महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-149, verse-17

एवमुक्तस्तु भीमेन हनूमान्प्लवगर्षभः ।
प्रत्युवाच ततो वाक्यं स्निग्धगम्भीरया गिरा ॥१७॥

17. evamuktastu bhīmena hanūmānplavagarṣabhaḥ ,
pratyuvāca tato vākyaṁ snigdhagambhīrayā girā.

17. evam uktaḥ tu bhīmena hanūmān plavagārṣabhaḥ
prati uvāca tataḥ vākyam snigdhagambhīrayā girā

17. Hanuman, the best among monkeys, thus addressed by Bhima, then replied with a gentle and profound voice.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, told

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

• भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima

• हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman

• प्लवगार्षभः (plavagārṣabhaḥ) - best among monkeys, chief of monkeys

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in response

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, sentence, statement

• स्निग्धगम्भीरया (snigdhagambhīrayā) - with a gentle and profound (voice)

• गिरा (girā) - with a voice, with speech

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhima (name of a Pāṇḍava brother); terrible, formidable

हनूमान् (hanūmān) - Hanuman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanūmat

hanūmat - Hanuman (name of a prominent monkey general)

प्लवगार्षभः (plavagārṣabhaḥ) - best among monkeys, chief of monkeys

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plavaga+ṛṣabha)

• plavaga – monkey
  noun (masculine)
  From root plu (to float/jump) + ga (going)
  Root: plu (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best
  noun (masculine)

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in response

(indeclinable)

often used as a prefix with verbs

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

(indeclinable)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, sentence, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

स्निग्धगम्भीरया (snigdhagambhīrayā) - with a gentle and profound (voice)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (snigdha+gambhīra)

• snigdha – gentle, smooth, tender, affectionate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root snih (to be smooth, to love)
  Root: snih (class 4)
• gambhīra – profound, deep, serious
  adjective (masculine)

गिरा (girā) - with a voice, with speech

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gīr

gīr - voice, speech, word

From root gṛ (to sound)

Root: gṛ (class 6)