महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-44

एवमुक्तस्ततः कृष्णः प्रत्युवाच महामनाः ।
स्निग्धगम्भीरया वाचा वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ॥४४॥

44. evamuktastataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pratyuvāca mahāmanāḥ ,
snigdhagambhīrayā vācā vākyaṁ vākyaviśāradaḥ.

44. evam uktaḥ tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pratyuvāca mahāmanāḥ
snigdhagambhīrayā vācā vākyam vākyaviśāradaḥ

44. Thus addressed, the magnanimous Kṛṣṇa, an expert in speech, then replied with words in a gentle and profound voice.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

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

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna, the dark one

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke in return

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - high-minded, magnanimous, great-souled

• स्निग्धगम्भीरया (snigdhagambhīrayā) - with a gentle and profound (voice)

• वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by voice

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence, statement

• वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - expert in speech, skilled in eloquence

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, declared, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak), irregular past participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Kṛṣṇa (he who was spoken to)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna, the dark one

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna, dark, black, an epithet of Vishnu

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pratyuvāca

Perfect tense (lit) of root √vac (to speak) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - high-minded, magnanimous, great-souled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas

mahāmanas - high-minded, magnanimous, great-souled, noble-minded

Bahuvrīhi compound of mahā (great) and manas (mind, soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+manas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, soul
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Kṛṣṇa.

स्निग्धगम्भीरया (snigdhagambhīrayā) - with a gentle and profound (voice)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of snigdhagambhīra

snigdhagambhīra - soft and deep, gentle and profound, smooth and grave

Compound of snigdha (soft, gentle, smooth) and gambhīra (deep, profound, grave)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (snigdha+gambhīra)

• snigdha – soft, gentle, smooth, tender, affectionate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √snih (to be sticky, to be affectionate)
  Root: snih (class 4)
• gambhīra – deep, profound, grave, serious
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vācā'.

वाचा (vācā) - by speech, by voice

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'.

वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - expert in speech, skilled in eloquence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vākyaviśārada

vākyaviśārada - expert in speech, skilled in eloquence, proficient in words

Tatpuruṣa compound of vākya (speech) and viśārada (skilled, expert)

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (vākya+viśārada)

• vākya – word, speech, sentence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, proficient, clever
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Kṛṣṇa.