महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-56, verse-15

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इत्युक्तस्त्वब्रवीद्राजा तमुत्तङ्कं पुनर्वचः ।
गच्छ मद्वचनाद्देवीं ब्रूहि देहीति सत्तम ॥१५॥

15. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
ityuktastvabravīdrājā tamuttaṅkaṁ punarvacaḥ ,
gaccha madvacanāddevīṁ brūhi dehīti sattama.

15. vaiśampāyana uvāca iti uktaḥ tu abravīt rājā tam uttaṅkam
punaḥ vacaḥ gaccha mat-vacanāt devīm brūhi dehi iti sattama

15. Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed, the king then spoke again to Uttanka, saying, "Go, at my word, and tell the goddess, 'Give them (the earrings)!' O best among men!"

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• राजा (rājā) - king

• तम् (tam) - refers to Uttanka (him, to him)

• उत्तङ्कम् (uttaṅkam) - Uttanka (proper name)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

• मत्-वचनात् (mat-vacanāt) - at my word, by my command

• देवीम् (devīm) - referring to the queen (goddess, queen)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

• देहि (dehi) - give!

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

• सत्तम (sattama) - Addressing Uttanka (O best one, O best among men)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

Note: Subject of uvāca

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the king

तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis or indicates a slight shift

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect active third person singular

Form of √vac (to speak) in imperfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of abravīt

तम् (tam) - refers to Uttanka (him, to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Object of abravīt

उत्तङ्कम् (uttaṅkam) - Uttanka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - name of a sage, the pupil of sage Gautama

Note: Object of abravīt

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word

(noun)

neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Object of abravīt

गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

(verb)

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

Imperative active second person singular

Root √gam, class 1

Root: gam (class 1)

मत्-वचनात् (mat-vacanāt) - at my word, by my command

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mat-vacana

mat-vacana - my word, my command

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+vacana)

• mad – my (form of asmad)
  pronoun
• vacana – word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Literally 'from my word'

देवीम् (devīm) - referring to the queen (goddess, queen)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

Note: Object of brūhi

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

(verb)

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

Imperative active second person singular

Root √brū, class 2

Root: brū (class 2)

देहि (dehi) - give!

(verb)

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

Imperative active second person singular

Root √dā, class 3 (irregular form for 'give')

Root: dā (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

सत्तम (sattama) - Addressing Uttanka (O best one, O best among men)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama

sattama - best, most excellent, pre-eminent

Superlative degree of sat (good, existing)

Note: Addressing Uttanka