महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-180, verse-47

उवाच चैनं कालज्ञः स्मयन्निव स नारदः ।
ब्रह्मर्षे कथ्यतां यत्ते पाण्डवेषु विवक्षितम् ॥४७॥

47. uvāca cainaṁ kālajñaḥ smayanniva sa nāradaḥ ,
brahmarṣe kathyatāṁ yatte pāṇḍaveṣu vivakṣitam.

47. uvāca ca enam kālajñaḥ smayan iva sa nāradaḥ
brahmarṣe kathyatām yat te pāṇḍaveṣu vivakṣitam

47. And Narada, who knew the right moment (kālajña), addressed him with a faint smile, saying, "O brahmin sage (brahmarṣe), please speak what you wish to say concerning the Pandavas."

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - him, this

• कालज्ञः (kālajñaḥ) - knower of time, one who knows the proper moment

• स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling, with a smile

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• स (sa) - he, that

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a divine sage)

• ब्रह्मर्षे (brahmarṣe) - O brahmin sage

• कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told, may it be spoken

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that which

• ते (te) - by you (referring to what Markandeya intends) (to you, by you, your)

• पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas, concerning the Pandavas

• विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - intended to be spoken, desired to be spoken

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root vac (वाच्), reduplicated perfect, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

कालज्ञः (kālajñaḥ) - knower of time, one who knows the proper moment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālajña

kālajña - knower of time, astrologer, one who knows opportunity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+jña)

• kāla – time, season, proper time, death
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knower of
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling, with a smile

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayat

smayat - smiling

Present Active Participle

From root smay (स्मि), 1st class, present participle.

Root: smay (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (name of a divine sage, a son of Brahma)

ब्रह्मर्षे (brahmarṣe) - O brahmin sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - brahmin sage, a sage of the highest order

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator god), sacred knowledge, the absolute reality (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told, may it be spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of kath

Imperative Passive

From denominative root kath (कथ्), 3rd person singular, passive voice.

यत् (yat) - what, which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

ते (te) - by you (referring to what Markandeya intends) (to you, by you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas, concerning the Pandavas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu

विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - intended to be spoken, desired to be spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vivakṣita

vivakṣita - intended to be said, desired to be spoken, wished to be told

Past Passive Participle (Desiderative)

Derived from the desiderative stem of root vac (वच्) 'to speak', with suffix -ta.

Root: vac (class 2)