महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-38, verse-17

एवमुक्तस्तु कौन्तेयो दीर्घप्रज्ञो महाद्युतिः ।
उवाच वदतां श्रेष्ठं व्यासं सत्यवतीसुतम् ॥१७॥

17. evamuktastu kaunteyo dīrghaprajño mahādyutiḥ ,
uvāca vadatāṁ śreṣṭhaṁ vyāsaṁ satyavatīsutam.

17. evam uktaḥ tu kaunteyaḥ dīrghaprajñaḥ mahādyutiḥ
uvāca vadatām śreṣṭham vyāsam satyavatīsutam

17. evam uktaḥ tu dīrghaprajñaḥ mahādyutiḥ kaunteyaḥ
vadatām śreṣṭham satyavatīsutam vyāsam uvāca

17. Thus addressed, the greatly wise and glorious son of Kunti spoke to Vyasa, the son of Satyavati and the foremost among speakers.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - having been addressed in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed (by someone else) (said, spoken, addressed)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhishthira (son of Kunti)

• दीर्घप्रज्ञः (dīrghaprajñaḥ) - of great wisdom, far-sighted

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly glorious, of great splendor

• उवाच (uvāca) - Yudhishthira spoke (he said, he spoke)

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers, among those who speak

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - the best among speakers (best, most excellent)

• व्यासम् (vyāsam) - Vyasa

• सत्यवतीसुतम् (satyavatīsutam) - Vyasa (son of Satyavati)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - having been addressed in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed (by someone else) (said, spoken, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'kaunteyaḥ'

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhishthira (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Patronymic from Kuntī

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

दीर्घप्रज्ञः (dīrghaprajñaḥ) - of great wisdom, far-sighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghaprajña

dīrghaprajña - long-sighted, of great wisdom

Compound of dīrgha and prajña

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+prajñā)

• dīrgha – long, extensive, great
  adjective
• prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'kaunteyaḥ'

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly glorious, of great splendor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor/glory

Compound of mahā and dyuti

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, glory, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kaunteyaḥ'

उवाच (uvāca) - Yudhishthira spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers, among those who speak

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, speaker

Present Active Participle

From root vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Often used idiomatically to mean 'among speakers'

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - the best among speakers (best, most excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Qualifies 'vyāsam'

व्यासम् (vyāsam) - Vyasa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa (a proper name, lit. 'arranger')

Note: Object of 'uvāca'

सत्यवतीसुतम् (satyavatīsutam) - Vyasa (son of Satyavati)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyavatīsuta

satyavatīsuta - son of Satyavati

Compound of Satyavatī and suta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satyavatī+suta)

• satyavatī – Satyavati (a proper name)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from sū, to give birth)
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vyāsam'