महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-81, verse-22

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवमुक्तास्तु ता गावः शुभाः करुणवत्सलाः ।
संमन्त्र्य सहिताः सर्वाः श्रियमूचुर्नराधिप ॥२२॥

22. bhīṣma uvāca ,
evamuktāstu tā gāvaḥ śubhāḥ karuṇavatsalāḥ ,
saṁmantrya sahitāḥ sarvāḥ śriyamūcurnarādhipa.

22. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca evam uktāḥ tu tāḥ gāvaḥ śubhāḥ karuṇavatsalāḥ
sammantrya sahitāḥ sarvāḥ śriyam ūcuḥ narādhipa

22. Bhishma said: O King, those auspicious and compassionate cows, thus addressed, all deliberated together and then spoke to (goddess) Śrī.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

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

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious, pure, beautiful

• करुणवत्सलाः (karuṇavatsalāḥ) - those (cows) who are affectionate due to compassion (compassionate and affectionate, tender with pity)

• सम्मन्त्र्य (sammantrya) - having deliberated, having consulted together

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, together, united

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole, every

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - to Śrī (goddess of prosperity), glory, beauty

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, ruler of men

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma, a character in the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light

शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious, pure, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, shining, beautiful

करुणवत्सलाः (karuṇavatsalāḥ) - those (cows) who are affectionate due to compassion (compassionate and affectionate, tender with pity)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of karuṇavatsala

karuṇavatsala - affectionate with compassion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karuṇā+vatsala)

• karuṇā – compassion, pity
  noun (feminine)
• vatsala – affectionate, tender, fond of
  adjective (masculine)

सम्मन्त्र्य (sammantrya) - having deliberated, having consulted together

(verbal derivative)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, together, united

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, united, together

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

श्रियम् (śriyam) - to Śrī (goddess of prosperity), glory, beauty

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Śrī

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)