महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-140, verse-15

इत्युक्तः स तदा तूष्णीमभूद्वायुस्ततोऽब्रवीत् ।
शृणु राजन्वसिष्ठस्य मुख्यं कर्म यशस्विनः ॥१५॥

15. ityuktaḥ sa tadā tūṣṇīmabhūdvāyustato'bravīt ,
śṛṇu rājanvasiṣṭhasya mukhyaṁ karma yaśasvinaḥ.

15. iti uktaḥ saḥ tadā tūṣṇīm abhūt vāyuḥ tataḥ abravīt
śṛṇu rājan vasiṣṭhasya mukhyam karma yaśasvinaḥ

15. सः (saḥ) इति (iti) उक्तः (uktaḥ) तदा (tadā) तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) अभूत् (abhūt).
ततः (tataḥ) वायुः (vāyuḥ) अब्रवीत् (abravīt): राजन् (rājan) यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) मुख्यम् (mukhyam) कर्म (karma) शृणु (śṛṇu).

15. Thus addressed, he then fell silent. Thereupon, Vāyu spoke: 'Listen, O king, to the principal deed (karma) of the illustrious Vasiṣṭha.'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly, in silence

• अभूत् (abhūt) - he was, he became

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the wind god)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

• मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - principal, chief, main

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, effect (karma)

• यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - of the glorious, of the famous

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly, in silence

(indeclinable)

अभूत् (abhūt) - he was, he became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active Indicative

3rd person singular, aorist tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the wind god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, Vayu (god of wind)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice, parasmaipada

Root: śru (class 5)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Vasiṣṭha

Vasiṣṭha - Name of a celebrated Vedic sage

मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - principal, chief, main

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukhya

mukhya - principal, chief, main, primary, foremost

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, effect (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, effect, ritual act, fate (karma)

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - of the glorious, of the famous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, illustrious, possessing glory

Possessive suffix -vin added to yaśas (glory)

Note: Agrees with 'vasiṣṭhasya'.