महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-117, verse-2

गालवस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा वैनतेयेन भाषितम् ।
चतुर्भागावशिष्टं तदाचख्यौ कार्यमस्य हि ॥२॥

2. gālavastu vacaḥ śrutvā vainateyena bhāṣitam ,
caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭaṁ tadācakhyau kāryamasya hi.

2. gālavaḥ tu vacaḥ śrutvā vainateyena bhāṣitam
caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭam tat ācakhyau kāryam asya hi

2. Having heard the words spoken by Vainateya (Garuda), Gālava then recounted the remaining one-fourth of his task.

Words meanings summery:

• गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava (a proper name)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, however

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वैनतेयेन (vainateyena) - by Vainateya (Garuda) (by Vainateya)

• भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken, uttered

• चतुर्भागावशिष्टम् (caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭam) - the remaining one-fourth part

• तत् (tat) - that

• आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - he recounted, he told

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, work

• अस्य (asya) - of this (task) (of this, of him)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

Words meanings and morphology

गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gālava

gālava - name of a sage, son of Viśvāmitra's disciple

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, however

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, voice, saying

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root śru with the suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वैनतेयेन (vainateyena) - by Vainateya (Garuda) (by Vainateya)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vainateya

vainateya - son of Vinatā, i.e., Garuḍa

Patronymic from Vinatā

Note: Agent of the past passive participle 'bhāṣitam'.

भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken, uttered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita

bhāṣita - spoken, uttered, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root bhāṣ with suffix -ta

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ' (neuter singular nominative).

चतुर्भागावशिष्टम् (caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭam) - the remaining one-fourth part

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭa

caturbhāgāvaśiṣṭa - remaining one-fourth part

Compound type : tatpurusha (caturbhāga+avaśiṣṭa)

• caturbhāga – one-fourth part
  noun (masculine)
• avaśiṣṭa – remaining, left over
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root śiṣ with prefix ava- and suffix -ta
  Prefix: ava
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'kāryam' (neuter singular accusative).

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, then

Note: Refers to 'kāryam'.

आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - he recounted, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ācakhyā

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular active of root khyā with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Subject is Gālava.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, task, work

Gerundive

Derived from the root kṛ with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'ācakhyau'.

अस्य (asya) - of this (task) (of this, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'kāryam'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.