महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-190, verse-47

ततोऽब्रवीद्राजा सूतम् ।
आचक्ष्व मे वाम्यौ ।
हन्मि वा त्वामिति ॥४७॥

47. tato'bravīdrājā sūtam ,
ācakṣva me vāmyau ,
hanmi vā tvāmiti.

47. tataḥ abravīt rājā sūtam ācakṣva
me vāmyau hanmi vā tvām iti

47. Then the king said to the charioteer, "Explain the two Vāmya horses (vāmyau) to me, or I will kill you!"

Words meanings summery:

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

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

• सूतम् (sūtam) - the charioteer (charioteer)

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - explain (to me) (tell, explain, relate)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• वाम्यौ (vāmyau) - the two horses named Vāmya (the two horses of Vāmya, relating to Vāmya)

• हन्मि (hanmi) - I will kill (I kill, I strike)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (the charioteer) (you)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of direct speech) (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active, from √brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

सूतम् (sūtam) - the charioteer (charioteer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, son, weaver

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - explain (to me) (tell, explain, relate)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of cakṣ

Imperative 2nd singular middle, from √cakṣ with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

1st person pronoun.

वाम्यौ (vāmyau) - the two horses named Vāmya (the two horses of Vāmya, relating to Vāmya)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vāmyā

vāmyā - relating to Vāmya or Vāmadeva; a specific kind of horse (often dual)

Derived from the proper noun Vāmya/Vāmadeva.

हन्मि (hanmi) - I will kill (I kill, I strike)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of han

Present 1st singular active, from √han.

Root: han (class 2)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (the charioteer) (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Object of 'hanmi'.

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of direct speech) (thus, so, indicating direct speech)

(indeclinable)