महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-9, verse-11

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच सृगालो वानरं तदा ।
ब्राह्मणस्य प्रतिश्रुत्य न मया तदुपाकृतम् ॥११॥

11. evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca sṛgālo vānaraṁ tadā ,
brāhmaṇasya pratiśrutya na mayā tadupākṛtam.

11. evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca sṛgālaḥ vānaram tadā
brāhmaṇasya pratiśrutya na mayā tat upākṛtam

11. evam uktaḥ sṛgālaḥ tadā vānaram pratyuvāca
brāhmaṇasya pratiśrutya tat mayā na upākṛtam

11. Addressed thus, the jackal then replied to the monkey: "Having made a promise to a Brahmin, that promise was not fulfilled by me."

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• सृगालः (sṛgālaḥ) - jackal

• वानरम् (vānaram) - monkey

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin

• प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having promised, having agreed

• न (na) - not

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तत् (tat) - that promise (that)

• उपाकृतम् (upākṛtam) - performed, fulfilled, done

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb qualifying uktaḥ.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

root √vac (to speak) + kta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies sṛgālaḥ.

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root √vac (class 2) with upasarga prati-, in perfect 3rd person singular

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Finite verb of the first clause.

सृगालः (sṛgālaḥ) - jackal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛgāla

sṛgāla - jackal

Note: Subject of pratyuvāca.

वानरम् (vānaram) - monkey

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey

Note: Object of pratyuvāca.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Root: brahman

Note: Genitive case, used with pratiśrutya (promised to).

प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having promised, having agreed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root √śru (class 5) with upasarga prati-, and suffix -ya

Prefix: prati

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive verb.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Instrumental case of asmad.

तत् (tat) - that promise (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the promise made.

उपाकृतम् (upākṛtam) - performed, fulfilled, done

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upākṛta

upākṛta - performed, done, offered

Past Passive Participle

root √kṛ (class 8) with upasargas upa- and ā-, + kta suffix

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The negated verb in the passive voice.