महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-36, verse-3

सर्वेषां बलिनां मूर्ध्नि मयेदं निहितं पदम् ।
एवमुक्ते मया सम्यगुत्तरं प्रब्रवीतु सः ॥३॥

3. sarveṣāṁ balināṁ mūrdhni mayedaṁ nihitaṁ padam ,
evamukte mayā samyaguttaraṁ prabravītu saḥ.

3. sarveṣām balinām mūrdhni mayā idam nihitam padam
evam ukte mayā samyak uttaram prabravītu saḥ

3. I have placed this foot (symbolizing supremacy) upon the heads of all mighty ones. When this has been declared by me, let him (who cannot tolerate Krishna) give a proper reply.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all (masculine/neuter, genitive plural))

• बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the mighty ones (of the powerful, of the mighty (masculine, genitive plural))

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the heads (metaphorically, plural implied) (on the head, on the top, at the summit (locative singular))

• मया (mayā) - by me (by me (instrumental singular))

• इदम् (idam) - this (foot) (this (neuter, nominative singular))

• निहितम् (nihitam) - placed (placed, laid down, deposited (neuter, nominative singular))

• पदम् (padam) - foot (symbolizing supremacy) (foot, step, mark, position, word)

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

• उक्ते (ukte) - when this has been declared (when spoken, when said (neuter, locative singular))

• मया (mayā) - by me (by me (instrumental singular))

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, rightly, fully, well)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - a proper reply (reply, answer, subsequent, northern)

• प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - let him give a reply (let him speak forth, let him declare)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the one who cannot tolerate Krishna) (he, that one (masculine, nominative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all (of all (masculine/neuter, genitive plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Genitive plural form.

Note: Used adjectivally.

बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the mighty ones (of the powerful, of the mighty (masculine, genitive plural))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balin

balin - mighty, powerful, strong, possessing strength

Possessive adjective derived from `bala` (strength).

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the heads (metaphorically, plural implied) (on the head, on the top, at the summit (locative singular))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, skull, top, summit

मया (mayā) - by me (by me (instrumental singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Instrumental singular form of the first person pronoun.

इदम् (idam) - this (foot) (this (neuter, nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Neuter nominative singular form.

निहितम् (nihitam) - placed (placed, laid down, deposited (neuter, nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nihita

nihita - placed, laid down, deposited, entrusted

Past Passive Participle

From verb root ni-√dhā (to place).

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for `padam`.

पदम् (padam) - foot (symbolizing supremacy) (foot, step, mark, position, word)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, mark, position, word, verse quarter

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

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

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - when this has been declared (when spoken, when said (neuter, locative singular))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From verb root `√vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the declaration made in the first half of the verse.

मया (mayā) - by me (by me (instrumental singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Instrumental singular form of the first person pronoun.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, rightly, fully, well)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - a proper reply (reply, answer, subsequent, northern)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - upper, northern, subsequent, reply, answer

From prefix `ud` and root `tṛ` (to cross).

प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - let him give a reply (let him speak forth, let him declare)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pra-√brū

Imperative, 3rd Person Singular

Imperative form of verb root `√brū` (class 2) with prefix `pra`.

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (the one who cannot tolerate Krishna) (he, that one (masculine, nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular form.