महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-31, verse-50

एवं तु वचनं श्रुत्वा भृगोस्तथ्यं प्रतर्दनः ।
पादावुपस्पृश्य शनैः प्रहसन्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥५०॥

50. evaṁ tu vacanaṁ śrutvā bhṛgostathyaṁ pratardanaḥ ,
pādāvupaspṛśya śanaiḥ prahasanvākyamabravīt.

50. evam tu vacanam śrutvā bhṛgoḥ tathyam pratardanaḥ
pādau upaspṛśya śanaiḥ prahasan vākyam abravīt

50. Having heard these true words of Bhṛgu, Pratardana gently touched his feet and spoke, smiling.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

• तथ्यम् (tathyam) - true, real, truth

• प्रतर्दनः (pratardanaḥ) - Pratardana (a proper name)

• पादौ (pādau) - two feet

• उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently, gradually

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle, often used for emphasis or contrast.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of śrutvā

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolute participle

भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - name of a sage

Note: Possessive of vacanam

तथ्यम् (tathyam) - true, real, truth

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tathya

tathya - true, real, truthful

from tad (that) + ya (suffix)

Note: Agrees with vacanam

प्रतर्दनः (pratardanaḥ) - Pratardana (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratardana

pratardana - name of a king

Note: Subject of abravīt

पादौ (pādau) - two feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg

Note: Object of upaspṛśya

उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

suffix -ya with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Absolute participle

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gently, gradually

(indeclinable)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

from root has with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Pratardanaḥ

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - sentence, speech, word

from vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of abravīt

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)