महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-19, verse-11

वासुदेव उवाच ।
एवं ब्रुवति सूते तु तदा मकरकेतुमान् ।
उवाच सूतं कौरव्य निवर्तय रथं पुनः ॥११॥

11. vāsudeva uvāca ,
evaṁ bruvati sūte tu tadā makaraketumān ,
uvāca sūtaṁ kauravya nivartaya rathaṁ punaḥ.

11. vāsudeva uvāca evam bruvati sūte tu tadā makaraketumān
uvāca sūtam kauravya nivartaya ratham punaḥ

11. Vāsudeva said: "O scion of Kuru, when the charioteer was speaking thus, Arjuna, whose banner bore the makara emblem, then said to the charioteer, 'Turn the chariot back again.'"

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking, saying

• सूते (sūte) - when the charioteer (Kṛṣṇa) (in the charioteer, when the charioteer)

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• मकरकेतुमान् (makaraketumān) - Arjuna, whose banner bore the makara emblem (one whose banner has the makara (crocodile/sea monster) emblem)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सूतम् (sūtam) - to the charioteer (Kṛṣṇa) (to the charioteer)

• कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Kṛṣṇa in his narration) (O scion of Kuru)

• निवर्तय (nivartaya) - turn back, cause to return

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking, saying

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of brū

brū - to speak, to say

present active participle

used in locative absolute construction

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: present active participle, locative singular

सूते (sūte) - when the charioteer (Kṛṣṇa) (in the charioteer, when the charioteer)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, driver

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

मकरकेतुमान् (makaraketumān) - Arjuna, whose banner bore the makara emblem (one whose banner has the makara (crocodile/sea monster) emblem)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of makaraketumant

makaraketumant - having the makara as a banner

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (makara+ketu+mat)

• makara – crocodile, sea-monster
  noun (masculine)
• ketu – banner, flag, sign
  noun (masculine)
• mat – possessing, having (suffix)
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix forming possessive adjectives

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

सूतम् (sūtam) - to the charioteer (Kṛṣṇa) (to the charioteer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, driver

कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Kṛṣṇa in his narration) (O scion of Kuru)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru

निवर्तय (nivartaya) - turn back, cause to return

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of nivṛt

causative imperative

second person singular

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

(indeclinable)