महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-177, verse-15

सर्प उवाच ।
ब्राह्मणः को भवेद्राजन्वेद्यं किं च युधिष्ठिर ।
ब्रवीह्यतिमतिं त्वां हि वाक्यैरनुमिमीमहे ॥१५॥

15. sarpa uvāca ,
brāhmaṇaḥ ko bhavedrājanvedyaṁ kiṁ ca yudhiṣṭhira ,
bravīhyatimatiṁ tvāṁ hi vākyairanumimīmahe.

15. sarpa uvāca brāhmaṇaḥ kaḥ bhavet rājan vedyam kim ca
yudhiṣṭhira bravīhi atimatim tvām hi vākyaiḥ anumimīmahe

15. The serpent said: O King, who is a Brahmin (brāhmaṇa)? And what, O Yudhishthira, is to be known? Please tell me, for we infer from your words that you are exceedingly wise.

15. הנחש אמר, הו מלך, מי הוא בְּרַהְמִין ומהו הדבר שיש לדעת, הו יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה? דבר, כי לפי דבריך אנו מעריכים שאתה בעל תבונה גדולה.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्प (sarpa) - The Yaksha in the form of a serpent (serpent)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be

• राजन् (rājan) - Refers to Yudhishthira (O King!)

• वेद्यम् (vedyam) - knowable, to be known

• किम् (kim) - what?

• च (ca) - and

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The eldest of the Pandavas (O Yudhishthira!)

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - speak! tell!

• अतिमतिम् (atimatim) - exceedingly wise, highly intelligent

• त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Yudhishthira (you)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - by words, by statements

• अनुमिमीमहे (anumimīmahe) - The Yaksha (and possibly his unseen retinue) inferring Yudhishthira's wisdom (we infer, we conclude)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्प (sarpa) - The Yaksha in the form of a serpent (serpent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

From √sṛp (to creep)

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect formation of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

From brahman (sacred knowledge/priestly class)

Root: bṛh

Note: Predicate nominative to 'kaḥ'

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

From root √bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - Refers to Yudhishthira (O King!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun

Root: rāj (class 1)

वेद्यम् (vedyam) - knowable, to be known

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedya

vedya - knowable, to be known, intelligible

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root √vid (to know) + ya (suffix)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'kim'

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

Note: Subject of implied 'is'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The eldest of the Pandavas (O Yudhishthira!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle (name of a king)

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm)

Compound type : aluk tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable
  locative form of yudh (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - speak! tell!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular

From root √brū (class 2)

Root: brū (class 2)

अतिमतिम् (atimatim) - exceedingly wise, highly intelligent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atimati

atimati - very wise, highly intelligent, exceedingly discerning

Bahuvrīhi compound: ati (exceedingly) + mati (mind, wisdom)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ati+mati)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
  prefix/adverb
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, wisdom
  noun (feminine)
  From √man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tvām'

त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Yudhishthira (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun, accusative singular

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating reason or emphasis

वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - by words, by statements

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From vac (voice)

Root: vac

Note: Instrument of 'anumimīmahe'

अनुमिमीमहे (anumimīmahe) - The Yaksha (and possibly his unseen retinue) inferring Yudhishthira's wisdom (we infer, we conclude)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of anumā

Present tense, 1st person plural (ātmanepada)

From root √mā (class 3, but here used in passive-like form or with specific conjugation) with upasarga anu. √mā (3P/Ā) also has forms like mimate.

Prefix: anu

Root: mā (class 3)

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