महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-63, verse-36

भीष्म उवाच ।
इत्येष लक्षणोद्देशः प्रोक्तो नक्षत्रयोगतः ।
देवक्या नारदेनेह सा स्नुषाभ्योऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥३६॥

36. bhīṣma uvāca ,
ityeṣa lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ prokto nakṣatrayogataḥ ,
devakyā nāradeneha sā snuṣābhyo'bravīdidam.

36. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca iti eṣaḥ lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ proktaḥ nakṣatrayogataḥ
devakyā nāradena iha sā snuṣābhyaḥ abravīt idam

36. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca iti iha nāradena devakyā nakṣatrayogataḥ
eṣaḥ lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ proktaḥ sā snuṣābhyaḥ idam abravīt

36. Bhishma said: "This summary of characteristics described with reference to the conjunctions of lunar mansions (nakṣatra) was narrated by Nārada to Devakī here, and she, in turn, recounted this to her daughters-in-law."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, so, herewith (particle indicating reported speech or completion)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine nominative singular)

• लक्षणोद्देशः (lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ) - summary of characteristics, enumeration of signs

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - spoken, declared, narrated

• नक्षत्रयोगतः (nakṣatrayogataḥ) - by means of, or regarding, the conjunction of lunar mansions (nakṣatra)

• देवक्या (devakyā) - by Devakī

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• सा (sā) - she

• स्नुषाभ्यः (snuṣābhyaḥ) - to the daughters-in-law

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, recounted

• इदम् (idam) - this

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (grandfather of the Kauravas and Pandavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, herewith (particle indicating reported speech or completion)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

लक्षणोद्देशः (lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ) - summary of characteristics, enumeration of signs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣaṇoddeśa

lakṣaṇoddeśa - a summary or outline of characteristics, enumeration of signs

Compound type : tatpurusha (lakṣaṇa+uddeśa)

• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)
• uddeśa – pointing out, enumeration, summary
  noun (masculine)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - spoken, declared, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

vac - to speak, to declare

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of pra-√vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

नक्षत्रयोगतः (nakṣatrayogataḥ) - by means of, or regarding, the conjunction of lunar mansions (nakṣatra)

(indeclinable)

suffix 'tas' indicating 'from, by means of, regarding'

Compound type : tatpurusha (nakṣatra+yoga)

• nakṣatra – lunar mansion, star, constellation
  noun (neuter)
• yoga – conjunction, union, connection, application
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

देवक्या (devakyā) - by Devakī

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of devakī

devakī - Devakī (mother of Krishna)

नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (divine sage)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

स्नुषाभ्यः (snuṣābhyaḥ) - to the daughters-in-law

(noun)

Dative, feminine, plural of snuṣā

snuṣā - daughter-in-law

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, recounted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here