महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-52, verse-22

एवमुक्ते तदा तेन दंपती तौ जहर्षतुः ।
प्रत्यब्रूतां च तमृषिमेवमस्त्विति भारत ॥२२॥

22. evamukte tadā tena daṁpatī tau jaharṣatuḥ ,
pratyabrūtāṁ ca tamṛṣimevamastviti bhārata.

22. evam ukte tadā tena dampatī tau jaharṣatuḥ
pratyabrūtām ca tam ṛṣim evam astu iti bhārata

22. When thus spoken by him, that couple rejoiced. And they replied to that sage, saying, "So be it," O Bhārata.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, when spoken

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• दम्पती (dampatī) - the couple, husband and wife

• तौ (tau) - those two, they two

• जहर्षतुः (jaharṣatuḥ) - they two rejoiced, they two became glad

• प्रत्यब्रूताम् (pratyabrūtām) - they two replied

• च (ca) - and, also

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage, the seer

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, so be it

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (term of address)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, when spoken

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak), irregular past participle. Here in locative singular, forming a locative absolute construction.

Root: vac (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

दम्पती (dampatī) - the couple, husband and wife

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dampati

dampati - a householder, master of the house, a married couple

तौ (tau) - those two, they two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

जहर्षतुः (jaharṣatuḥ) - they two rejoiced, they two became glad

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of hṛṣ

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

प्रत्यब्रूताम् (pratyabrūtām) - they two replied

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of prati-brū

Prefix: prati

Root: brū (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage, the seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 6)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, so be it

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (term of address)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, a king of India

Root: bhṛ (class 1)