महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-273, verse-35

ततो वृक्षौषधितृणं तथैवोक्तं यथातथम् ।
व्यथितं वह्निवद्राजन्ब्रह्माणमिदमब्रवीत् ॥३५॥

35. tato vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇaṁ tathaivoktaṁ yathātatham ,
vyathitaṁ vahnivadrājanbrahmāṇamidamabravīt.

35. tataḥ vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam tathā eva uktam yathātatham
vyathitam vahnivat rājan brahmāṇam idam abravīt

35. tataḥ rājan,
tathā eva yathātatham uktam,
vahnivat vyathitam vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam idam brahmāṇam abravīt

35. Then, O king, the trees, herbs, and grasses, having been addressed truly and precisely, and distressed as if on fire, spoke this to Brahmā.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, therefrom, after that)

• वृक्षौषधितृणम् (vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam) - all forms of vegetation (trees, herbs, and grasses)

• तथा (tathā) - just as described, in that way (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - precisely, truly (only, just, indeed)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - having been addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - truly and precisely (truly, accurately, factually)

• व्यथितम् (vyathitam) - distressed, troubled (distressed, agitated, pained)

• वह्निवत् (vahnivat) - as if on fire, intensely (modifying 'distressed') (like fire, fiery)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O king)

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to the god Brahmā (to Brahmā)

• इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (said, spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

वृक्षौषधितृणम् (vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam) - all forms of vegetation (trees, herbs, and grasses)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇa

vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇa - trees, herbs, and grasses

Dvandva compound of vṛkṣa, auṣadhi, and tṛṇa

Compound type : dvandva (vṛkṣa+auṣadhi+tṛṇa)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• auṣadhi – herb, medicinal plant
  noun (feminine)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)

Note: The singular ending for a collective dvandva compound, acting as subject.

तथा (tathā) - just as described, in that way (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'eva' for emphasis.

एव (eva) - precisely, truly (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'tathā' for emphasis.

उक्तम् (uktam) - having been addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam'.

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - truly and precisely (truly, accurately, factually)

(indeclinable)

Compound: yathā (as) + tathā (so)

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+tathā)

• yathā – as, like, according to
  indeclinable
• tathā – so, thus, in that manner
  indeclinable

Note: Modifies 'uktam'.

व्यथितम् (vyathitam) - distressed, troubled (distressed, agitated, pained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyathita

vyathita - distressed, agitated, pained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vyath (to be agitated)

Root: vyath (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam'.

वह्निवत् (vahnivat) - as if on fire, intensely (modifying 'distressed') (like fire, fiery)

(indeclinable)

From 'vahni' (fire) + possessive suffix -vat, used adverbially

Note: Modifies 'vyathitam'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to the god Brahmā (to Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), prayer, sacred word, the absolute (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this (following statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the statement they are about to make.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense form of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)