महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-151, verse-26

तच्छ्रुत्वा वासुदेवोऽपि सव्यसाचिवचस्तदा ।
स्मयमानोऽब्रवीत्पार्थमेवमेतदिति ब्रुवन् ॥२६॥

26. tacchrutvā vāsudevo'pi savyasācivacastadā ,
smayamāno'bravītpārthamevametaditi bruvan.

26. tat śrutvā vāsudevaḥ api savyasāci-vacas tadā
smayamānaḥ abravīt pārtham evam etat iti bruvan

26. tadā savyasāci-vacas tat śrutvā vāsudevaḥ api
smayamānaḥ etat evam iti bruvan pārtham abravīt

26. Having then heard those words of Savyasācin (Arjuna), Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), smiling, addressed Pārtha (Arjuna), saying, 'This is indeed so.'

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• सव्यसाचि-वचस् (savyasāci-vacas) - Arjuna's words (the words of Savyasācin)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling, laughing

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna (to Pārtha)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or thought

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying, speaking

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root śru with ktvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Patronymic from Vasudeva

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

सव्यसाचि-वचस् (savyasāci-vacas) - Arjuna's words (the words of Savyasācin)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of savyasāci-vacas

savyasāci-vacas - words of Savyasācin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (savyasācin+vacas)

• savyasācin – Arjuna (one who can shoot with both hands)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling, laughing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayamāna

smayamāna - smiling

Present Middle Participle

From root smi with śānac suffix

Root: smi (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

From root brū, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna (to Pārtha)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti)

Patronymic from Pṛthā

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying, speaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - saying, speaking

Present Active Participle

From root bru with śatṛ suffix

Root: bru (class 2)