महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-191, verse-12

स एवमुक्तोऽब्रवीन्मुहूर्तं ध्यात्वा ।
नाभिजानाम्यहमिन्द्रद्युम्नं राजानमिति ॥१२॥

12. sa evamukto'bravīnmuhūrtaṁ dhyātvā ,
nābhijānāmyahamindradyumnaṁ rājānamiti.

12. saḥ evaṃ uktaḥ abravīt muhūrtaṃ dhyātvā na
abhijānāmi ahaṃ indradyumnaṃ rājānaṃ iti

12. Being thus addressed, he thought for a moment, and said, "I do not recognize King Indradyumna."

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - the person who was asked (he, that one)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (having been asked) (thus, in this manner)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed (by the questioners) (spoken, addressed, said)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṁ) - for a short time (a moment, an instant)

• ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having pondered (having meditated, having contemplated, having thought)

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - I recognize, I know

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इन्द्रद्युम्नं (indradyumnaṁ) - King Indradyumna (Indradyumna)

• राजानं (rājānaṁ) - King Indradyumna (king, ruler)

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of the direct speech. (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the person who was asked (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवम् (evam) - thus (having been asked) (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed (by the questioners) (spoken, addressed, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak), irregular formation

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'saḥ'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṁ) - for a short time (a moment, an instant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant; a specific duration of time (approx. 48 minutes)

Note: Accusative of duration.

ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having pondered (having meditated, having contemplated, having thought)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root √dhyā (to meditate, contemplate) with suffix -tvā

Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'abravīt'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'abhijānāmi'.

अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - I recognize, I know

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Verb of the 9th conjugation class.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इन्द्रद्युम्नं (indradyumnaṁ) - King Indradyumna (Indradyumna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indradyumna

indradyumna - Indradyumna (name of a king)

राजानं (rājānaṁ) - King Indradyumna (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Accusative object of 'abhijānāmi'.

इति (iti) - Marks the end of the direct speech. (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

(indeclinable)