महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-23

अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
अनेन वै ब्राह्मणाः शुश्रुवांसो वादे जित्वा सलिले मज्जिताः किल ।
तानेव धर्मानयमद्य बन्दी प्राप्नोतु गृह्याप्सु निमज्जयैनम् ॥२३॥

23. aṣṭāvakra uvāca ,
anena vai brāhmaṇāḥ śuśruvāṁso; vāde jitvā salile majjitāḥ kila ,
tāneva dharmānayamadya bandī; prāpnotu gṛhyāpsu nimajjayainam.

23. aṣṭāvakraḥ uvāca anena vai brāhmaṇāḥ
śuśruvāṃsaḥ vāde jitvā salile majjitāḥ
kila tān eva dharmān ayam adya
bandī prāpnotu gṛhya apsu nimajjaya enam

23. Ashtavakra said: "Indeed, it is well known that this man (Bandi) defeated learned Brahmins in debate and then immersed them in the waters. Let this Bandi himself now experience the same consequence (dharma). Seize him and drown him in the water!"

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Ashtavakra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अनेन (anena) - by Bandi (by this, by him)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• शुश्रुवांसः (śuśruvāṁsaḥ) - learned, having heard

• वादे (vāde) - in the debate, in the discussion

• जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered, having won

• सलिले (salile) - in water

• मज्जिताः (majjitāḥ) - immersed, drowned

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, verily

• तान् (tān) - those

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - the same severe consequences (consequences, principles, laws)

• अयम् (ayam) - this Bandi (this, this one)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• बन्दी (bandī) - Bandi

• प्राप्नोतु (prāpnotu) - let him obtain, may he achieve

• गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken

• अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters

• निमज्जय (nimajjaya) - immerse, drown (him)

• एनम् (enam) - him

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Ashtavakra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭāvakra

aṣṭāvakra - Ashtavakra (proper name)

Compound of aṣṭan (eight) and vakra (bend) meaning 'one with eight deformities'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (aṣṭan+vakra)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• vakra – bent, crooked
  adjective

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect tense

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice from √vac

Root: √vac (class 2)

अनेन (anena) - by Bandi (by this, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

शुश्रुवांसः (śuśruvāṁsaḥ) - learned, having heard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śuśruvat

śuśruvat - having heard, learned

Perfect Active Participle

From √śru (to hear) + Perfect Active Participle suffix (vas)

Root: √śru (class 5)

वादे (vāde) - in the debate, in the discussion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vāda

vāda - debate, discussion, statement

From √vad (to speak)

Root: √vad (class 1)

जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered, having won

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √ji (to conquer) + ktvā suffix

Root: √ji (class 1)

सलिले (salile) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

मज्जिताः (majjitāḥ) - immersed, drowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of majjita

majjita - immersed, drowned

Past Passive Participle

From √majj (to sink, to drown) + kta suffix

Root: √majj (class 1)

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, verily

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

धर्मान् (dharmān) - the same severe consequences (consequences, principles, laws)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness, consequence

From √dhṛ (to hold, to support)

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this Bandi (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

बन्दी (bandī) - Bandi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandin

bandin - Bard, panegyrist; proper name of a person

प्राप्नोतु (prāpnotu) - let him obtain, may he achieve

(verb)

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

Imperative mood

From pra-√āp (to obtain, to reach) in Imperative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: √āp (class 5)

गृह्य (gṛhya) - having seized, having taken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from √grah (to seize)

Root: √grah (class 9)

अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Always plural, irregular feminine noun

निमज्जय (nimajjaya) - immerse, drown (him)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ni-√majj

Imperative mood, causal form

From ni-√majj (to cause to sink, to immerse, to drown) in Causal form, Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice

Prefix: ni

Root: √majj (class 1)

एनम् (enam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, him (anaphoric pronoun)