महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-66, verse-15

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मत्स्यराजः प्रतापवान् ।
उत्तरं प्रत्युवाचेदमभिपन्नो युधिष्ठिरे ॥१५॥

15. tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā matsyarājaḥ pratāpavān ,
uttaraṁ pratyuvācedamabhipanno yudhiṣṭhire.

15. tasya tat vacanam śrutvā matsyarājaḥ pratāpavān
uttaram prati uvāca idam abhipannaḥ yudhiṣṭhire

15. Having heard those words, the mighty Matsya king offered this reply to Yudhiṣṭhira, who had addressed him.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• तत् (tat) - that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मत्स्यराजः (matsyarājaḥ) - king of the Matsyas

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, mighty, glorious

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply (reply, answer, north)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply to

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• अभिपन्नः (abhipannaḥ) - addressed (by Yudhiṣṭhira) (approached, fallen upon, addressed)

• युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - to Yudhiṣṭhira (as the one addressed) (to Yudhiṣṭhira, in Yudhiṣṭhira)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

From root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root √śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

मत्स्यराजः (matsyarājaḥ) - king of the Matsyas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsyarāja

matsyarāja - king of fish, king of the Matsyas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (matsya+rāja)

• matsya – fish, a Matsya (member of the Matsya tribe)
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, mighty, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, mighty, glorious

From 'pratāpa' (splendor, might) with possessive suffix -vat.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply (reply, answer, north)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - उत्तर. answer, reply, north, upper, later, higher, superior

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply to

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect (Lit) 3rd person singular

Root √vac, class 2, parasmaipada. Form 'uvāca' (perfect, 3rd singular active).

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अभिपन्नः (abhipannaḥ) - addressed (by Yudhiṣṭhira) (approached, fallen upon, addressed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhipanna

abhipanna - approached, assailed, fallen upon, addressed

past passive participle

From root √pad (to go, fall) with prefix abhi-.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - to Yudhiṣṭhira (as the one addressed) (to Yudhiṣṭhira, in Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)