महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-2, verse-13

अथाब्रवीत्तदा वृष्णीञ्श्रुत्वैवं मधुसूदनः ।
अन्तज्ञो मतिमांस्तस्य भवितव्यं तथेति तान् ॥१३॥

13. athābravīttadā vṛṣṇīñśrutvaivaṁ madhusūdanaḥ ,
antajño matimāṁstasya bhavitavyaṁ tatheti tān.

13. atha abravīt tadā vṛṣṇīn śrutvā evam madhusūdanaḥ
antajñaḥ matimān tasya bhavitavyam tathā iti tān

13. atha evam śrutvā antajñaḥ matimān madhusūdanaḥ tadā
tān vṛṣṇīn abravīt tasya bhavitavyam tathā iti

13. Then, having heard this, the sagacious Krishna (madhusūdana), who understood the ultimate outcome, spoke to those Vrishnis, acknowledging that "such must be the destiny (bhavitavya)."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• वृष्णीन् (vṛṣṇīn) - to the Vrishnis

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• एवम् (evam) - this (thus, in this manner)

• मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Krishna (madhusūdana) (slayer of Madhu, an epithet of Krishna or Vishnu)

• अन्तज्ञः (antajñaḥ) - knowing the ultimate outcome (knowing the end, prescient, omniscient)

• मतिमान् (matimān) - sagacious (intelligent, wise, thoughtful)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (which was heard or the situation) (of him, of it, his)

• भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - destiny (bhavitavya) (what is to be, destiny, fate, future)

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

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

• तान् (tān) - those (Vrishnis) (them, those (masc. plural))

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect (laṅ), Parasmaipada, root brū (2nd class)

Root: brū (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

वृष्णीन् (vṛṣṇīn) - to the Vrishnis

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇi

vṛṣṇi - name of an ancient Indian tribe/clan

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

एवम् (evam) - this (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Krishna (madhusūdana) (slayer of Madhu, an epithet of Krishna or Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - slayer of Madhu, Vishnu, Krishna

compound of madhu (honey/demon Madhu) and sūdana (destroyer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhu+sūdana)

• madhu – honey, sweet, name of a demon
  noun (neuter)
• sūdana – destroying, crushing, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  from root 'sūd' (to destroy)
  Root: sūd (class 10)

अन्तज्ञः (antajñaḥ) - knowing the ultimate outcome (knowing the end, prescient, omniscient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antajña

antajña - knowing the end, prescient, omniscient

compound of anta (end) and jña (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anta+jña)

• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with, a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  from root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: refers to Madhusūdana

मतिमान् (matimān) - sagacious (intelligent, wise, thoughtful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, sagacious

from 'mati' (mind, thought) with possessive suffix -mat

Note: refers to Madhusūdana

तस्य (tasya) - of that (which was heard or the situation) (of him, of it, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - destiny (bhavitavya) (what is to be, destiny, fate, future)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavitavya

bhavitavya - what is to be, destiny, fate, future

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root 'bhū' (to be) with suffix -itavya

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those (Vrishnis) (them, those (masc. plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it