महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-246, verse-33

तमेवंवादिनमृषिर्देवदूतमुवाच ह ।
इच्छामि भवता प्रोक्तान्गुणान्स्वर्गनिवासिनाम् ॥३३॥

33. tamevaṁvādinamṛṣirdevadūtamuvāca ha ,
icchāmi bhavatā proktānguṇānsvarganivāsinām.

33. tam evamvādinaM ṛṣiḥ devadūtam uvāca ha
icchāmi bhavatā proktān guṇān svarganivāsinām

33. The sage then spoke to that divine messenger who had addressed him thus: "I wish to hear the qualities of the inhabitants of heaven as described by you."

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - to the divine messenger (to him, that)

• एवम्वादिनम् (evamvādinam) - thus speaking, one who speaks thus

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - the sage

• देवदूतम् (devadūtam) - to the divine messenger

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (respectful form)

• प्रोक्तान् (proktān) - spoken, mentioned, described

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

• स्वर्गनिवासिनाम् (svarganivāsinām) - of the dwellers in heaven, of those residing in heaven

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - to the divine messenger (to him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the divine messenger.

एवम्वादिनम् (evamvādinam) - thus speaking, one who speaks thus

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of evaṃvādin

evaṁvādin - one who speaks thus, a speaker of such words

Agent noun (from present participle)

Formed from evaṃ (thus) + vādin (speaking)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (evam+vādin)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vādin – speaking, speaker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun (from present participle)
  Formed from root vad
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'devadūtam'.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - the sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - a sage, a seer

Root: ṛṣ

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

देवदूतम् (devadūtam) - to the divine messenger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devadūta

devadūta - divine messenger, messenger of the gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+dūta)

• deva – a god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• dūta – messenger, envoy
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from dū to go, send)
  Root: dū

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or narrative

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

Present Active

1st person singular

Root: iṣ (class 6)

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (respectful form)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, respectful 'you'

Present Active Participle (from bhū)

Used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'proktān'.

प्रोक्तान् (proktān) - spoken, mentioned, described

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, told, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'guṇān'.

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature

Note: Object of 'icchāmi'.

स्वर्गनिवासिनाम् (svarganivāsinām) - of the dwellers in heaven, of those residing in heaven

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of svarganivāsin

svarganivāsin - a dweller in heaven, an inhabitant of paradise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+nivāsin)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛj
• nivāsin – dwelling, residing, an inhabitant
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun (from present participle)
  Formed from root vas with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Possessive relation to 'guṇān'.