महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-70

इत्येवमुक्तः पलितो मार्जारं वशमागतम् ।
वाक्यं हितमुवाचेदमभिनीतार्थमर्थवत् ॥७०॥

70. ityevamuktaḥ palito mārjāraṁ vaśamāgatam ,
vākyaṁ hitamuvācedamabhinītārthamarthavat.

70. iti eva uktaḥ palitaḥ mārjāram vaśam āgatam
vākyam hitam uvāca idam abhīnītārtham arthavat

70. iti evam uktaḥ palitaḥ vaśam āgatam mārjāram
hitam abhīnītārtham arthavat idam vākyam uvāca

70. Having been thus addressed, Palita spoke these beneficial, deeply meaningful, and significant words to the cat, who had come under his control.

Words meanings summery:

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• पलितः (palitaḥ) - The name of the owl (Palita (proper name))

• मार्जारम् (mārjāram) - cat

• वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, submission

• आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come, attained

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary, good

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• इदम् (idam) - this, these

• अभीनीतार्थम् (abhīnītārtham) - having profound meaning, with deep sense

• अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant, substantial

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, agreeing with Palita.

पलितः (palitaḥ) - The name of the owl (Palita (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of palita

palita - grey-haired, old, Palita (proper name)

मार्जारम् (mārjāram) - cat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat

Root: mṛj

Note: Object of 'uvāca' (spoke to the cat).

वशम् (vaśam) - control, power, submission

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, submission

Root: vaś

Note: Used with 'āgatam' to form 'come under control'.

आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come, attained

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mārjāram'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, saying

From √vac 'to speak'

Root: vac

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, salutary, good

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, salutary, good, proper

Past Passive Participle

From root √dhā 'to place, put'

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice

Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha class 2, root √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, these

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Masculine/Neuter accusative singular or Neuter nominative singular

अभीनीतार्थम् (abhīnītārtham) - having profound meaning, with deep sense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhīnītārtha

abhīnītārtha - having a deep or profound meaning

Compound: abhi + nīta + artha

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (abhi+nīta+artha)

• abhi – towards, to, over, intensely, profoundly
  indeclinable
• nīta – led, guided, brought, conveyed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √nī 'to lead'
  Root: nī (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant, substantial

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arthavat

arthavat - meaningful, significant, substantial, wealthy

Suffixed with -vat (possessive suffix) to artha

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.