महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-6

सनत्कुमारस्तु ततः श्रुत्वा प्राह वचोऽर्थवत् ।
विष्णोर्माहात्म्यसंयुक्तं दानवेन्द्राय धीमते ॥६॥

6. sanatkumārastu tataḥ śrutvā prāha vaco'rthavat ,
viṣṇormāhātmyasaṁyuktaṁ dānavendrāya dhīmate.

6. sanatkumāraḥ tu tataḥ śrutvā prāha vacaḥ arthavat
viṣṇoḥ māhātmyasaṃyuktaṃ dānavendrāya dhīmate

6. tataḥ sanatkumāraḥ tu śrutvā dhīmate dānavendrāya
viṣṇoḥ māhātmyasaṃyuktaṃ arthavat vacaḥ prāha

6. Then Sanatkumāra, having heard, spoke meaningful words, imbued with the glory of Viṣṇu, to the wise king of the Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

• सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing) (but, indeed, however)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• प्राह (prāha) - spoke (spoke, said)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech)

• अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful (meaningful, significant, having wealth)

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• माहात्म्यसंयुक्तं (māhātmyasaṁyuktaṁ) - imbued with the glory (endowed with greatness, connected with glory)

• दानवेन्द्राय (dānavendrāya) - to the king of the Dānavas (to the king of Dānavas/demons)

• धीमते (dhīmate) - to the wise one (to the wise one, to the intelligent one)

Words meanings and morphology

सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanatkumāra

sanatkumāra - Sanatkumāra (one of the mind-born sons of Brahmā, a great sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sana+kumāra)

• sana – eternal, perpetual
  adjective
• kumāra – boy, son, youth, prince, Kartikeya
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tad' used as an indeclinable

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root śru (class 5) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

प्राह (prāha) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

perfect active

intensive perfect form of root ah (to say), prefixed with pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can be nominative or accusative singular. Here, accusative object of prāha.

अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful (meaningful, significant, having wealth)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arthavat

arthavat - meaningful, significant, wealthy, having purpose

possessive suffix -vat

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ.

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

माहात्म्यसंयुक्तं (māhātmyasaṁyuktaṁ) - imbued with the glory (endowed with greatness, connected with glory)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māhātmyasaṃyukta

māhātmyasaṁyukta - endowed with greatness, connected with glory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māhātmya+saṃyukta)

• māhātmya – greatness, glory, majesty
  noun (neuter)
  derived from mahātman
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from saṃ-yuj (to join together)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ.

दानवेन्द्राय (dānavendrāya) - to the king of the Dānavas (to the king of Dānavas/demons)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dānavendra

dānavendra - lord/king of the Dānavas (a class of demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+indra)

• dānava – a Dānava (descendant of Danu), a demon
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra, chief, lord, king
  noun (masculine)

धीमते (dhīmate) - to the wise one (to the wise one, to the intelligent one)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

possessive suffix -mat

Note: Agrees with dānavendrāya.