महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-172, verse-9

अनुयुक्तः स मेधावी लोकधर्मविधानवित् ।
उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा प्रह्रादमनपार्थया ॥९॥

9. anuyuktaḥ sa medhāvī lokadharmavidhānavit ,
uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā prahrādamanapārthayā.

9. anuyuktaḥ saḥ medhāvī lokadharma-vidhānavit
uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā prahrādam anapārthayā

9. saḥ anuyuktaḥ medhāvī lokadharma-vidhānavit
prahrādam anapārthayā ślakṣṇayā vācā uvāca

9. Being thus questioned, that intelligent one, knowledgeable in the established norms of worldly conduct (dharma), spoke to Prahlāda with a gentle voice, free from any inappropriate sense.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुयुक्तः (anuyuktaḥ) - questioned, interrogated, urged

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to the intelligent person who is being questioned. (he, that)

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, wise

• लोकधर्म-विधानवित् (lokadharma-vidhānavit) - one who knows the established norms of worldly conduct

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with a gentle, with a smooth

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, with a voice

• प्रह्रादम् (prahrādam) - to Prahlāda

• अनपार्थया (anapārthayā) - without improper meaning, without divergent meaning

Words meanings and morphology

अनुयुक्तः (anuyuktaḥ) - questioned, interrogated, urged

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuyukta

anuyukta - questioned, enjoined, devoted, connected

Past Passive Participle

Root yuj (to join) with prefix anu, suffix -ta

Prefix: anu

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ medhāvī'.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the intelligent person who is being questioned. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मेधावी (medhāvī) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect

From medhā (intellect) + -vin (possessing)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

लोकधर्म-विधानवित् (lokadharma-vidhānavit) - one who knows the established norms of worldly conduct

(compound noun)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (lokadharma+vidhāna+vid)

• loka – world, people
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, duty, conduct
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vidhāna – ordinance, rule, arrangement, method
  noun (neuter)
  From vi + dhā (to place, arrange)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun/suffix (masculine)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ medhāvī'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Active Voice

Root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with a gentle, with a smooth

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, gentle, soft, mild, glib

Note: Agrees with 'vācā'.

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, with a voice

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रह्रादम् (prahrādam) - to Prahlāda

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prahlāda

prahlāda - Prahlāda (a proper name, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

अनपार्थया (anapārthayā) - without improper meaning, without divergent meaning

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anapārtha

anapārtha - not having a divergent meaning, not inappropriate, correct

From a (negation) + apārtha (divergent meaning)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (an+apārtha)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• apārtha – meaningless, inappropriate meaning, divergent meaning
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: apa

Note: Agrees with 'vācā'.