महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-24

यदा समुद्रे प्रक्षिप्तः स मत्स्यो मनुना तदा ।
तत एनमिदं वाक्यं स्मयमान इवाब्रवीत् ॥२४॥

24. yadā samudre prakṣiptaḥ sa matsyo manunā tadā ,
tata enamidaṁ vākyaṁ smayamāna ivābravīt.

24. yadā samudre prakṣiptaḥ saḥ matsyaḥ manunā tadā
tataḥ enam idam vākyam smayamānaḥ iva abravīt

24. When that fish was thrown into the ocean by Manu, then it addressed him with these words, as if smiling.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean, in the sea

• प्रक्षिप्तः (prakṣiptaḥ) - thrown, cast, placed

• सः (saḥ) - that (fish) (that, he)

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• मनुना (manunā) - by Manu

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thence, thereafter, from that)

• एनम् (enam) - him (Manu) (him, this (one))

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, message (word, speech, sentence)

• स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - as if smiling (smiling, laughing)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'yad' + dā affix.

समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

प्रक्षिप्तः (prakṣiptaḥ) - thrown, cast, placed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakṣipta

prakṣipta - thrown, cast, inserted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṣip' with prefix 'pra', and 'kta' affix.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Masculine nominative singular, qualifying 'matsyaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that (fish) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: masculine nominative singular of tad.

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

मनुना (manunā) - by Manu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a primordial man, lawgiver), man

Root: man

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'tad' + dā affix.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thence, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'tad' + tasil affix.

एनम् (enam) - him (Manu) (him, this (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: masculine accusative singular.

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Pronominal stem.

Note: neuter accusative singular, qualifying 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, message (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - as if smiling (smiling, laughing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayamāna

smayamāna - smiling, laughing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'smi' with śānac affix.

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative singular, describing the fish (implied subject of abravīt).

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root 'vac' or 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)