महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-266, verse-47

सोऽस्मानतर्कयद्भोक्तुमथाभ्येत्य वचोऽब्रवीत् ।
भोः क एष मम भ्रातुर्जटायोः कुरुते कथाम् ॥४७॥

47. so'smānatarkayadbhoktumathābhyetya vaco'bravīt ,
bhoḥ ka eṣa mama bhrāturjaṭāyoḥ kurute kathām.

47. saḥ asmān atarkayat bhoktum atha abhyetya vacaḥ abravīt
bhoḥ kaḥ eṣaḥ mama bhrātuḥ jaṭāyoḥ kurute kathām

47. He thought of eating us, and then, having approached, he spoke these words: 'Oh! Who is this one telling the story of my brother, Jatayu?'

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• अतर्कयत् (atarkayat) - he thought, he considered

• भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to eat, for eating

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• भोः (bhoḥ) - O!, Oh!

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

• जटायोः (jaṭāyoḥ) - of Jatayu

• कुरुते (kurute) - he tells (he makes, he does, he performs, he tells)

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अतर्कयत् (atarkayat) - he thought, he considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of tark

Root tark (10th class) + imperfect suffix (laṅ) + 3rd person singular ending.

Root: tark (class 10)

भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to eat, for eating

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root bhuj + tumun suffix.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Upasarga abhi + root i (to go) + lyap suffix (absolutive).

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form with prefix abhi-.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Note: Also nominative singular neuter. Contextually accusative here.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of brū

Root brū + aorist marker (luk) + 3rd person singular ending.

Root: brū (class 2)

भोः (bhoḥ) - O!, Oh!

(indeclinable)

Note: Vocative particle.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Also ablative singular. Contextually genitive here.

जटायोः (jaṭāyoḥ) - of Jatayu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jaṭāyu

jaṭāyu - Jatayu (name of a giant vulture)

Note: Also ablative singular. Contextually genitive here.

कुरुते (kurute) - he tells (he makes, he does, he performs, he tells)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root kṛ (8th class) + present tense suffix (laṭ) + 3rd person singular middle ending.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech