महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-7

एवमुक्ते तु कलिना प्रत्यूचुस्ते दिवौकसः ।
अस्माभिः समनुज्ञातो दमयन्त्या नलो वृतः ॥७॥

7. evamukte tu kalinā pratyūcuste divaukasaḥ ,
asmābhiḥ samanujñāto damayantyā nalo vṛtaḥ.

7. evam ukte tu kalinā pratyūcuḥ te divaukasaḥ
asmābhiḥ samanujñātaḥ damayantyā nalaḥ vṛtaḥ

7. But when Kali had spoken thus, those gods replied, "Nala was chosen by Damayantī with our permission."

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ते (ukte) - when spoken (neuter locative singular)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• कलिना (kalinā) - by Kali

• प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied

• ते (te) - those, they

• दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - gods, dwellers of heaven

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• समनुज्ञातः (samanujñātaḥ) - permitted, approved, authorized

• दमयन्त्या (damayantyā) - by Damayantī

• नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - when spoken (neuter locative singular)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

from √vac

Root: vac (class 0)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction "evam ukte" meaning "when this was said".

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

कलिना (kalinā) - by Kali

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kali

kali - Kali (name of a demon, personification of the age of strife)

Note: Agent of the passive participle "ukte".

प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of prativac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 0)

Note: Root √vac with prefix prati

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: masculine nominative plural of tad

दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - gods, dwellers of heaven

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - gods, dwellers of heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day
  noun (feminine)
  Root: div (class 0)
• okas – dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 0)

Note: Plural noun referring to the gods.

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - we

समनुज्ञातः (samanujñātaḥ) - permitted, approved, authorized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samanujñāta

samanujñāta - permitted, approved, consented to

Past Passive Participle

from sam + anu + √jñā

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: jñā (class 0)

Note: Agrees with Nalaḥ.

दमयन्त्या (damayantyā) - by Damayantī

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (name of Nala's wife)

Note: Agent of the passive participle "vṛtaḥ".

नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

Note: Subject of the passive sentence.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen, selected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - chosen, selected, appointed

Past Passive Participle

from √vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 0)

Note: Predicate adjective.