महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-141, verse-15

इत्युक्तस्त्वर्जुनस्तूष्णीमभूद्वायुस्तमब्रवीत् ।
शृणु राजन्महत्कर्म च्यवनस्य महात्मनः ॥१५॥

15. ityuktastvarjunastūṣṇīmabhūdvāyustamabravīt ,
śṛṇu rājanmahatkarma cyavanasya mahātmanaḥ.

15. iti uktaḥ tu arjunaḥ tūṣṇīm abhūt vāyuḥ tam abravīt
śṛṇu rājan mahat karma cyavanasya mahā-ātmanaḥ

15. iti uktaḥ tu arjunaḥ tūṣṇīm abhūt vāyuḥ tam abravīt
rājan śṛṇu mahat karma mahā-ātmanaḥ cyavanasya

15. When this was said, Arjuna remained silent. Then Vayu spoke to him: 'Listen, O king, to the great deed (karma) of the great-souled (ātman) Chyavana!'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - referring to what was previously said (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a celebrated hero of the Mahabharata)

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

• अभूत् (abhūt) - he became silent (he was, he became)

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the god of wind)

• तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Vayu spoke (he spoke, he said)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Arjuna as king (O king!)

• महत् (mahat) - great, mighty

• कर्म (karma) - the great deed of Chyavana (deed, action, work)

• च्यवनस्य (cyavanasya) - of Chyavana (a sage)

• महा-आत्मनः (mahā-ātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Chyavana (of the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - referring to what was previously said (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Particle

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `vac` (to speak), irregular participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'arjunaḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, and

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating a slight distinction or emphasis.

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (a celebrated hero of the Mahabharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - white, clear; name of a celebrated hero (Pandava prince)

Note: Subject.

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Modifies 'abhūt'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - he became silent (he was, he became)

(verb)

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

Aorist, 3rd person singular

Root `bhū`.

Root: bhū (class 1)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vayu (the god of wind)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air; the god of wind

From root `vā` (to blow).

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Vayu spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd person singular

Root `brū`.

Root: brū (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

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

Present Imperative, 2nd person singular

Root `śru`.

Root: śru (class 5)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing Arjuna as king (O king!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

Root: rāj (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

कर्म (karma) - the great deed of Chyavana (deed, action, work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

From root `kṛ` (to do, make) with suffix -man.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

च्यवनस्य (cyavanasya) - of Chyavana (a sage)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cyavana

cyavana - name of a famous sage, son of Bhrigu

From root `cyu` (to move, fall).

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Possessive for 'karma'.

महा-आत्मनः (mahā-ātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Chyavana (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted spirit

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose soul (ātman) is great'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'cyavanasya'.