महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-138, verse-3

ओघमेघस्वनः काले यत्कृष्णः कर्णमब्रवीत् ।
मृदु वा यदि वा तीक्ष्णं तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥३॥

3. oghameghasvanaḥ kāle yatkṛṣṇaḥ karṇamabravīt ,
mṛdu vā yadi vā tīkṣṇaṁ tanmamācakṣva saṁjaya.

3. oghamaghasevanaḥ kāle yat kṛṣṇaḥ karṇam abravīt
mṛdu vā yadi vā tīkṣṇam tat mama ācakṣva sañjaya

3. sañjaya,
oghameghasvanaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kāle yat mṛdu vā yadi vā tīkṣṇam karṇam abravīt,
tat mama ācakṣva.

3. O Sañjaya, tell me what Krishna, whose voice resounded like a thundering cloud, said to Karṇa at that time, whether it was gentle or harsh.

Words meanings summery:

• ओघमघसेवनः (oghamaghasevanaḥ) - with the sound of a rushing cloud, whose voice is like a thundering cloud

• काले (kāle) - at the time, at that time, at the proper time

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - to Karna

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, gentle, mild

• वा (vā) - or

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• वा (vā) - or

• तीक्ष्णम् (tīkṣṇam) - sharp, harsh, severe, strong

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, narrate, declare

• सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sanjaya

Words meanings and morphology

ओघमघसेवनः (oghamaghasevanaḥ) - with the sound of a rushing cloud, whose voice is like a thundering cloud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of oghamaghasevana

oghamaghasevana - having the sound of a torrent and cloud; thundering like a cloud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ogha+megha+svana)

• ogha – torrent, flood, current, rushing stream
  noun (masculine)
• megha – cloud, rain-cloud
  noun (masculine)
• svana – sound, noise, voice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svan (class 1)

काले (kāle) - at the time, at that time, at the proper time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time

यत् (yat) - what, which, that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

Note: Used here as a relative pronoun referring to 'words' or 'speech', implied.

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a deity, an incarnation of Vishnu); dark, black

कर्णम् (karṇam) - to Karna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (a celebrated hero of the Mahabharata); ear

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Imperfect tense, third person singular, active voice of the root 'brū' with the augment 'a'.

मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, gentle, mild

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender

Note: Describes the nature of the speech (implied 'vākyam' or 'vacanam').

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

तीक्ष्णम् (tīkṣṇam) - sharp, harsh, severe, strong

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, hot, harsh, severe

Note: Describes the nature of the speech (implied 'vākyam' or 'vacanam').

तत् (tat) - that, therefore, so

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers back to 'what Krishna said'.

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Here in the dative sense, 'to me'.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, narrate, declare

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ācakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Imperative mood, second person singular, active voice of the root 'cakṣ' with the prefix 'ā'.

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - Sanjaya (the charioteer and narrator to Dhritarashtra)