महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-138, verse-6

शूद्र उवाच ।
रैभ्यं गतो नूनमसौ सुतस्ते मन्दचेतनः ।
तथा हि निहतः शेते राक्षसेन बलीयसा ॥६॥

6. śūdra uvāca ,
raibhyaṁ gato nūnamasau sutaste mandacetanaḥ ,
tathā hi nihataḥ śete rākṣasena balīyasā.

6. śūdra uvāca raibhyam gataḥ nūnam asau sutaḥ te
mandacetanaḥ tathā hi nihataḥ śete rākṣasena balīyasā

6. The śūdra said: "Indeed, that dull-witted son of yours has gone to Raibhya. Because of this, he lies there slain by a very powerful demon (rākṣasa)."

Words meanings summery:

• शूद्र (śūdra) - The śūdra house-keeper who was questioned (the śūdra)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• रैभ्यम् (raibhyam) - Referring to the sage Raibhya (to Raibhya)

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

• असौ (asau) - That (son of Mahātapas) (that one, he)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• ते (te) - Your (Mahātapas's) son (your)

• मन्दचेतनः (mandacetanaḥ) - dull-witted, foolish, of little consciousness

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed, struck down

• शेते (śete) - he lies, rests, sleeps

• राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by a demon (rākṣasa)

• बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by a very powerful one, by a stronger one

Words meanings and morphology

शूद्र (śūdra) - The śūdra house-keeper who was questioned (the śūdra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the fourth social class (śūdra)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

रैभ्यम् (raibhyam) - Referring to the sage Raibhya (to Raibhya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raibhya

raibhya - Raibhya (a proper name, name of a sage)

Note: Implies motion towards, hence accusative.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached

(verbal derivative)

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - That (son of Mahātapas) (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that one, he, she, it (remote demonstrative pronoun)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

ते (te) - Your (Mahātapas's) son (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

मन्दचेतनः (mandacetanaḥ) - dull-witted, foolish, of little consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandacetana

mandacetana - having little consciousness, dull-witted, foolish, ignorant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+cetana)

• manda – dull, slow, feeble, lazy, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• cetana – consciousness, intellect, mind; conscious, living
  noun (masculine)
  From √cit (to perceive, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for

(indeclinable)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain, killed, struck down

(verbal derivative)

शेते (śete) - he lies, rests, sleeps

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by a demon (rākṣasa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being, a fiend (rākṣasa)

बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by a very powerful one, by a stronger one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of balīyas

balīyas - stronger, more powerful, very powerful, mighty

Comparative form of 'balin' (strong).