महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-82, verse-29

इत्युक्तः स तु पुत्रेण तदा वानरकेतनः ।
स्मयन्प्रोवाच कौन्तेयस्तदा चित्राङ्गदासुतम् ॥२९॥

29. ityuktaḥ sa tu putreṇa tadā vānaraketanaḥ ,
smayanprovāca kaunteyastadā citrāṅgadāsutam.

29. iti uktaḥ saḥ tu putreṇa tadā vānaraketanaḥ
smayan provāca kaunteyaḥ tadā citrāṅgadāsutam

29. iti putreṇa uktaḥ saḥ vānaraketanaḥ kaunteyaḥ
tu tadā smayan tadā citrāṅgadāsutam provāca

29. Thus addressed by his son, Arjuna (whose banner bears a monkey, the son of Kunti) then, smiling, spoke to the son of Citrāṅgadā.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, then

• पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by Babruvāhana (by the son)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वानरके-तनः (vānarake-tanaḥ) - epithet of Arjuna (whose banner is a monkey)

• स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - epithet of Arjuna (son of Kunti)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• चित्राङ्गदासुतम् (citrāṅgadāsutam) - to Babruvāhana (to the son of Chitrāngadā)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, addressed, said

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak), irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, then

(indeclinable)

पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by Babruvāhana (by the son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'uktaḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Occurs twice in the verse, marking the temporal context.

वानरके-तनः (vānarake-tanaḥ) - epithet of Arjuna (whose banner is a monkey)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānarake-tana

vānarake-tana - one whose banner has a monkey

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vānara+ketana)

• vānara – monkey
  noun (masculine)
• ketana – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayat

smayat - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

From root 'smi' (to smile) with present participle suffix -śatṛ.

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (Arjuna).

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect (Liṭ) tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'vac' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - epithet of Arjuna (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Patronymic derived from 'Kuntī'.

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Occurs twice in the verse, marking the temporal context.

चित्राङ्गदासुतम् (citrāṅgadāsutam) - to Babruvāhana (to the son of Chitrāngadā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of citrāṅgadāsuta

citrāṅgadāsuta - son of Chitrāngadā

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (citrāṅgadā+suta)

• citrāṅgadā – Chitrāngadā (proper name)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 4)

Note: Object of the verb 'provāca'.