महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-70, verse-18

समनुज्ञाप्य तु स तं कृष्णद्वैपायनं नृपः ।
वासुदेवमथामन्त्र्य वाग्मी वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१८॥

18. samanujñāpya tu sa taṁ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṁ nṛpaḥ ,
vāsudevamathāmantrya vāgmī vacanamabravīt.

18. samanujñāpya tu saḥ tam kṛṣṇadvaipāyanam nṛpaḥ
vāsudevam atha āmantrya vāgmī vacanam abravīt

18. nṛpaḥ tu saḥ tam kṛṣṇadvaipāyanam samanujñāpya
atha vāsudevam āmantrya vāgmī vacanam abravīt

18. But having taken leave of Vyasa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana), the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) then consulted Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), and the eloquent one spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• समनुज्ञाप्य (samanujñāpya) - having taken leave, having obtained permission

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• सः (saḥ) - He, Yudhiṣṭhira (he, that (masculine))

• तम् (tam) - Him, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyasa) (him, that (accusative masculine))

• कृष्णद्वैपायनम् (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanam) - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyasa)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira. (king, ruler)

• वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva (Krishna)

• अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having consulted

• वाग्मी (vāgmī) - eloquent, articulate speaker

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

समनुज्ञाप्य (samanujñāpya) - having taken leave, having obtained permission

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) with 'lyap' suffix

Absolutive form of √jñā with sam-anu-

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: √jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - He, Yudhiṣṭhira (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira, the king

तम् (tam) - Him, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyasa) (him, that (accusative masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, him

Note: Object of 'samanujñāpya'

कृष्णद्वैपायनम् (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanam) - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyasa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇadvaipāyana

kṛṣṇadvaipāyana - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, another name for Vyasa, born on an island (dvīpa) and dark-complexioned (kṛṣṇa)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+dvaipāyana)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black, Kṛṣṇa (name)
  adjective (masculine)
• dvaipāyana – dweller on an island, Vyasa
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'dvīpa' (island)

Note: Object of 'samanujñāpya'

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira. (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

From 'nṛ' (man) and 'pa' (protector)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √pā 'to protect'
  Root: √pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the main verb ('abravīt')

वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Son of Vasudeva, an epithet of Krishna

Patronymic from Vasudeva

Note: Object of 'āmantrya'

अथ (atha) - then, next, thereupon

(indeclinable)

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having consulted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund) with 'lyap' suffix

Absolutive form of √mantr with ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √mantr (class 10)

वाग्मी (vāgmī) - eloquent, articulate speaker

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāgmin

vāgmin - eloquent, fluent in speech, orator

Derived from 'vāc' (speech) + 'min' suffix

Note: Agrees with 'nṛpaḥ'

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

verbal noun

Derived from √vac 'to speak'

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active of √brū

Root: √brū (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'nṛpaḥ'