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.

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)