महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-17, verse-5

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
एवं संचोदितः सिद्धः प्रश्नांस्तान्प्रत्यभाषत ।
आनुपूर्व्येण वार्ष्णेय यथा तन्मे वचः शृणु ॥५॥

5. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
evaṁ saṁcoditaḥ siddhaḥ praśnāṁstānpratyabhāṣata ,
ānupūrvyeṇa vārṣṇeya yathā tanme vacaḥ śṛṇu.

5. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca | evam saṃcoditaḥ siddhaḥ praśnān tān
pratiabhāṣata | ānupūrvyeṇa vārṣṇeya yathā tat me vacaḥ śṛṇu

5. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca evam saṃcoditaḥ siddhaḥ tān praśnān
pratiabhāṣata he vārṣṇeya yathā tat me vacaḥ ānupūrvyeṇa śṛṇu

5. The Brahmin said, "Thus questioned, the accomplished sage (siddha) answered those questions. O Vārṣṇeya, listen to my words as I relate them, in due order."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• संचोदितः (saṁcoditaḥ) - urged, questioned, incited

• सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - perfected one, accomplished sage

• प्रश्नान् (praśnān) - questions

• तान् (tān) - those

• प्रतिअभाषत (pratiabhāṣata) - answered, spoke in return

• आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, in succession

• वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi (an address to a Yadu chief, likely Kṛṣṇa or Arjuna) (O Vārṣṇeya)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• तत् (tat) - those words (that)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

संचोदितः (saṁcoditaḥ) - urged, questioned, incited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃcud

saṁcud - to urge, to incite, to question, to request

past passive participle

From root cud- (to urge) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Past passive participle acting as adjective.

सिद्धः (siddhaḥ) - perfected one, accomplished sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, fulfilled, one who has attained spiritual perfection

past passive participle

From root sidh- (to accomplish, succeed)

Root: sidh (class 4)

प्रश्नान् (praśnān) - questions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with praśnān

प्रतिअभाषत (pratiabhāṣata) - answered, spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pratibhāṣ

root bhāṣ- (to speak) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, in succession

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ānupūrvya

ānupūrvya - order, regular succession, sequence

Derived from anupūrva (following in regular order)

वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi (an address to a Yadu chief, likely Kṛṣṇa or Arjuna) (O Vārṣṇeya)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya

vārṣṇeya - descendant of Vṛṣṇi, belonging to the Vṛṣṇi clan

Patronymic from Vṛṣṇi

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - those words (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to vacaḥ

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, voice

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)