महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-70

तस्मिंस्तथा ब्रुवाणे तु ब्राह्मणी गौतमी नृप ।
स्वकर्मप्रत्ययाँल्लोकान्मत्वार्जुनकमब्रवीत् ॥७०॥

70. tasmiṁstathā bruvāṇe tu brāhmaṇī gautamī nṛpa ,
svakarmapratyayāँllokānmatvārjunakamabravīt.

70. tasmin tathā bruvāṇe tu brāhmaṇī gautamī nṛpa
svakarmapratyayān lokān matvā arjunakam abravīt

70. nṛpa,
tasmin tathā bruvāṇe tu,
brāhmaṇī gautamī,
svakarmapratyayān lokān matvā,
arjunakam abravīt.

70. While he was speaking thus, O King, the brahmin woman Gautamī, having reflected upon the realms (lokān) that are determined by one's own actions (svakarma), then spoke to Arjūnaka.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Referring to the speaker (the serpent) in the previous verse. (in him, on that)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

• ब्रुवाणे (bruvāṇe) - While he (the serpent) was speaking. (speaking, saying)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - The mother of the deceased child, named Gautamī. (a woman of the brahmin class)

• गौतमी (gautamī) - The name of the old brahmin woman. (Gautamī (a proper name))

• नृप (nṛpa) - Used in the vocative case, 'O King'. (king, ruler)

• स्वकर्मप्रत्ययान् (svakarmapratyayān) - Describing the realms/worlds (lokān) which are shaped by one's own past actions (karma). (dependent on one's own actions (svakarma), having one's actions as a cause)

• लोकान् (lokān) - The various existences or destinies (lokān) that result from one's actions. (worlds, realms, people)

• मत्वा (matvā) - having considered, having thought, having reflected

• अर्जुनकम् (arjunakam) - The person being addressed. (Arjūnaka (a proper name))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - Referring to the speaker (the serpent) in the previous verse. (in him, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used with a locative absolute construction.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, similarly

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवाणे (bruvāṇe) - While he (the serpent) was speaking. (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying

present participle (ātmanepada)

from root brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Locative singular, agreeing with tasmin, forming a locative absolute.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - The mother of the deceased child, named Gautamī. (a woman of the brahmin class)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī

brāhmaṇī - a brahmin woman

feminine of brāhmaṇa

गौतमी (gautamī) - The name of the old brahmin woman. (Gautamī (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gautamī

gautamī - Gautamī (female descendant of Gotama, a proper name)

नृप (nṛpa) - Used in the vocative case, 'O King'. (king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

from nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector (from root pā 'to protect')
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

स्वकर्मप्रत्ययान् (svakarmapratyayān) - Describing the realms/worlds (lokān) which are shaped by one's own past actions (karma). (dependent on one's own actions (svakarma), having one's actions as a cause)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of svakarmapratyaya

svakarmapratyaya - dependent on one's own actions (svakarma), having one's actions (karma) as a cause

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+karma+pratyaya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• karma – action, deed, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pratyaya – cause, reason, conviction, belief, mental impression
  noun (masculine)
  from prati + i (to go)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adjective agreeing with lokān.

लोकान् (lokān) - The various existences or destinies (lokān) that result from one's actions. (worlds, realms, people)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of matvā.

मत्वा (matvā) - having considered, having thought, having reflected

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root man (to think), with suffix -tvā

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used to indicate a completed action before the main verb.

अर्जुनकम् (arjunakam) - The person being addressed. (Arjūnaka (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arjunaka

arjunaka - Arjūnaka (a proper name)

Note: Object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

imperfect past tense, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)