महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-9

इत्युक्तो जाजलिर्भूतैः प्रत्युवाच महातपाः ।
पश्येयं तमहं प्राज्ञं तुलाधारं यशस्विनम् ॥९॥

9. ityukto jājalirbhūtaiḥ pratyuvāca mahātapāḥ ,
paśyeyaṁ tamahaṁ prājñaṁ tulādhāraṁ yaśasvinam.

9. iti uktaḥ jājaliḥ bhūtaiḥ pratyuvāca mahātapaḥ
paśyeyam tam aham prājñam tulādhāram yaśasvinam

9. bhūtaiḥ iti uktaḥ mahātapaḥ jājaliḥ pratyuvāca
aham tam prājñam yaśasvinam tulādhāram paśyeyam

9. Thus addressed by the spirits, Jājali, who was a great ascetic (tapas), replied, 'I would like to see that wise and famous Tulādhāra.'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (having been spoken to) (thus, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the spirits) (said, spoken, addressed)

• जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - The sage Jājali (Jājali (proper name))

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by the spirits (who spoke to Jājali) (by beings, by spirits, by ghosts)

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - Jājali replied (he replied, he answered)

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - Jājali, who performed great austerities (tapas) (great ascetic (tapas), one of great austerities)

• पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - I would like to see (I should see, I would see, may I see)

• तम् (tam) - him (Tulādhāra) (him, that)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Jājali) (I)

• प्राज्ञम् (prājñam) - (Tulādhāra who is) wise (wise, intelligent, learned)

• तुलाधारम् (tulādhāram) - Tulādhāra (the merchant) (Tulādhāra)

• यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - (Tulādhāra who is) famous (famous, glorious, renowned)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (having been spoken to) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the spirits) (said, spoken, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Jājali

जाजलिः (jājaliḥ) - The sage Jājali (Jājali (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jājali

jājali - name of a sage

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by the spirits (who spoke to Jājali) (by beings, by spirits, by ghosts)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, spirit, ghost

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - Jājali replied (he replied, he answered)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Perfect tense (liṭ), 3rd person singular, from root 'vac' with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - Jājali, who performed great austerities (tapas) (great ascetic (tapas), one of great austerities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - of great asceticism (tapas), great ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tapas – austerity, asceticism, heat
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Jājali

पश्येयम् (paśyeyam) - I would like to see (I should see, I would see, may I see)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dṛś

Optative mood (liṅ), 1st person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him (Tulādhāra) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I (Jājali) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्राज्ञम् (prājñam) - (Tulādhāra who is) wise (wise, intelligent, learned)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, knowing

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to Tulādhāra

तुलाधारम् (tulādhāram) - Tulādhāra (the merchant) (Tulādhāra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tulādhāra

tulādhāra - a proper name, one who holds a balance (merchant)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tulā+dhāra)

• tulā – balance, scale
  noun (feminine)
• dhāra – holder, bearing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - (Tulādhāra who is) famous (famous, glorious, renowned)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - famous, glorious, renowned

Note: Refers to Tulādhāra