महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-12, verse-22

प्रत्युवाचाथ तद्रक्षो धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
अहं बकस्य वै भ्राता किर्मीर इति विश्रुतः ॥२२॥

22. pratyuvācātha tadrakṣo dharmarājaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram ,
ahaṁ bakasya vai bhrātā kirmīra iti viśrutaḥ.

22. prati uvāca atha tat rakṣaḥ dharmarājam yudhiṣṭhiram
aham bakasya vai bhrātā kirmīra iti viśrutaḥ

22. Then that rākṣasa replied to Yudhishthira, the king of dharma (dharma-rāja): "I am Kirmira, indeed well-known as the brother of Baka."

Words meanings summery:

• प्रति (prati) - in return (implied with 'uvāca') (against, towards, in return)

• उवाच (uvāca) - replied (spoke, said)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• तत् (tat) - that

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

• धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Yudhishthira, the king of dharma (natural law) (king of dharma, just king)

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira (proper noun)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• बकस्य (bakasya) - of Baka

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• किर्मीर (kirmīra) - Kirmira (proper noun)

• इति (iti) - named, thus (introducing direct speech/name) (thus, so saying, named)

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - well-known (famous, well-known)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रति (prati) - in return (implied with 'uvāca') (against, towards, in return)

(indeclinable)

Note: Upasarga for 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - replied (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root 'vac' (2nd class), perfect active 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'rakṣaḥ'

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon, rākṣasa

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rākṣasa

धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Yudhishthira, the king of dharma (natural law) (king of dharma, just king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of justice, king of dharma, Yudhishthira, Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Yudhishthira

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (firm in battle), the eldest Pandava

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of 'yudh' (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective

Note: Object of 'pratyuvāca'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

बकस्य (bakasya) - of Baka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of baka

baka - Baka (a demon, a crane)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Predicate nominative for 'aham'

किर्मीर (kirmīra) - Kirmira (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kirmīra

kirmīra - Kirmira (a rākṣasa)

इति (iti) - named, thus (introducing direct speech/name) (thus, so saying, named)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - well-known (famous, well-known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - famous, celebrated, well-known

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śru' (to hear) with prefix 'vi-'. Meaning 'heard extensively', hence 'famous'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Adjective for Kirmira/aham.