महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-32, verse-3

इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाचाथ ब्राह्मणो राजसत्तमम् ।
आचक्ष्व विषयं राजन्यावांस्तव वशे स्थितः ॥३॥

3. ityuktaḥ pratyuvācātha brāhmaṇo rājasattamam ,
ācakṣva viṣayaṁ rājanyāvāṁstava vaśe sthitaḥ.

3. iti uktaḥ prati uvāca atha brāhmaṇaḥ rājasattamam
ācakṣva viṣayam rājan āvām tava vaśe sthitaḥ

3. atha iti uktaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ rājasattamam prati uvāca
rājan ācakṣva viṣayam āvām tava vaśe sthitaḥ

3. Then, thus addressed, the brahmin replied to the best of kings: "O King, declare the subject in which we two are situated under your control."

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (referring to the king's preceding statement) (thus, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• प्रति (prati) - in response (towards, against, in return)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said, he spoke)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin

• राजसत्तमम् (rājasattamam) - to the best of kings, to the excellent king

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - declare (tell, declare, reveal)

• विषयम् (viṣayam) - the subject (the subject, the domain, the matter)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• आवाम् (āvām) - we two

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• वशे (vaśe) - in the power, in the control

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated (situated, standing, placed, established)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (referring to the king's preceding statement) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the king's preceding statement.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

from √vac (to speak), irregular past participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇaḥ'.

प्रति (prati) - in response (towards, against, in return)

(indeclinable)

Note: Prefix to 'uvāca', forming 'replied'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Past tense, often used in narration.

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks sequence of events.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a man of the priestly class; relating to Brahman; sacred text

राजसत्तमम् (rājasattamam) - to the best of kings, to the excellent king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings, excellent king

superlative of rājan

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent (superlative suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - declare (tell, declare, reveal)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of cakṣ

from ā-√cakṣ (to declare, tell), middle voice

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Command to the king.

विषयम् (viṣayam) - the subject (the subject, the domain, the matter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, subject, topic, matter

Note: Object of 'ācakṣva'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Direct address to King Janaka.

आवाम् (āvām) - we two

(pronoun)

Nominative, dual of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Refers to the brahmin and the king.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to King Janaka.

वशे (vaśe) - in the power, in the control

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, wish, power, control, authority

Note: Indicates state of being under control.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated (situated, standing, placed, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, established

Past Passive Participle

from √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Grammatically singular, but here it appears to refer to 'āvām' (we two), which is dual. This could be a grammatical anomaly or a poetic usage for 'is established'.