महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-87

इत्युक्तस्त्वरता तेन मतिमान्पलितोऽब्रवीत् ।
मार्जारमकृतप्रज्ञं वश्यमात्महितं वचः ॥८७॥

87. ityuktastvaratā tena matimānpalito'bravīt ,
mārjāramakṛtaprajñaṁ vaśyamātmahitaṁ vacaḥ.

87. iti uktaḥ tvaratā tena matimān palitaḥ abravīt
mārjāram akṛtaprajñam vaśyam ātmahitam vacaḥ

87. tena tvaratā uktaḥ iti matimān palitaḥ akṛtaprajñam
mārjāram ātmahitam vaśyam vacaḥ abravīt

87. Thus spoken to by that hurrying (cat), the intelligent Palita addressed a persuasive word, beneficial to his own (Palita's) interest, to the unwise cat.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• त्वरता (tvaratā) - by the hurrying cat (by the hurrying one)

• तेन (tena) - by him (the cat) (by him, by that)

• मतिमान् (matimān) - intelligent, wise

• पलितः (palitaḥ) - Palita (the name of the mouse) (grey, old; (proper name) Palita)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• मार्जारम् (mārjāram) - cat

• अकृतप्रज्ञम् (akṛtaprajñam) - unwise, unintelligent

• वश्यम् (vaśyam) - persuasive (a word that makes one obedient) (obedient, controllable, persuasive)

• आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - beneficial to his (Palita's) own self-interest (beneficial to oneself)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वरता (tvaratā) - by the hurrying cat (by the hurrying one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tvarat

tvarat - hurrying, quick, speedy

Present Active Participle

From root 'tvar' (to hurry), class 1, with -śatṛ suffix

Root: tvar (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by him (the cat) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मतिमान् (matimān) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with thought

Derived from 'mati' (thought, intelligence) with suffix '-mat'

पलितः (palitaḥ) - Palita (the name of the mouse) (grey, old; (proper name) Palita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of palita

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

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of bru

Imperfect, Active Voice

3rd person, singular, active voice, imperfect tense of root 'bru'

Root: bru (class 2)

मार्जारम् (mārjāram) - cat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārjāra

mārjāra - cat

अकृतप्रज्ञम् (akṛtaprajñam) - unwise, unintelligent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṛtaprajña

akṛtaprajña - unwise, lacking wisdom or intelligence

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+kṛta+prajñā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)

वश्यम् (vaśyam) - persuasive (a word that makes one obedient) (obedient, controllable, persuasive)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaśya

vaśya - obedient, submissive, controllable, to be subdued or won over

Gerundive

From root 'vaś' (to wish, control)

Root: vaś (class 2)

आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - beneficial to his (Palita's) own self-interest (beneficial to oneself)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmahita

ātmahita - beneficial to oneself, self-interested

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+hita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, good, advantageous
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'hi'
  Root: dhā (class 3)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, saying