महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-75, verse-4

तेन वाक्ये हृते सम्यक्प्रतिवाक्ये तथाहृते ।
उपायोऽयं मया दृष्टो नैषधानयने तव ॥४॥

4. tena vākye hṛte samyakprativākye tathāhṛte ,
upāyo'yaṁ mayā dṛṣṭo naiṣadhānayane tava.

4. tena vākye hṛte samyak prativākye tathā hṛte
upāyaḥ ayam mayā dṛṣṭaḥ naiṣadhānayane tava

4. When that message was properly delivered and the response was likewise received, I discerned this method for bringing the prince of Niṣadha to you.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that (message) (by that, by him, with that)

• वाक्ये (vākye) - in the message (in the word, in the speech, in the message)

• हृते (hṛte) - having been conveyed/delivered (having been carried, having been taken, having been conveyed)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, well, completely)

• प्रतिवाक्ये (prativākye) - in the reply (in the reply, in the response)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

• हृते (hṛte) - having been received (having been carried, having been taken, having been conveyed)

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - method (means, method, expedient, device)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - discerned, seen (seen, perceived, observed)

• नैषधानयने (naiṣadhānayane) - for bringing the prince of Niṣadha (in the bringing of Nala/the prince of Niṣadha)

• तव (tava) - to you (implied goal) (of you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that (message) (by that, by him, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the message (vākyam).

वाक्ये (vākye) - in the message (in the word, in the speech, in the message)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, message

Note: Locative absolute construction.

हृते (hṛte) - having been conveyed/delivered (having been carried, having been taken, having been conveyed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛta

hṛta - taken, carried, conveyed, brought

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛ (to carry, take)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute with vākye.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, correctly, well, completely)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिवाक्ये (prativākye) - in the reply (in the reply, in the response)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prativākya

prativākya - reply, response

Compound of prati (towards, in return) and vākya (message)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prati+vākya)

• prati – towards, against, in return
  indeclinable
• vākya – word, speech, sentence, message
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative absolute construction.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

हृते (hṛte) - having been received (having been carried, having been taken, having been conveyed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛta

hṛta - taken, carried, conveyed, brought

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛ (to carry, take)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute with prativākye.

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - method (means, method, expedient, device)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, device, stratagem

From upa + i (to go)

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with upāyaḥ.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent of the passive participle dṛṣṭaḥ.

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - discerned, seen (seen, perceived, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with upāyaḥ.

नैषधानयने (naiṣadhānayane) - for bringing the prince of Niṣadha (in the bringing of Nala/the prince of Niṣadha)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of naiṣadhānayana

naiṣadhānayana - the bringing of Nala/the prince of Niṣadha

Compound of Naiṣadha (relating to Niṣadha, Nala) and ānayana (bringing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (naiṣadha+ānayana)

• naiṣadha – relating to Niṣadha, Nala (prince of Niṣadha)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from Niṣadha, the name of a country/people.
• ānayana – bringing, leading towards
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun (or action noun)
  From prefix ā + root nī (to lead) + suffix -ana
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Locative of purpose/goal.

तव (tava) - to you (implied goal) (of you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Possessive with 'naiṣadhānayane' or indicating the indirect object for whom Nala is being brought.