महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-96, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
कोऽसौ नकुलरूपेण शिरसा काञ्चनेन वै ।
प्राह मानुषवद्वाचमेतत्पृष्टो वदस्व मे ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
ko'sau nakularūpeṇa śirasā kāñcanena vai ,
prāha mānuṣavadvācametatpṛṣṭo vadasva me.

1. janamejaya uvāca | kaḥ asau nakularūpeṇa śirasā kāñcanena
vai | prāha mānuṣavat vācam etat pṛṣṭaḥ vadasva me

1. janamejaya uvāca me pṛṣṭaḥ etat vadasva kaḥ asau
nakularūpeṇa kāñcanena śirasā vai mānuṣavat vācam prāha

1. Janamejaya asked: "Who is this one who, in the form of a mongoose with a golden head, spoke words like a human? Please tell me this when I ask."

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - King Janamejaya (Janamejaya (a king))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

• असौ (asau) - this one (that one, he)

• नकुलरूपेण (nakularūpeṇa) - in the form of a mongoose (by means of a mongoose's form, in the form of a mongoose)

• शिरसा (śirasā) - with a head (with a head, by a head)

• काञ्चनेन (kāñcanena) - golden (golden, made of gold)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• प्राह (prāha) - spoke (said, spoke)

• मानुषवत् (mānuṣavat) - like a human (like a human, as a human)

• वाचम् (vācam) - words (speech, word)

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter/question) (this, this one)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - when asked (asked, questioned)

• वदस्व (vadasva) - please tell (tell, speak)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - King Janamejaya (Janamejaya (a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (a king, grandson of Arjuna)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

असौ (asau) - this one (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (demonstrative pronoun)

नकुलरूपेण (nakularūpeṇa) - in the form of a mongoose (by means of a mongoose's form, in the form of a mongoose)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nakularūpa

nakularūpa - mongoose-form, form of a mongoose

Compound type : tatpurusha (nakula+rūpa)

• nakula – mongoose
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance
  noun (neuter)

शिरसा (śirasā) - with a head (with a head, by a head)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

काञ्चनेन (kāñcanena) - golden (golden, made of gold)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, gold

Derived from 'kāñcana' (gold)

Note: Agrees with śirasā

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

प्राह (prāha) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √ah

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular of √ah with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

मानुषवत् (mānuṣavat) - like a human (like a human, as a human)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat added to mānuṣa (human)

वाचम् (vācam) - words (speech, word)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

एतत् (etat) - this (matter/question) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - when asked (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

वदस्व (vadasva) - please tell (tell, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of √vad

Imperative Middle

Imperative 2nd person singular, middle voice of √vad

Root: vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive