महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-294, verse-22

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः संचिन्त्य मनसा मुहूर्तमिव वासवः ।
शक्त्यर्थं पृथिवीपाल कर्णं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥२२॥

22. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tataḥ saṁcintya manasā muhūrtamiva vāsavaḥ ,
śaktyarthaṁ pṛthivīpāla karṇaṁ vākyamathābravīt.

22. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ saṃcintya manasā muhūrtam iva
vāsavaḥ śaktyartham pṛthivīpāla karṇam vākyam atha abravīt

22. Vaiśampāyana said: Then, O king, Indra, having pondered in his mind for a moment regarding the power (śakti), spoke these words to Karna.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having considered well, having pondered

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, for a moment

• इव (iva) - as, like, as it were

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

• शक्त्यर्थम् (śaktyartham) - for the sake of the power (śakti)

• पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O king (addressing Janamejaya) (O protector of the earth, O king)

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, disciple of Vyasa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having considered well, having pondered

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root 'cit' (to think, perceive) with prefix 'sam-'

Prefix: sam

Root: cit (class 10)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, for a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a short time, an instant

इव (iva) - as, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (epithet)

शक्त्यर्थम् (śaktyartham) - for the sake of the power (śakti)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaktyartha

śaktyartha - for the sake of power, concerning power

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakti+artha)

• śakti – power, capability, strength, energy (śakti)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)
• artha – purpose, meaning, cause, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O king (addressing Janamejaya) (O protector of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 1)

कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (proper name)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, words, statement, sentence

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)