महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-7

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
एवमुक्ते ततः शक्रं किं कार्यमिति सोऽब्रवीत् ।
उक्तः स्कन्देन ब्रूहीति सोऽब्रवीद्वासवस्ततः ॥७॥

7. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
evamukte tataḥ śakraṁ kiṁ kāryamiti so'bravīt ,
uktaḥ skandena brūhīti so'bravīdvāsavastataḥ.

7. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca | evam ukte
tataḥ śakram kim kāryam iti saḥ
abravīt | uktaḥ skandena brūhi
iti saḥ abravīt vāsavaḥ tataḥ

7. Mārkaṇḍeya said: "After this was said, Skanda then asked Śakra (Indra), 'What is to be done?' When Skanda told him, 'Speak!', Vāsava (Indra) then spoke."

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्ते (ukte) - when said, when spoken

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• शक्रम् (śakram) - to Śakra (Indra)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, duty, task

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• सः (saḥ) - Skanda (he, that)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, asked

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Referring to Śakra being addressed. (said, spoken, addressed)

• स्कन्देन (skandena) - by Skanda

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Skanda commanding Indra to speak. (speak!, tell!)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• सः (saḥ) - Vāsava (Indra) (he, that)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vāsava (Indra)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of an ancient sage)

Patronymic from Mṛkaṇḍu.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

उक्ते (ukte) - when said, when spoken

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak) + kta suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the statement being made.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

Avyaya.

शक्रम् (śakram) - to Śakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra, powerful, able (epithet of Indra)

From √śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Object of the verb 'abravīt' (asked).

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied 'asti' (is).

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, duty, task

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From √kṛ (to do) + ṇyat suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: 'What is the thing to be done?'

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Quotation particle.

सः (saḥ) - Skanda (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Skanda.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said, asked

(verb)

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

Imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

From √brū (to speak). Irregular imperfect form.

Root: brū (class 2)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - Referring to Śakra being addressed. (said, spoken, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak) + kta suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Vāsava (Indra).

स्कन्देन (skandena) - by Skanda

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda, Kartikeya

Root: skand (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'uktaḥ'.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Skanda commanding Indra to speak. (speak!, tell!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative active, 2nd person singular

From √brū (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Quotation particle.

सः (saḥ) - Vāsava (Indra) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Vāsava.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

From √brū (to speak). Irregular imperfect form.

Root: brū (class 2)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vāsava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Vāsava, relating to the Vasus, an epithet of Indra

Derived from Vasu, name of a class of gods.

Note: Another name for Indra.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

Avyaya.