महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-28, verse-17

एवमुक्तो मतङ्गस्तु प्रत्युपायाद्गृहं प्रति ।
तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य पिता वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥१७॥

17. evamukto mataṅgastu pratyupāyādgṛhaṁ prati ,
tamāgatamabhiprekṣya pitā vākyamathābravīt.

17. evam uktaḥ mataṅgaḥ tu prati upāyāt gṛham prati
tam āgatam abhiprekṣya pitā vākyam atha abravīt

17. evam uktaḥ mataṅgaḥ tu gṛham prati upāyāt tam
āgatam abhiprekṣya pitā atha vākyam abravīt

17. Thus addressed, Matanga returned home. Seeing him arrive, his father then spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to Matanga) (spoken, addressed, said)

• मतङ्गः (mataṅgaḥ) - Matanga (proper noun)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to

• उपायात् (upāyāt) - he returned, he went back

• गृहम् (gṛham) - home, house

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to

• तम् (tam) - referring to Matanga (him)

• आगतम् (āgatam) - him, having arrived (having arrived, come)

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen, having perceived

• पिता (pitā) - father

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (to Matanga) (spoken, addressed, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac- with -ta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

मतङ्गः (mataṅgaḥ) - Matanga (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mataṅga

mataṅga - Matanga (name of a sage)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

प्रति (prati) - towards, to

(indeclinable)

उपायात् (upāyāt) - he returned, he went back

(verb)

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

Prefixes: upa+prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used as aorist in some contexts

गृहम् (gṛham) - home, house

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

प्रति (prati) - towards, to

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - referring to Matanga (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

आगतम् (āgatam) - him, having arrived (having arrived, come)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam- with ā-prefix and -ta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root īkṣ- with abhi-pra- prefixes and -ya suffix

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)