महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-2, verse-12

तथोक्त्वा मुनयस्ते
तु ततः केशवमभ्ययुः ॥१२॥

12. tathoktvā munayaste tu
tataḥ keśavamabhyayuḥ.

12. tathā uktvā munayaḥ te tu
tataḥ keśavam abhyayuḥ

12. Having spoken thus, those sages then approached Keśava (Kṛṣṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

• ते (te) - those sages (those)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• केशवम् (keśavam) - to Keśava (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa)

• अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - they went, they approached

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root `vac` (which undergoes vowel change to `uk` in this form) with suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - (muni), sage, ascetic, seer, inspired person

ते (te) - those sages (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

केशवम् (keśavam) - to Keśava (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava (epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, 'having fine hair' or 'slayer of Keśī demon')

अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - they went, they approached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of i

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice (with augment `a-` and prefix `abhi-`)

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)