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.

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)