महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-8, verse-20

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा पूजयन्तः पुनः पुनः ।
बाढमित्येव ते सर्वे प्रत्यूचुः सूतजं तदा ॥२०॥

20. tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā pūjayantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ,
bāḍhamityeva te sarve pratyūcuḥ sūtajaṁ tadā.

20. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā pūjayantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
bāḍhamityeva te sarve pratyūcuḥ sūtajam tadā

20. Having heard those words from him, and honoring him repeatedly, all of them then replied to the son of Sūta, 'Yes, indeed!'

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - from him (referring to the speaker whose words are heard) (of him, his)

• तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

• पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - honoring (him) (honoring, worshipping, revering)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, anew, repeatedly)

• बाढमित्येव (bāḍhamityeva) - "Yes, indeed!" (as a direct quote) (yes, indeed!, certainly!)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the people who replied) (they, those)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all)

• प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied (they replied, they said in return)

• सूतजम् (sūtajam) - to the son of Sūta (Karṇa) (the son of a charioteer (Sūta), Karṇa)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - from him (referring to the speaker whose words are heard) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine, genitive singular.

तत् (tat) - those (words) (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Neuter, accusative singular, agreeing with 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, declaration

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Neuter, accusative singular.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indeclinable absolutive.

पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - honoring (him) (honoring, worshipping, revering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjayat

pūjayat - honoring, worshipping, revering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pūj (to honor, worship) in causative stem.

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Masculine, nominative plural, agreeing with 'te'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - repeatedly (again, anew, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

बाढमित्येव (bāḍhamityeva) - "Yes, indeed!" (as a direct quote) (yes, indeed!, certainly!)

(indeclinable)

A fixed phrase treated as a single indeclinable unit, formed by 'bāḍham' (indeed), 'iti' (thus, quote marker), and 'eva' (only, emphasis).

Compound type : fixed phrase/indeclinable compound (bāḍham+iti+eva)

• bāḍham – indeed, certainly, very much, yes
  indeclinable
• iti – thus, so, marking direct speech
  indeclinable
• eva – indeed, just, only, precisely
  indeclinable

Note: Represents the combined affirmation, treated as a single indeclinable.

ते (te) - they (referring to the people who replied) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine, nominative plural.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Masculine, nominative plural, agreeing with 'te'.

प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - they replied (they replied, they said in return)

(verb)

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

Formed from root vac (to speak) with prefix prati (in return).

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: 3rd person plural, perfect tense, active voice.

सूतजम् (sūtajam) - to the son of Sūta (Karṇa) (the son of a charioteer (Sūta), Karṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūtaja

sūtaja - son of a Sūta (charioteer), Karṇa

Formed from Sūta (charioteer) + ja (born from).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+ja)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, one born from a Kṣatriya father and Brāhmaṇa mother
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Masculine, accusative singular.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)