महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-15, verse-1

शल्य उवाच ।
एवमुक्तः स भगवाञ्शच्या पुनरथाब्रवीत् ।
विक्रमस्य न कालोऽयं नहुषो बलवत्तरः ॥१॥

1. śalya uvāca ,
evamuktaḥ sa bhagavāñśacyā punarathābravīt ,
vikramasya na kālo'yaṁ nahuṣo balavattaraḥ.

1. śalyaḥ uvāca evam uktaḥ sa bhagavān śacyā punar atha
abravīt vikramasya na kālaḥ ayam nahuṣaḥ balavattaraḥ

1. Śalya said: Addressed thus by Śacī, the revered (Bhagavān) then spoke again: 'This is not the opportune moment for heroic action (vikrama), as Nahuṣa is much stronger.'

Words meanings summery:

• शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• स (sa) - that, he

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one (Indra) (revered, blessed, glorious)

• शच्या (śacyā) - by Śacī

• पुनर् (punar) - again, further

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• विक्रमस्य (vikramasya) - of heroic action (vikrama) (of valor, of heroic action)

• न (na) - not, no

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, opportune moment

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa

• बलवत्तरः (balavattaraḥ) - more powerful, stronger

Words meanings and morphology

शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śalya

śalya - Śalya (a proper name), dart, spear

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Perfect active, 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac, Past Passive Participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Past Passive Participle, modifying 'sa bhagavān'.

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Indra/Bhagavān.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one (Indra) (revered, blessed, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, revered, Lord

Possessive suffix -vat

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Indra.

शच्या (śacyā) - by Śacī

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śacī

śacī - Śacī (Indra's wife)

Root: śac

Note: Agent of 'uktaḥ' (spoken).

पुनर् (punar) - again, further

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense

Imperfect active, 3rd singular

Root: brū (class 2)

विक्रमस्य (vikramasya) - of heroic action (vikrama) (of valor, of heroic action)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, heroic stride, courage, power

From prefix vi- + root kram

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Genitive case.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, opportune moment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, opportune moment

Root: kal

Note: Predicate nominative.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'kālaḥ'.

नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahuṣa (a legendary king)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

बलवत्तरः (balavattaraḥ) - more powerful, stronger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavattara

balavattara - stronger, more powerful

Comparative degree of 'balavat' (powerful)

Note: Comparative adjective.