महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-264, verse-28

इत्युक्तः प्राह सुग्रीवो भ्रातरं हेतुमद्वचः ।
प्राप्तकालममित्रघ्नो रामं संबोधयन्निव ॥२८॥

28. ityuktaḥ prāha sugrīvo bhrātaraṁ hetumadvacaḥ ,
prāptakālamamitraghno rāmaṁ saṁbodhayanniva.

28. iti uktaḥ prāha sugrīvaḥ bhrātaram hetumat vacaḥ
prāptakālam amitraghnaḥ rāmam saṃbodhayan iva

28. Thus addressed, Sugriva spoke reasoned words to his brother. It was as if Sugriva, the slayer of enemies, was instructing Rama at an opportune moment.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Vali) (spoken, addressed, said)

• प्राह (prāha) - spoke (spoke, said)

• सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - to his brother (Vali) (brother)

• हेतुमत् (hetumat) - reasoned (reasoned, logical, with cause)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech)

• प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - at an opportune moment (at the opportune time, timely)

• अमित्रघ्नः (amitraghnaḥ) - the slayer of enemies (referring to Sugriva) (slayer of enemies)

• रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

• संबोधयन् (saṁbodhayan) - instructing (instructing, making aware, addressing)

• इव (iva) - as if (as, like, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by Vali) (spoken, addressed, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Sugriva, meaning 'he having been addressed'

प्राह (prāha) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prahā

Perfect tense form of √ah with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

सुग्रीवः (sugrīvaḥ) - Sugriva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sugrīva

sugrīva - Sugriva (name of a monkey king)

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - to his brother (Vali) (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

हेतुमत् (hetumat) - reasoned (reasoned, logical, with cause)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hetumat

hetumat - having reason, logical, reasonable

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech

प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - at an opportune moment (at the opportune time, timely)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāptakāla

prāptakāla - opportune time, proper time

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāpta+kāla)

• prāpta – obtained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √āp with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially

अमित्रघ्नः (amitraghnaḥ) - the slayer of enemies (referring to Sugriva) (slayer of enemies)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitraghna

amitraghna - slayer of enemies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amitra+ghna)

• amitra – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• ghna – slayer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √han
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Epithet for Sugriva

रामम् (rāmam) - Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of a deity/prince)

संबोधयन् (saṁbodhayan) - instructing (instructing, making aware, addressing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbodhayat

saṁbodhayat - instructing, making aware, addressing

Present Active Participle

Causative of √budh with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Sugriva (implied subject)

इव (iva) - as if (as, like, as if)

(indeclinable)