महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-239, verse-14

त एवमुक्ताः प्रत्यूचू राजानमरिमर्दनम् ।
या गतिस्तव राजेन्द्र सास्माकमपि भारत ।
कथं वा संप्रवेक्ष्यामस्त्वद्विहीनाः पुरं वयम् ॥१४॥

14. ta evamuktāḥ pratyūcū rājānamarimardanam ,
yā gatistava rājendra sāsmākamapi bhārata ,
kathaṁ vā saṁpravekṣyāmastvadvihīnāḥ puraṁ vayam.

14. te evam uktāḥ pratyūcuḥ rājānam
arimardanam yā gatiḥ tava rājendra sā
asmākam api bhārata katham vā
sampravekṣyāmaḥ tvat vihīnāḥ puram vayam

14. Thus addressed, they replied to the king, the destroyer of foes (arimardana): "O king of kings (rājendra), O descendant of Bharata (bhārata), whatever destiny awaits you, that same destiny also awaits us. How, indeed, could we enter the city without you?"

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied, they answered

• राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king

• अरिमर्दनम् (arimardanam) - destroyer of enemies, foe-crusher

• या (yā) - which, what

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, course, destiny, state, refuge

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O mighty king

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• वा (vā) - or, either

• सम्प्रवेक्ष्यामः (sampravekṣyāmaḥ) - we shall enter

• त्वत् (tvat) - from you, than you

• विहीनाः (vihīnāḥ) - deprived of, forsaken by, separated from

• पुरम् (puram) - city, town

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Masculine nominative plural form.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) + suffix 'kta' (ta). The root changes to 'uk'.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied, they answered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of prati-vac

Perfect active 3rd person plural

Root 'vac' (2nd class), with prefix 'prati'. Vowel 'u' is a secondary augment.

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Masculine accusative singular.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pratyūcuḥ'.

अरिमर्दनम् (arimardanam) - destroyer of enemies, foe-crusher

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arimardana

arimardana - destroyer of enemies, foe-crusher

Tatpurusha compound: 'ari' (enemy) + 'mardana' (crushing, destroying).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe, opponent
  noun (masculine)
• mardana – crushing, destroying, treading down
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'mṛd' (to crush) + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Appositive to 'rājānam'.

या (yā) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Feminine nominative singular form.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, course, destiny, state, refuge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, destiny, state, refuge

From root 'gam' (to go) + suffix 'ti'.

Root: gam (class 1)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular form of 'yuṣmad'.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O mighty king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, chief of kings, mighty king

Tatpurusha compound: 'rājan' (king) + 'indra' (chief).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Feminine nominative singular form.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of aham

aham - I, me

Genitive plural form of 'aham'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

Vocative singular form.

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

Interrogative adverb.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रवेक्ष्यामः (sampravekṣyāmaḥ) - we shall enter

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of viś

Future active 1st person plural

Root 'viś' (6th class), with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: viś (class 6)

त्वत् (tvat) - from you, than you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Ablative singular form of 'yuṣmad'.

विहीनाः (vihīnāḥ) - deprived of, forsaken by, separated from

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vihīna

vihīna - deprived of, destitute of, separated from, without

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'vi' + root 'hā' (to abandon) + suffix 'kta' (na).

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

पुरम् (puram) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, stronghold

Neuter accusative singular.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of aham

aham - I, me

Nominative plural form of 'aham'.

Note: Subject of 'sampravekṣyāmaḥ'.