महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-77, verse-16

श्रुत्वा तु तस्य ता वाचो बह्वबद्धप्रलापिनः ।
इयेष स शिरश्छेत्तुं खड्गेन कुपितो नलः ॥१६॥

16. śrutvā tu tasya tā vāco bahvabaddhapralāpinaḥ ,
iyeṣa sa śiraśchettuṁ khaḍgena kupito nalaḥ.

16. śrutvā tu tasya tāḥ vācaḥ bahvabaddhapralāpinaḥ
iyeṣa saḥ śiraḥ chettum khaḍgena kupitaḥ nalaḥ

16. But upon hearing those many senseless words of his, Nala, becoming enraged, wished to cut off his head with a sword.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speech

• बह्वबद्धप्रलापिनः (bahvabaddhapralāpinaḥ) - of him who uttered many senseless ravings (of him who speaks much incoherent talk, of the raving one)

• इयेष (iyeṣa) - he wished, he desired

• सः (saḥ) - he

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• छेत्तुम् (chettum) - to cut, to sever, to cleave

• खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with a sword

• कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - enraged, angry, provoked

• नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala (proper noun)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speech

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - word, speech, voice, language

बह्वबद्धप्रलापिनः (bahvabaddhapralāpinaḥ) - of him who uttered many senseless ravings (of him who speaks much incoherent talk, of the raving one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bahvabaddhapralāpin

bahvabaddhapralāpin - one who utters many incoherent or nonsensical words; a chatterer of much nonsense

Agent noun/adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+abaddha+pralāpin)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• abaddha – unbound, incoherent, unsuitable, senseless
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bandh' (to bind) with negative prefix 'a-'
  Prefix: a
  Root: bandh (class 1)
• pralāpin – speaking, chattering, raving, one who utters
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root 'lap' (to speak) with prefix 'pra-'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lap (class 1)

इयेष (iyeṣa) - he wished, he desired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of īṣ

Root: īṣ (class 6)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

छेत्तुम् (chettum) - to cut, to sever, to cleave

(indeclinable)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Infinitive form.

खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with a sword

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar, rhinoceros

कुपितः (kupitaḥ) - enraged, angry, provoked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kupita

kupita - angered, enraged, provoked, wrathful

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kup' (to be angry)

Root: kup (class 4)

नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala, a mythological king, husband of Damayantī