmnā eva pratyapūjayat

64. The intelligent (cat), endowed with eloquent speech, approving of his words, observed the final situation and honored him with conciliation alone.

Words meanings summery:

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - the cat, who is intelligent (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

• वाक्य-सम्पन्नः (vākya-sampannaḥ) - eloquent in his reply (endowed with speech, eloquent, possessed of words)

• तत्-वाक्यम् (tat-vākyam) - the words spoken by Palita (that statement, his words)

• अनुवर्णयन् (anuvarṇayan) - appreciating or approving of (the words) (describing, explaining, praising, approving)

• ताम् (tām) - that specific situation (that (feminine accusative))

• अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - the current, final situation (state, condition, situation, position)

• अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - after considering the situation (having seen, having observed, having considered)

• अन्त्याम् (antyām) - the final (or desperate) state (final, last, ultimate)

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - using only gentle words or flattery (by conciliation, by gentle words, by flattery)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing that it was *only* through conciliation (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• प्रति-अपूजयत् (prati-apūjayat) - the cat reciprocated with respectful words/flattery (he honored in return, he saluted in return, he reciprocated with praise)

Words meanings and morphology

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - the cat, who is intelligent (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, possessed of intellect

From 'buddhi' (intellect) + 'matup' suffix.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the speaker (the cat).

वाक्य-सम्पन्नः (vākya-sampannaḥ) - eloquent in his reply (endowed with speech, eloquent, possessed of words)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyasampanna

vākyasampanna - endowed with speech, eloquent, possessed of words

Compound of 'vākya' (speech) + 'sampanna' (endowed with)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+sampanna)

• vākya – speech, statement, words
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'ṇya' suffix.
  Root: vac (class 2)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, accomplished, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam' + 'pad' (to go, fall, attain)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the speaker (the cat).

तत्-वाक्यम् (tat-vākyam) - the words spoken by Palita (that statement, his words)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tadvākya

tadvākya - that statement, his words

Compound of 'tat' (that) and 'vākya' (speech)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tat+vākya)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun
• vākya – speech, statement, words
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'ṇya' suffix.
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'anuvarṇayan'.

अनुवर्णयन् (anuvarṇayan) - appreciating or approving of (the words) (describing, explaining, praising, approving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuvarṇayat

anuvarṇayat - describing, explaining, praising, approving

Present Active Participle

From 'anu' + 'varṇ' (to describe, praise), present stem 'anuvarṇaya'.

Prefix: anu

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the subject (the cat).

ताम् (tām) - that specific situation (that (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Feminine accusative singular of 'tad'.

Note: Modifies 'avasthām'.

अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - the current, final situation (state, condition, situation, position)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, position, stage

From 'ava' + 'sthā' (to stand)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'avekṣya'.

अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - after considering the situation (having seen, having observed, having considered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From 'ava' + 'īkṣ' (to see) + 'lyap' suffix.

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

अन्त्याम् (antyām) - the final (or desperate) state (final, last, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of antya

antya - final, last, ultimate, lowest

From 'anta' (end) + 'yat' suffix.

Note: Modifies 'avasthām'.

साम्ना (sāmnā) - using only gentle words or flattery (by conciliation, by gentle words, by flattery)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, gentle words, flattery, Sāman Veda hymn

N-stem noun.

Note: Means 'by means of conciliation'.

एव (eva) - emphasizing that it was *only* through conciliation (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

प्रति-अपूजयत् (prati-apūjayat) - the cat reciprocated with respectful words/flattery (he honored in return, he saluted in return, he reciprocated with praise)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, active voice, causative stem

From 'prati' (in return) + 'pūj' (to honor), causative stem 'pūjaya'. Augmented past tense.

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)