महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-190, verse-74

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
एवमुक्तो वामदेवेन राजन्नन्तःपुरे राजपुत्रं जघान ।
स सायकस्तिग्मतेजा विसृष्टः श्रुत्वा दलस्तच्च वाक्यं बभाषे ॥७४॥

74. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
evamukto vāmadevena rāja;nnantaḥpure rājaputraṁ jaghāna ,
sa sāyakastigmatejā visṛṣṭaḥ; śrutvā dalastacca vākyaṁ babhāṣe.

74. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evam uktaḥ vāmadevena
rājan antaḥpure rājaputraṃ jaghāna
saḥ sāyakaḥ tigmatejāḥ visṛṣṭaḥ
śrutvā dalaḥ tat ca vākyaṃ babhāṣe

74. Mārkaṇḍeya said: 'O king, thus addressed by Vāmadeva, the king killed the prince in the inner chambers. As that sharp-pointed arrow was released, Dala (the essence of the prince now dwelling in the arrow), having heard that command, spoke.'

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken to (the king) (spoken, said)

• वामदेवेन (vāmadevena) - by Vāmadeva

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (Janamejaya, the listener) (O king)

• अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - in the inner chambers (in the inner chambers, in the harem)

• राजपुत्रं (rājaputraṁ) - the prince (Śyenajit) (the prince, son of a king)

• जघान (jaghāna) - he (the king) killed (he killed)

• सः (saḥ) - that (arrow) (that, he)

• सायकः (sāyakaḥ) - the arrow (arrow)

• तिग्मतेजाः (tigmatejāḥ) - sharp and fiery (sharp-pointed, fiery, fierce)

• विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - discharged (released, discharged)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• दलः (dalaḥ) - Dala (the name of the prince's spirit, or the arrow's personified name) (Dala (proper name); leaf, petal)

• तत् (tat) - that (speech/command from Vāmadeva) (that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - the command/speech (word, speech, sentence)

• बभाषे (babhāṣe) - he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name of a sage)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

Root `vac`, perfect active 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'uktaḥ'

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken to (the king) (spoken, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

past passive participle

From root `vac` (to speak), past passive participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the king, implied as the one spoken to

वामदेवेन (vāmadevena) - by Vāmadeva

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāmadeva

vāmadeva - Vāmadeva (proper name of a Vedic sage)

Note: Agent of 'uktaḥ'

राजन् (rājan) - O king (Janamejaya, the listener) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Mārkaṇḍeya addressing Janamejaya

अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - in the inner chambers (in the inner chambers, in the harem)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antaḥpura

antaḥpura - harem, women's apartments, inner chambers of a palace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+pura)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• pura – city, fortress, palace
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of the killing

राजपुत्रं (rājaputraṁ) - the prince (Śyenajit) (the prince, son of a king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, king's son

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'jaghāna'

जघान (jaghāna) - he (the king) killed (he killed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of han

perfect active

Root `han`, perfect active 3rd person singular

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject is the king (implied)

सः (saḥ) - that (arrow) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Refers to the arrow mentioned in the previous verse

सायकः (sāyakaḥ) - the arrow (arrow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāyaka

sāyaka - arrow

Root: si (class 4)

Note: Subject, along with 'saḥ'

तिग्मतेजाः (tigmatejāḥ) - sharp and fiery (sharp-pointed, fiery, fierce)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tigmatejas

tigmatejas - having sharp energy/power, fiery, sharp-pointed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tigma+tejas)

• tigma – sharp, pointed, fiery
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – sharpness, brilliance, energy, fire
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sāyakaḥ'

विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - discharged (released, discharged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of visṛṣṭa

visṛṣṭa - released, discharged, sent forth

past passive participle

From root `sṛj` (to let go, release) with prefix `vi-`

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'sāyakaḥ'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root `śru` (to hear), absolutive form

Root: śru (class 5)

दलः (dalaḥ) - Dala (the name of the prince's spirit, or the arrow's personified name) (Dala (proper name); leaf, petal)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dala

dala - leaf, petal, part; Dala (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'babhāṣe'

तत् (tat) - that (speech/command from Vāmadeva) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Note: Qualifies 'vākyaṃ'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - the command/speech (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'

बभाषे (babhāṣe) - he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of bhāṣ

perfect middle

Root `bhāṣ`, perfect middle 3rd person singular

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'dalaḥ'