महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-40

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच सहस्राक्षं धनंजयः ।
न लोकान्न पुनः कामान्न देवत्वं कुतः सुखम् ॥४०॥

40. evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca sahasrākṣaṁ dhanaṁjayaḥ ,
na lokānna punaḥ kāmānna devatvaṁ kutaḥ sukham.

40. evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca sahasrākṣam dhanañjayaḥ na
lokān na punaḥ kāmān na devatvam kutaḥ sukham

40. Arjuna, having been thus addressed, replied to the thousand-eyed one (Indra): "I do not desire worlds, nor pleasures, nor even divinity. How then can there be happiness?"

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

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

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, responded

• सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - to Indra (to the thousand-eyed one)

• धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (winner of wealth, conqueror of wealth)

• न (na) - not, no

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• न (na) - not, no

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

• कामान् (kāmān) - desires, pleasures, objects of desire

• न (na) - not, no

• देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity, godhood

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how then

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, responded

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Parasmaipada)

Irregular perfect formation of √vac with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - to Indra (to the thousand-eyed one)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sahasrākṣa

sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣi)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna (winner of wealth, conqueror of wealth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - winner of wealth, conqueror of wealth

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but

(indeclinable)

कामान् (kāmān) - desires, pleasures, objects of desire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, pleasure, love

Root: kam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity, godhood

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devatva

devatva - divinity, godhood, divine nature

कुतः (kutaḥ) - whence, from where, how then

(indeclinable)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort