महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-291, verse-10

स्वक्षरं प्रश्रितं वाक्यं मधुरं चाप्यनुल्बणम् ।
पप्रच्छर्षिवरं राजा करालजनकः पुरा ॥१०॥

10. svakṣaraṁ praśritaṁ vākyaṁ madhuraṁ cāpyanulbaṇam ,
papraccharṣivaraṁ rājā karālajanakaḥ purā.

10. svakṣaram praśritam vākyam madhuram ca api
anulbaṇam papraccha ṛṣivaram rājā karālajanakaḥ purā

10. purā rājā karālajanakaḥ ṛṣivaram svakṣaram
praśritam madhuram ca api anulbaṇam vākyam papraccha

10. King Karāla Janaka formerly questioned the best of sages (ṛṣivara) with a well-articulated, humble, pleasant, and unexaggerated speech.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वक्षरम् (svakṣaram) - well-articulated (well-articulated, having clear syllables)

• प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble (humble, modest, reverential)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (speech, statement, sentence)

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - pleasant (sweet, pleasant, charming)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, indeed)

• अनुल्बणम् (anulbaṇam) - unexaggerated (not arrogant, modest, unexaggerated)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - questioned (asked, questioned)

• ऋषिवरम् (ṛṣivaram) - the best of sages (ṛṣivara) (best of sages, excellent sage)

• राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

• करालजनकः (karālajanakaḥ) - King Karāla Janaka (Karāla Janaka)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in the past, anciently)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वक्षरम् (svakṣaram) - well-articulated (well-articulated, having clear syllables)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakṣara

svakṣara - having clear syllables, well-pronounced, well-expressed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+akṣara)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• akṣara – letter, syllable, imperishable
  noun (neuter)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound.

प्रश्रितम् (praśritam) - humble (humble, modest, reverential)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśrita

praśrita - humble, modest, polite, reverential

Past Passive Participle

from pra-śri

Prefix: pra

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (speech, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, statement, sentence, word

from vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

मधुरम् (madhuram) - pleasant (sweet, pleasant, charming)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Enhances the conjunction 'ca'.

अनुल्बणम् (anulbaṇam) - unexaggerated (not arrogant, modest, unexaggerated)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anulbaṇa

anulbaṇa - not arrogant, modest, unexaggerated, unostentatious

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+ulbaṇa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• ulbaṇa – excessive, abundant, prominent, arrogant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Negative compound.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - questioned (asked, questioned)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

third person singular, class 6

Root: prach (class 6)

ऋषिवरम् (ṛṣivaram) - the best of sages (ṛṣivara) (best of sages, excellent sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣivara

ṛṣivara - best of sages, excellent sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+vara)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Tatpuruṣa compound meaning "the best among sages".

राजा (rājā) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Appositive to Karāla Janaka.

करालजनकः (karālajanakaḥ) - King Karāla Janaka (Karāla Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karālajanaka

karālajanaka - Karāla Janaka (name of a king)

Note: Subject of papraccha.

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in the past, anciently)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.