महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-157, verse-5

यदेतत्कत्थनावाक्यं संजयो महदब्रवीत् ।
मध्ये कुरूणां कौन्तेय तस्य कालोऽयमागतः ।
यथा वः संप्रतिज्ञातं तत्सर्वं क्रियतामिति ॥५॥

5. yadetatkatthanāvākyaṁ saṁjayo mahadabravīt ,
madhye kurūṇāṁ kaunteya tasya kālo'yamāgataḥ ,
yathā vaḥ saṁpratijñātaṁ tatsarvaṁ kriyatāmiti.

5. yat etat katthana-vākyaṃ saṃjayaḥ
mahat abravīt madhye kurūṇām kaunteya
tasya kālaḥ ayam āgataḥ yathā vaḥ
saṃpratijñātam tat sarvam kriyatām iti

5. kaunteya kurūṇām madhye saṃjayaḥ yat
etat mahat katthana-vākyaṃ abravīt
tasya ayam kālaḥ āgataḥ yathā vaḥ
saṃpratijñātam tat sarvam kriyatām iti

5. O son of Kuntī, the time has now come for that great boastful statement (katthana-vākya) which Sañjaya uttered among the Kurus. Let all that which was promised by you be accomplished.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which (referring to the statement) (which, what)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

• कत्थन-वाक्यं (katthana-vākyaṁ) - boastful statement (made by Sañjaya) (boastful statement, word of boasting)

• संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sañjaya (the charioteer and narrator of the Mahābhārata) (Sañjaya (a proper name))

• महत् (mahat) - great (boast) (great, large, important)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he uttered, he spoke (he spoke, he said)

• मध्ये (madhye) - among (in the middle of, among)

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas (the lineage of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (of the Kurus)

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (son of Kuntī) (O son of Kuntī)

• तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the statement/boast) (of that, its)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time (time, season, death)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (time) (this)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - has arrived, has come (arrived, come)

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)

• वः (vaḥ) - by you (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (to you, of you, by you (plural))

• संप्रतिज्ञातम् (saṁpratijñātam) - (that which was) promised (promised, pledged)

• तत् (tat) - all that (which was promised) (that, all that)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (that) (all, every)

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, should be accomplished (let it be done, it should be done)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (concluding the statement) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or conclusion)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which (referring to the statement) (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, because, since

Note: Refers to 'katthana-vākyaṃ'.

एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with 'katthana-vākyaṃ'.

कत्थन-वाक्यं (katthana-vākyaṁ) - boastful statement (made by Sañjaya) (boastful statement, word of boasting)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of katthana-vākya

katthana-vākya - boastful statement, word of boasting

Compound type : tatpurusha (katthana+vākya)

• katthana – boasting, praise
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root katth- ('to boast').
  Root: katth (class 1)
• vākya – speech, statement, word
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vac- ('to speak').
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sañjaya (the charioteer and narrator of the Mahābhārata) (Sañjaya (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sañjaya (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

महत् (mahat) - great (boast) (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Neuter singular nominative of the adjective 'mahat'.

Root: mah

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he uttered, he spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

3rd person singular, imperfect active.

Root: brū (class 2)

मध्ये (madhye) - among (in the middle of, among)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of madhya, used adverbially.

Note: Functions as a postposition with 'kurūṇām'.

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas (the lineage of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king, and his descendants, the Kauravas)

Note: Governed by 'madhye'.

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (son of Kuntī) (O son of Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī (e.g., Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma)

Derived from Kuntī, referring to her sons.

Note: Addressed to Arjuna.

तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the statement/boast) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter singular genitive of 'tad'.

Note: Governs 'kālaḥ'.

कालः (kālaḥ) - time (time, season, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

अयम् (ayam) - this (time) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Masculine singular nominative of idam.

Note: Agrees with 'kālaḥ'.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - has arrived, has come (arrived, come)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam- ('to go') with upasarga ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a subordinate clause.

वः (vaḥ) - by you (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (to you, of you, by you (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Alternate form for genitive/dative/accusative plural of yuṣmad. Here, genitive (implied agent of PPP).

संप्रतिज्ञातम् (saṁpratijñātam) - (that which was) promised (promised, pledged)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃpratijñāta

saṁpratijñāta - promised, pledged, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā- ('to know') with upasargas sam- and prati-.

Prefixes: sam+prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - all that (which was promised) (that, all that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Neuter singular nominative/accusative of tad.

Note: Object of 'kriyatām'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (that) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Modifies 'tat'.

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, should be accomplished (let it be done, it should be done)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

3rd person singular, imperative, passive.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The agent is implied (by you). The subject is 'tat sarvam'.

इति (iti) - thus, so (concluding the statement) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or conclusion)

(indeclinable)