महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-15

एवमुक्ता नरेन्द्रेण सचिवास्ते नराधिप ।
यथोक्तं त्वरिताश्चक्रुर्यथाज्ञापितवान्नृपः ॥१५॥

15. evamuktā narendreṇa sacivāste narādhipa ,
yathoktaṁ tvaritāścakruryathājñāpitavānnṛpaḥ.

15. evam uktāḥ narendreṇa sacivāḥ te narādhipa yathā
uktam tvaritāḥ cakruḥ yathā ājñāpitavān nṛpaḥ

15. O king, thus spoken to by the monarch, those ministers swiftly carried out precisely what the king had commanded.

15. כששמעו השרים את דברי המלך, הו שליט בני האדם, מיהרו לעשות בדיוק את מה שהורה להם.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken to, addressed, said

• नरेन्द्रेण (narendreṇa) - by the king, by the ruler of men

• सचिवाः (sacivāḥ) - ministers, companions

• ते (te) - they, those

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - Addressing the listener of the narration. (O king, O ruler of men)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, commanded

• त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick, hastened, in a hurry

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they performed, they made

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• आज्ञापितवान् (ājñāpitavān) - commanded, ordered, having ordered

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken to, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the ministers.

नरेन्द्रेण (narendreṇa) - by the king, by the ruler of men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men, chief among men

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'indra' (chief/lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

सचिवाः (sacivāḥ) - ministers, companions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - minister, companion, associate

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

नराधिप (narādhipa) - Addressing the listener of the narration. (O king, O ruler of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men, ruler

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'adhipa' (ruler)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift, quick, hastened, in a hurry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tvarita

tvarita - quick, swift, hastened, hurried

Past Passive Participle (used adjectivally)

Past Passive Participle of root 'tvar' (to hasten)

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Refers to the ministers.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did, they performed, they made

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of cakruḥ

Perfect 3rd person plural

Root 'kṛ', class 8, perfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

आज्ञापितवान् (ājñāpitavān) - commanded, ordered, having ordered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ājñāpitavat

ājñāpitavat - having commanded, ordered

Past Active Participle (Causative)

Causative of root 'jñā' (to know) with upasarga 'ā', formed with suffix -vat

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'nṛpaḥ'.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound 'nṛ' (men) + 'pa' (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

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