महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-38

उक्तमात्रे तु वचने तया स मृगजीवनः ।
व्यसुः पपात मेदिन्यामग्निदग्ध इव द्रुमः ॥३८॥

38. uktamātre tu vacane tayā sa mṛgajīvanaḥ ,
vyasuḥ papāta medinyāmagnidagdha iva drumaḥ.

38. uktamātre tu vacane tayā saḥ mṛgajīvanaḥ
vyasuḥ papāta medinyām agnidagdhaḥ iva drumaḥ

38. But as soon as those words were spoken by her, that hunter fell lifeless to the ground, just like a tree consumed by fire.

Words meanings summery:

• उक्तमात्रे (uktamātre) - in the mere spoken, in the moment of speaking

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• वचने (vacane) - in the word, in the speech, in the utterance

• तया (tayā) - by her

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• मृगजीवनः (mṛgajīvanaḥ) - living by hunting, hunter

• व्यसुः (vyasuḥ) - lifeless, dead, breathless

• पपात (papāta) - he fell

• मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the ground, on the earth

• अग्निदग्धः (agnidagdhaḥ) - burned by fire, consumed by fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

Words meanings and morphology

उक्तमात्रे (uktamātre) - in the mere spoken, in the moment of speaking

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of uktamātra

uktamātra - mere utterance, only spoken

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ukta+mātra)

• ukta – spoken, said, uttered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root vac (to speak) + suffix -ta
  Root: vac (class 2)
• mātra – only, mere, just, measure
  adjective (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

वचने (vacane) - in the word, in the speech, in the utterance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, utterance, saying

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तया (tayā) - by her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मृगजीवनः (mṛgajīvanaḥ) - living by hunting, hunter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgajīvana

mṛgajīvana - living by hunting, a hunter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+jīvana)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal, game
  noun (masculine)
• jīvana – living, livelihood, life
  noun (neuter)
  From root jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

व्यसुः (vyasuḥ) - lifeless, dead, breathless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyasu

vyasu - lifeless, dead, breathless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+asu)

• vi – without, away, dis-
  indeclinable
• asu – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)

पपात (papāta) - he fell

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Reduplicated perfect form of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground, soil

अग्निदग्धः (agnidagdhaḥ) - burned by fire, consumed by fire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agnidagdha

agnidagdha - burned by fire, consumed by fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+dagdha)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• dagdha – burned, consumed, scorched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root dah (to burn) + suffix -ta
  Root: dah (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree, wood