महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-113, verse-1

नारद उवाच ।
एवमुक्तः सुपर्णेन तथ्यं वचनमुत्तमम् ।
विमृश्यावहितो राजा निश्चित्य च पुनः पुनः ॥१॥

1. nārada uvāca ,
evamuktaḥ suparṇena tathyaṁ vacanamuttamam ,
vimṛśyāvahito rājā niścitya ca punaḥ punaḥ.

1. nārada uvāca | evam uktaḥ suparṇena tathyām vacanam
uttamam | vimṛśya avahitaḥ rājā niścitya ca punaḥ punaḥ

1. Nārada said: Having been addressed thus by Suparṇa with these true and excellent words, the king, after reflecting attentively and repeatedly ascertaining (their import), (prepared to respond).

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Nārada (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - (having been) addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

• सुपर्णेन (suparṇena) - by Suparṇa (Garuḍa)

• तथ्याम् (tathyām) - (the) true (words) (true, real; truth)

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

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (words) (best, excellent, highest)

• विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having reflected, having considered

• अवहितः (avahitaḥ) - attentive (king) (attentive, careful, absorbed)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having ascertained, having determined

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

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

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Nārada (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā, famed as a musician and messenger)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

root vac, lit

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - (having been) addressed (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

from root vac, 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

सुपर्णेन (suparṇena) - by Suparṇa (Garuḍa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of suparṇa

suparṇa - having beautiful wings; a name of Garuḍa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• parṇa – wing, feather; leaf
  noun (masculine)

तथ्याम् (tathyām) - (the) true (words) (true, real; truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tathya

tathya - true, real, actual; truth

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (words) (best, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having reflected, having considered

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root mṛś with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

अवहितः (avahitaḥ) - attentive (king) (attentive, careful, absorbed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avahita

avahita - attentive, careful, absorbed, fixed

Past Passive Participle

root dhā with prefix ava and suffix kta

Prefix: ava

Root: dhā (class 3)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having ascertained, having determined

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root ci with prefix nis

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)