महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-53, verse-34

एवमुक्तस्तु भगवान्प्रत्युवाचाथ तं नृपम् ।
इतःप्रभृति यातव्यं पदकं पदकं शनैः ॥३४॥

34. evamuktastu bhagavānpratyuvācātha taṁ nṛpam ,
itaḥprabhṛti yātavyaṁ padakaṁ padakaṁ śanaiḥ.

34. evam uktaḥ tu bhagavān pratyuvāca atha tam nṛpam
| itaḥ prabhṛti yātavyam padakam padakam śanaiḥ

34. bhagavān evam uktaḥ tu atha tam nṛpam pratyuvāca
itaḥ prabhṛti śanaiḥ padakam padakam yātavyam

34. The venerable one, thus addressed, then replied to that king: "From now on, we must proceed slowly, step by step."

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one, the lord

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• अथ (atha) - then, next

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this place, henceforth

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since

• यातव्यम् (yātavyam) - to be gone, to be walked, to be travelled

• पदकम् (padakam) - step, pace

• पदकम् (padakam) - Indicating 'step by step' (step, pace)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root vac- (to speak), kta suffix, with initial 'u' for 'va'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'bhagavān'.

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one, the lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine

Root bhaga + matup suffix

Note: Used as a respectful title, here referring to the speaker.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prativac

Perfect Active

Perfect tense form of pra-ti-vac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, next

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates sequence.

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'nṛpam'.

नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

nṛ (man) + pa (protector, from pā- to protect)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'.

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this place, henceforth

(indeclinable)

idam + tas suffix

Note: Temporal adverb.

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since

(indeclinable)

From pra-bhṛ (to bear, to begin)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used with 'itaḥ' to mean 'from now on'.

यातव्यम् (yātavyam) - to be gone, to be walked, to be travelled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yātavya

yātavya - to be gone, to be travelled, that which must be gone

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

From root yā- (to go) + tavya suffix

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Impersonal construction, meaning "one must go" or "it is to be gone".

पदकम् (padakam) - step, pace

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of padaka

padaka - step, footstep, mark of a foot

From pada (foot, step)

Note: Used adverbially and repeated for emphasis.

पदकम् (padakam) - Indicating 'step by step' (step, pace)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of padaka

padaka - step, footstep, mark of a foot

From pada (foot, step)

Note: Used adverbially and repeated for emphasis, meaning "step by step".

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of manner.