महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-256, verse-5

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततो जाजलिना तेन समाहूताः पतत्रिणः ।
वाचमुच्चारयन्दिव्यां धर्मस्य वचनात्किल ॥५॥

5. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tato jājalinā tena samāhūtāḥ patatriṇaḥ ,
vācamuccārayandivyāṁ dharmasya vacanātkila.

5. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tataḥ jājalinā tena samāhūtāḥ patatriṇaḥ
vācam uccārayan divyām dharmasya vacanāt kila

5. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca.
tataḥ,
tena jājalinā samāhūtāḥ patatriṇaḥ dharmasya vacanāt divyām vācam uccārayan kila.

5. Bhīṣma said: Then, those birds (patatrin) summoned by that Jājali, indeed, uttered divine speech (vāc) by the instruction (vacana) of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• जाजलिना (jājalinā) - by Jājali

• तेन (tena) - by him

• समाहूताः (samāhūtāḥ) - summoned, called together

• पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - birds, winged creatures

• वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

• उच्चारयन् (uccārayan) - uttering, speaking

• दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, heavenly

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma)

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word, from the instruction

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a proper name, particularly a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense form of root 'vac' (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas added to 'tad' (that)

जाजलिना (jājalinā) - by Jājali

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jājali

jājali - Jājali (a proper name, a sage)

तेन (tena) - by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समाहूताः (samāhūtāḥ) - summoned, called together

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāhūta

samāhūta - summoned, called, invited

past passive participle

derived from root 'hve' (class 1) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā' and kta suffix

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hve (class 1)

पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - birds, winged creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patatrin

patatrin - bird, winged (lit. 'having wings')

derived from 'patatra' (wing) with -in suffix

वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

उच्चारयन् (uccārayan) - uttering, speaking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uccārayat

uccārayat - uttering, pronouncing, causing to go up

present active participle

derived from the causative stem of root 'car' (class 1) with 'ud' prefix and śatṛ suffix

Prefix: ud

Root: car (class 1)

दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word, from the instruction

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, instruction

derived from root 'vac' (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, certainly

(indeclinable)