महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-138, verse-4

संजय उवाच ।
आनुपूर्व्येण वाक्यानि श्लक्ष्णानि च मृदूनि च ।
प्रियाणि धर्मयुक्तानि सत्यानि च हितानि च ॥४॥

4. saṁjaya uvāca ,
ānupūrvyeṇa vākyāni ślakṣṇāni ca mṛdūni ca ,
priyāṇi dharmayuktāni satyāni ca hitāni ca.

4. sañjaya uvāca ānupūrvyeṇa vākyāni ślakṣṇāni ca
mṛdūni ca priyāṇi dharmayuktāni satyāni ca hitāni ca

4. sañjaya uvāca.
(madhusūdanaḥ) ānupūrvyeṇa ślakṣṇāni ca mṛdūni ca priyāṇi dharmayuktāni satyāni ca hitāni ca vākyāni (abravīt).

4. Sañjaya said: (He spoke) in due order, words that were gentle, mild, pleasant, imbued with righteousness (dharma), truthful, and beneficial.

Words meanings summery:

• सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, in succession, sequentially

• वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words, speeches, statements

• श्लक्ष्णानि (ślakṣṇāni) - smooth, gentle, subtle, soft

• च (ca) - and

• मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - soft, mild, gentle

• च (ca) - and

• प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - pleasant, dear, beloved

• धर्मयुक्तानि (dharmayuktāni) - righteous, connected with (dharma), just, lawful

• सत्यानि (satyāni) - truthful, true

• च (ca) - and

• हितानि (hitāni) - beneficial, good, salutary

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - Sanjaya (the charioteer and narrator to Dhritarashtra)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense, third person singular, active voice of the root 'vac'.

आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, in succession, sequentially

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ānupūrvya

ānupūrvya - regular order, succession

वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words, speeches, statements

(noun)

neuter, plural of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

श्लक्ष्णानि (ślakṣṇāni) - smooth, gentle, subtle, soft

(adjective)

neuter, plural of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, gentle, delicate, polished

Note: Agrees with 'vākyāni'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - soft, mild, gentle

(adjective)

neuter, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender

Note: Agrees with 'vākyāni'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रियाणि (priyāṇi) - pleasant, dear, beloved

(adjective)

neuter, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, pleasant

Note: Agrees with 'vākyāni'.

धर्मयुक्तानि (dharmayuktāni) - righteous, connected with (dharma), just, lawful

(adjective)

neuter, plural of dharmayukta

dharmayukta - connected with dharma, lawful, just, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+yukta)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, justice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• yukta – joined, united, endowed with, fit, proper
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yuj' (to join), past passive participle
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'vākyāni'.

सत्यानि (satyāni) - truthful, true

(adjective)

neuter, plural of satya

satya - true, real, truthful; truth, reality

Note: Agrees with 'vākyāni'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हितानि (hitāni) - beneficial, good, salutary

(adjective)

neuter, plural of hita

hita - beneficial, good, suitable, salutary; welfare, benefit

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'hi' (often a reduction of 'hṛ' or other roots implying good intent)

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)