महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-229, verse-25

एवमुक्तास्तु गन्धर्वाः प्रहसन्तो विशां पते ।
प्रत्यब्रुवंस्तान्पुरुषानिदं सुपरुषं वचः ॥२५॥

25. evamuktāstu gandharvāḥ prahasanto viśāṁ pate ,
pratyabruvaṁstānpuruṣānidaṁ suparuṣaṁ vacaḥ.

25. evam uktāḥ tu gandharvāḥ prahasantaḥ viśām pate
prati abruvan tān puruṣān idam suparuṣam vacaḥ

25. However, upon being addressed in this manner, the Gandharvas, laughing, O ruler of the people, replied to those men with these exceedingly harsh words.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas

• प्रहसन्तः (prahasantaḥ) - laughing, smiling

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord!, O master!

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply to

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke

• तान् (tān) - those (men)

• पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men

• इदम् (idam) - this

• सुपरुषम् (suparuṣam) - very harsh, extremely rough

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak) + -ta suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - a Gandharva (celestial musician)

प्रहसन्तः (prahasantaḥ) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

from root has (to laugh) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects

पते (pate) - O lord!, O master!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply to

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd plural, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

तान् (tān) - those (men)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that

पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person (puruṣa)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

सुपरुषम् (suparuṣam) - very harsh, extremely rough

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suparuṣa

suparuṣa - very harsh, exceedingly rough

Compound type : pravādi tatpuruṣa (su+paruṣa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• paruṣa – harsh, rough
  adjective (neuter)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech