महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-176, verse-21

ततः कथान्ते राजर्षिर्भृगुश्रेष्ठं महाबलम् ।
उवाच मधुरं काले रामं वचनमर्थवत् ॥२१॥

21. tataḥ kathānte rājarṣirbhṛguśreṣṭhaṁ mahābalam ,
uvāca madhuraṁ kāle rāmaṁ vacanamarthavat.

21. tataḥ kathānte rājarṣiḥ bhṛguśreṣṭham mahābalam
uvāca madhuram kāle rāmam vacanam arthavat

21. tataḥ kathānte rājarṣiḥ bhṛguśreṣṭham mahābalam
rāmam kāle madhuram arthavat vacanam uvāca

21. Then, at the end of the narrative, the royal sage spoke gentle, meaningful words at the appropriate time to Rāma, the foremost of the Bhṛgu lineage, the mighty one.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the end of the story, at the conclusion of the narrative

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage

• भृगुश्रेष्ठम् (bhṛguśreṣṭham) - to the foremost of the Bhṛgus, the best of the Bhṛgu lineage

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - to the mighty one, the greatly powerful

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, gently, pleasantly

• काले (kāle) - at the time, at the appropriate moment

• रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant, purposeful, useful

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb derived from 'tad' with suffix -tas.

कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the end of the story, at the conclusion of the narrative

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathānta

kathānta - end of a story, conclusion of a narrative

Compound type : tatpurusha (kathā+anta)

• kathā – story, narrative, tale
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• anta – end, boundary, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - a royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound type : karmadharaya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

भृगुश्रेष्ठम् (bhṛguśreṣṭham) - to the foremost of the Bhṛgus, the best of the Bhṛgu lineage

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛguśreṣṭha

bhṛguśreṣṭha - foremost among the Bhṛgus, best of the Bhṛgus

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhṛgu+śreṣṭha)

• bhṛgu – Bhṛgu (name of an ancient sage and a lineage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of 'praśasya' or 'śrī'.

Note: Qualifies 'rāmam'.

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - to the mighty one, the greatly powerful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem form of 'mahat' in compounds.
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'rāmam'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, gently, pleasantly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

Note: Used adverbially to describe how words were spoken.

काले (kāle) - at the time, at the appropriate moment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, appropriate moment

रामम् (rāmam) - to Rama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, particularly the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

Derived from verb root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful, significant, purposeful, useful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arthavat

arthavat - meaningful, significant, rich in meaning, useful, wealthy

Possessive adjective formed by adding suffix -vat to 'artha'.

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'.