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

एवमुक्ते नैषधेन मघवान्प्रत्यभाषत ।
अमरान्वै निबोधास्मान्दमयन्त्यर्थमागतान् ॥३॥

3. evamukte naiṣadhena maghavānpratyabhāṣata ,
amarānvai nibodhāsmāndamayantyarthamāgatān.

3. evam ukte naiṣadhena maghavān pratyabhāṣata
amarān vai nibodha asmān damayantyartham āgatān

3. When Nala (Naiṣadha) had spoken thus, Indra (Maghavān) replied, "Indeed, know us as the immortals who have come here for Damayantī's sake."

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, when it was said

• नैषधेन (naiṣadhena) - by Nala, the king of Niṣadha (by Nala, by the king of Niṣadha)

• मघवान् (maghavān) - the god Indra (Indra, the opulent one)

• प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied, spoke in return

• अमरान् (amarān) - immortals, gods

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• निबोध (nibodha) - know, understand, perceive

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• दमयन्त्यर्थम् (damayantyartham) - for the sake of Damayantī, on behalf of Damayantī

• आगतान् (āgatān) - who have arrived, come

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - having been said, when it was said

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

derived from vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

नैषधेन (naiṣadhena) - by Nala, the king of Niṣadha (by Nala, by the king of Niṣadha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of naiṣadha

naiṣadha - descendant of Niṣadha, belonging to Niṣadha, King of Niṣadha

मघवान् (maghavān) - the god Indra (Indra, the opulent one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maghavan

maghavan - rich, opulent, Indra

प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied, spoke in return

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pratyabhāṣata

root bhāṣ (1st class) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

अमरान् (amarān) - immortals, gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god

a (not) + mara (dying)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• mara – dying, mortal
  adjective
  from root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

निबोध (nibodha) - know, understand, perceive

(verb)

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

root budh (1st class) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

दमयन्त्यर्थम् (damayantyartham) - for the sake of Damayantī, on behalf of Damayantī

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of damayantyartha

damayantī + artha - for Damayantī's sake

Dative Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (damayantī+artha)

• damayantī – Damayantī (a proper noun, princess of Vidarbha)
  proper noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

आगतान् (āgatān) - who have arrived, come

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āgata

ā + gata - arrived, come

Past Passive Participle

derived from gam (to go) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'amarān'.