महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-180, verse-48

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच मार्कण्डेयो महातपाः ।
क्षणं कुरुध्वं विपुलमाख्यातव्यं भविष्यति ॥४८॥

48. evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ ,
kṣaṇaṁ kurudhvaṁ vipulamākhyātavyaṁ bhaviṣyati.

48. evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca mārkaṇḍeyaḥ mahātapaḥ
kṣaṇam kurudhvam vipulam ākhyātavyam bhaviṣyati

48. Addressed thus, Markandeya, the great ascetic (mahātapas), responded, "Please grant a considerable amount of time, as something significant is to be narrated."

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya (name of a sage)

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - great ascetic, one with great austerity

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant, a short period of time

• कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - Please grant (a moment) (do, make, grant, observe (you all))

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensive, large, considerable

• आख्यातव्यम् (ākhyātavyam) - to be narrated, to be told

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (वच्) 'to speak', with suffix -ta.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

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

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Markandeya (a celebrated ancient sage)

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - great ascetic, one with great austerity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - great ascetic, one practicing great austerity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor (tapas)
  noun (neuter)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment, instant, a short period of time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure, proper time, smallest division of time

कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - Please grant (a moment) (do, make, grant, observe (you all))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of kṛ

Imperative Middle

From root kṛ (कृ), 8th class, imperative, 2nd person plural, ātmanepada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensive, large, considerable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipula

vipula - large, extensive, abundant, considerable, great

Note: Agrees with kṣaṇam.

आख्यातव्यम् (ākhyātavyam) - to be narrated, to be told

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyātavya

ākhyātavya - to be told, to be narrated, suitable for narration

Gerundive

From root khyā (ख्या) 'to tell' with prefix ā, and suffix -tavya.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Active

From root bhū (भू), 1st class, future tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: bhū (class 1)