महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-261, verse-24

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
सा तद्वचनमाज्ञाय परिगृह्य नराधिपम् ।
आत्मनो बलमाज्ञाय तत एनमुवाच ह ॥२४॥

24. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
sā tadvacanamājñāya parigṛhya narādhipam ,
ātmano balamājñāya tata enamuvāca ha.

24. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca sā tat vacanam ājñāya parigṛhya
narādhipam ātmanaḥ balam ājñāya tataḥ enam uvāca ha

24. Mārkaṇḍeya said, 'She, having understood those words and taken hold of the king, and realizing her own power (ātman), then indeed spoke to him.'

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सा (sā) - she

• तत् (tat) - that speech or those words of the king (that)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood, having known

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having taken hold of, having seized, having accepted

• नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - the king, ruler of men

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of herself, of the self (ātman)

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood, having known

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• एनम् (enam) - the king (him)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - a renowned sage, son of Mṛkaṇḍu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that speech or those words of the king (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, statement

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood, having known

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Indeclinable participle (gerund) formed from root 'jñā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having taken hold of, having seized, having accepted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Indeclinable participle (gerund) formed from root 'grah' with prefix 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - the king, ruler of men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of herself, of the self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, individual soul

Note: Refers to her own person or innate power/essence.

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood, having known

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Indeclinable participle (gerund) formed from root 'jñā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - the king (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, he, him

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)