महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-233, verse-17

एवमुक्तस्तु गन्धर्वैः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः ।
गन्धर्वान्पुनरेवेदं वचनं प्रत्यभाषत ॥१७॥

17. evamuktastu gandharvaiḥ kuntīputro dhanaṁjayaḥ ,
gandharvānpunarevedaṁ vacanaṁ pratyabhāṣata.

17. evam uktaḥ tu gandharvaiḥ kuntīputraḥ dhanañjayaḥ
gandharvān punar eva idam vacanam pratyabhāṣata

17. Thus addressed by the Gandharvas, Arjuna (Kuntīputra), the winner of wealth (dhanañjaya), then spoke this reply again to the Gandharvas.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• तु (tu) - connective particle (but, indeed, yet, however)

• गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the Gandharvas

• कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - Arjuna (son of Kuntī)

• धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth, winner of wealth)

• गन्धर्वान् (gandharvān) - to the Gandharvas

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back

• एव (eva) - emphasizing 'again' (indeed, only, just, even)

• इदम् (idam) - referring to the speech that follows (this)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - reply (word, speech, statement)

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied, spoke in return

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From root √vac (to speak, say)

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - connective particle (but, indeed, yet, however)

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the Gandharvas

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, often musicians)

कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - Arjuna (son of Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuntīputra

kuntīputra - son of Kuntī

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuntī+putra)

• kuntī – Kuntī (mother of Arjuna)
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth, winner of wealth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth, winner of wealth

Compound (dhana + jaya, with an intervening particle)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, winning
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

गन्धर्वान् (gandharvān) - to the Gandharvas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, often musicians)

पुनर् (punar) - again, back

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizing 'again' (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - referring to the speech that follows (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वचनम् (vacanam) - reply (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, utterance

From root √vac (to speak, say)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied, spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of prati-bhāṣ

Imperfect Tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Singular

Prefix prati- (in return, towards)

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)