महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-42, verse-5

एवमुक्ते ततः कृष्णो मृदुपूर्वमिदं वचः ।
उवाच पार्थिवान्सर्वांस्तत्समक्षं च पाण्डवान् ॥५॥

5. evamukte tataḥ kṛṣṇo mṛdupūrvamidaṁ vacaḥ ,
uvāca pārthivānsarvāṁstatsamakṣaṁ ca pāṇḍavān.

5. evam ukte tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ mṛdu-pūrvam idam vacaḥ
uvāca pārthivān sarvān tat-samakṣam ca pāṇḍavān

5. After Duryodhana had spoken thus, Krishna then addressed all the kings with these gentle words, and similarly spoke to the Pandavas in their presence.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्ते (ukte) - when this had been said (locative absolute construction) (spoken, said, told)

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

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

• मृदु-पूर्वम् (mṛdu-pūrvam) - gentle (modifying 'speech') (preceded by gentleness, gentle, mild)

• इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech (word, speech, statement)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - the kings (kings, rulers, princes)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the kings) (all, every)

• तत्-समक्षम् (tat-samakṣam) - in their (the kings') presence (in their presence, before them)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - when this had been said (locative absolute construction) (spoken, said, told)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -kta.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna, meaning 'dark', 'black')

मृदु-पूर्वम् (mṛdu-pūrvam) - gentle (modifying 'speech') (preceded by gentleness, gentle, mild)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mṛdu-pūrva

mṛdu-pūrva - preceded by gentleness, gentle, mild, gentle first

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛdu+pūrva)

• mṛdu – soft, gentle, mild, tender
  adjective (neuter)
• pūrva – former, prior, earlier, preceded by
  adjective (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, statement

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense

Root vac (2nd class, P); Perfect active 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - the kings (kings, rulers, princes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, ruler, prince (lit. 'belonging to the earth')

Derived from pṛthivī (earth) + aṇ suffix.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (the kings) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

तत्-समक्षम् (tat-samakṣam) - in their (the kings') presence (in their presence, before them)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (tad+samakṣa)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• samakṣa – visible, present, before the eyes
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from sam + akṣi (eye)
  Prefix: sam

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pandava