महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-289, verse-2

प्रातरायास्य इत्युक्त्वा कदाचिद्द्विजसत्तमः ।
तत आयाति राजेन्द्र साये रात्रावथो पुनः ॥२॥

2. prātarāyāsya ityuktvā kadāciddvijasattamaḥ ,
tata āyāti rājendra sāye rātrāvatho punaḥ.

2. prātaḥ āyāsya iti uktvā kadācit dvijasattamaḥ
tataḥ āyāti rājendra sāye rātrau atho punaḥ

2. Once, after saying 'I will come in the morning,' that best among Brahmins (dvija) would then arrive, O king, in the evening or again at night.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early morning

• आयास्य (āyāsya) - I will come, I shall arrive

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating direct speech

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - the best among the twice-born, the most excellent Brahmin

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• आयाति (āyāti) - he comes, he arrives

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king, O best of kings

• साये (sāye) - in the evening, at evening

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

• अथो (atho) - or, moreover, and

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

Words meanings and morphology

प्रातः (prātaḥ) - in the morning, early morning

(indeclinable)

आयास्य (āyāsya) - I will come, I shall arrive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ā-yā

Future Active

1st person singular, ātmanepada, future tense

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Derived from root √yā with prefix ā. Here the ātmanepada form corresponding to 'I will go'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - the best among the twice-born, the most excellent Brahmin

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

Superlative of 'sattva' in a compound with 'dvija'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from dvi (two) + √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Refers to the subject of the sentence, implied to be a Brahmin.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

आयाति (āyāti) - he comes, he arrives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Root √yā with prefix ā.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king, O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - lord of kings, best of kings, O king

Vocative singular of 'rājendra'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (a deity), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: An address to a king.

साये (sāye) - in the evening, at evening

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of 'sāyam' (neuter) or an indeclinable form. Here used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial usage.

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night, in the night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

Locative singular of 'rātri' (feminine i-stem)

अथो (atho) - or, moreover, and

(indeclinable)

An emphatic form of 'atha', sometimes used as 'or'.

Note: Used as an alternative or conjunction.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)