महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-31

मुहूर्तं मृष्यतां तावद्यावदेनं विचिन्तये ।
बाढमित्येव कृत्वा स तूष्णीं गन्धर्व आस्थितः ॥३१॥

31. muhūrtaṁ mṛṣyatāṁ tāvadyāvadenaṁ vicintaye ,
bāḍhamityeva kṛtvā sa tūṣṇīṁ gandharva āsthitaḥ.

31. muhūrtam mṛṣyatām tāvat yāvat enam vicintaye bāḍham
iti eva kṛtvā saḥ tūṣṇīm gandharvaḥ āsthitaḥ

31. muhūrtam tāvat mṛṣyatām yāvat enam vicintaye.
saḥ gandharvaḥ bāḍham iti eva kṛtvā tūṣṇīm āsthitaḥ

31. Please bear with me for a moment, while I reflect on this. Having said 'Alright' in response, that Gandharva remained silent.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

• मृष्यताम् (mṛṣyatām) - addressed to the Gandharva, 'let him be patient' (let him bear, let him wait, please wait)

• तावत् (tāvat) - for now, for so long (until I reflect) (so much, so long, for now, meanwhile)

• यावत् (yāvat) - while, until (as long as, while, until)

• एनम् (enam) - this (question) (this, him, it)

• विचिन्तये (vicintaye) - I reflect, I ponder, I consider

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - 'Alright', an affirmative response (alright, yes, truly, very well)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, also

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having said (bāḍham) (having done, having made, having performed)

• सः (saḥ) - that Gandharva (he, that (one))

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

• गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - the Gandharva king (a Gandharva (celestial being))

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - remained (silent) (remained, stood, was seated, took a position)

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Accusative singular, used adverbially.

मृष्यताम् (mṛṣyatām) - addressed to the Gandharva, 'let him be patient' (let him bear, let him wait, please wait)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present imperative (loṭ) of mṛṣ

Present Imperative

From root mṛṣ (class 1, 4). Here it's class 4 (mṛṣya).

Root: mṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Addressed to the Gandharva King.

तावत् (tāvat) - for now, for so long (until I reflect) (so much, so long, for now, meanwhile)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

Note: Adverb.

यावत् (yāvat) - while, until (as long as, while, until)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

Note: Adverb.

एनम् (enam) - this (question) (this, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, often used for emphasis or connection.

Note: Accusative singular masculine.

विचिन्तये (vicintaye) - I reflect, I ponder, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vicint

Present Indicative

From vi- + root cint (to think), class 10.

Prefix: vi

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: First person singular present indicative Ātmanepada.

बाढम् (bāḍham) - 'Alright', an affirmative response (alright, yes, truly, very well)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form, from root bādh (to press, oppress) meaning 'forced, strong' hence 'firmly, truly'.

Note: Adverb, here used as a vocal assent.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, also

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having said (bāḍham) (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -tvā. Often used to indicate preceding action, can also mean 'considering', 'saying'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Gerund.

सः (saḥ) - that Gandharva (he, that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Adverb.

गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - the Gandharva king (a Gandharva (celestial being))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a class of celestial beings, heavenly musician, associated with Gandharva-loka

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - remained (silent) (remained, stood, was seated, took a position)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - seated, stood, situated, remained, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From ā- + root sthā (to stand).

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle.