महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-247, verse-37

व्यास उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु मौद्गल्यो वाक्यं विममृशे धिया ।
विमृश्य च मुनिश्रेष्ठो देवदूतमुवाच ह ॥३७॥

37. vyāsa uvāca ,
etacchrutvā tu maudgalyo vākyaṁ vimamṛśe dhiyā ,
vimṛśya ca muniśreṣṭho devadūtamuvāca ha.

37. vyāsa uvāca etat śrutvā tu maudgalyaḥ vākyam vimamṛśe
dhiyā vimṛśya ca muniśreṣṭhaḥ devadūtam uvāca ha

37. Vyasa said: Having heard this, Mudgalya indeed reflected on the words with his intellect. And having reflected, that foremost sage then spoke to the divine messenger.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यास (vyāsa) - Sage Vyasa, the narrator. (Vyasa)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतत् (etat) - Referring to the previous explanation by the divine messenger. (this)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मौद्गल्यः (maudgalyaḥ) - Mudgala himself. (Mudgalya (descendant of Mudgala, or Mudgala himself))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - The words spoken by the divine messenger. (speech, words, statement)

• विममृशे (vimamṛśe) - he reflected, considered, deliberated

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, with thought

• विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having reflected, having considered

• च (ca) - and

• मुनिश्रेष्ठः (muniśreṣṭhaḥ) - Referring to Mudgala. (foremost sage, chief of sages)

• देवदूतम् (devadūtam) - The messenger who brought Mudgala to Svarga. (divine messenger, celestial envoy)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यास (vyāsa) - Sage Vyasa, the narrator. (Vyasa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa (name of a celebrated sage, compiler of the Vedas and author of Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - Referring to the previous explanation by the divine messenger. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मौद्गल्यः (maudgalyaḥ) - Mudgala himself. (Mudgalya (descendant of Mudgala, or Mudgala himself))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maudgalya

maudgalya - a descendant of Mudgala, Mudgala

Patronymic of Mudgala.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - The words spoken by the divine messenger. (speech, words, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement, words

Note: Object of 'vimamṛśe'.

विममृशे (vimamṛśe) - he reflected, considered, deliberated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of mṛś

Perfect Middle

3rd person singular perfect middle of root mṛś with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, with thought

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, thought, understanding, wisdom

विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having reflected, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root mṛś with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मुनिश्रेष्ठः (muniśreṣṭhaḥ) - Referring to Mudgala. (foremost sage, chief of sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - foremost sage, best of ascetics

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya

देवदूतम् (devadūtam) - The messenger who brought Mudgala to Svarga. (divine messenger, celestial envoy)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devadūta

devadūta - divine messenger, celestial envoy

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+dūta)

• deva – god, deity, celestial being
  noun (masculine)
• dūta – messenger, envoy
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.