महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-52, verse-21

एवमुक्तस्तु वैदर्भ्या नलस्तां प्रत्युवाच ह ।
नलं मां विद्धि कल्याणि देवदूतमिहागतम् ॥२१॥

21. evamuktastu vaidarbhyā nalastāṁ pratyuvāca ha ,
nalaṁ māṁ viddhi kalyāṇi devadūtamihāgatam.

21. evam uktaḥ tu vaidarbhyā nalaḥ tām prati uvāca ha
nalam mām viddhi kalyāṇi deva-dūtam iha āgatam

21. Thus addressed by Vaidarbhī, Nala then replied to her: 'O auspicious one, know me to be Nala, a messenger of the gods, who has arrived here.'

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

• वैदर्भ्या (vaidarbhyā) - By Damayantī, princess of Vidarbha. (by Vaidarbhī)

• नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala. (Nala)

• ताम् (tām) - Refers to Vaidarbhī (Damayantī). (her, to her)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in response to

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle of emphasis)

• नलम् (nalam) - King Nala. (Nala (accusative))

• माम् (mām) - me

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know! (imperative)

• कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - Addressing Damayantī. (O auspicious one, O fortunate one)

• देव-दूतम् (deva-dūtam) - messenger of the gods

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak), irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Nala, implying 'he, having been addressed'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the preceding action with Nala's response.

वैदर्भ्या (vaidarbhyā) - By Damayantī, princess of Vidarbha. (by Vaidarbhī)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vaidarbhī

vaidarbhī - a princess of Vidarbha

Feminine derivative of Vidarbha (name of a kingdom).

Note: Agent of the action 'addressed'.

नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala. (Nala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

Note: Subject of the verb uvāca.

ताम् (tām) - Refers to Vaidarbhī (Damayantī). (her, to her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Note: Object of uvāca.

प्रति (prati) - towards, to, in response to

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with accusative (tām).

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle of emphasis)

(indeclinable)

नलम् (nalam) - King Nala. (Nala (accusative))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

Note: Object of viddhi.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Object of viddhi.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know! (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative

2nd person singular imperative of root vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - Addressing Damayantī. (O auspicious one, O fortunate one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī

kalyāṇī - auspicious, fortunate, beautiful woman

Feminine form of kalyāṇa.

देव-दूतम् (deva-dūtam) - messenger of the gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva-dūta

deva-dūta - messenger of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+dūta)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• dūta – messenger, envoy
  noun (masculine)
  From root dū (to send).
  Root: dū (class 1)

Note: Appositive to mām.

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived, come

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, come near

Past Passive Participle

From ā- + gam (to go).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies mām (me).