महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-5, verse-20

एवमुक्तः स कौरव्य देवराज्ञा बृहस्पतिः ।
मुहूर्तमिव संचिन्त्य देवराजानमब्रवीत् ॥२०॥

20. evamuktaḥ sa kauravya devarājñā bṛhaspatiḥ ,
muhūrtamiva saṁcintya devarājānamabravīt.

20. evam uktaḥ saḥ kauravya devarājñā bṛhaspatiḥ
muhūrtam iva saṃcintya devarājānam abravīt

20. kauravya evam uktaḥ devarājñā saḥ bṛhaspatiḥ
muhūrtam iva saṃcintya devarājānam abravīt

20. O descendant of Kuru, thus addressed by the king of the gods, Bṛhaspati reflected for a moment and then spoke to Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• एवमुक्तः (evamuktaḥ) - thus addressed (by Indra) (thus spoken, thus addressed)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Bṛhaspati) (he, that (one))

• कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru (addressing the listener) (O descendant of Kuru)

• देवराज्ञा (devarājñā) - by Indra, the king of the gods (by the king of the gods)

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods) (Bṛhaspati)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (for a moment, for an instant)

• इव (iva) - as if, as it were (modifying the duration) (as if, like, as, so to speak)

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected deeply (having thought, having pondered deeply)

• देवराजानम् (devarājānam) - to Indra, the king of the gods (to the king of the gods)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (to Indra) (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

एवमुक्तः (evamuktaḥ) - thus addressed (by Indra) (thus spoken, thus addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evamukta

evamukta - thus spoken, thus addressed

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'evam' (thus) and 'ukta' (spoken, PPP of √vac)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (evam+ukta)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (Bṛhaspati) (he, that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru (addressing the listener) (O descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru

Derived from Kuru, referring to the Kuru lineage

देवराज्ञा (devarājñā) - by Indra, the king of the gods (by the king of the gods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of devarājan

devarājan - king of the gods

Compound of 'deva' (god) and 'rājan' (king)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deva+rājan)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati (the preceptor of the gods) (Bṛhaspati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (for a moment, for an instant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant (a specific unit of time)

Note: Functions adverbially here.

इव (iva) - as if, as it were (modifying the duration) (as if, like, as, so to speak)

(indeclinable)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having reflected deeply (having thought, having pondered deeply)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √cit (to perceive, think) with prefix sam- and suffix -ya

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 10)

देवराजानम् (devarājānam) - to Indra, the king of the gods (to the king of the gods)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devarājan

devarājan - king of the gods

Compound of 'deva' (god) and 'rājan' (king)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (deva+rājan)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (to Indra) (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)