महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-177, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवमुक्तस्तदा रामो जहि भीष्ममिति प्रभो ।
उवाच रुदतीं कन्यां चोदयन्तीं पुनः पुनः ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
evamuktastadā rāmo jahi bhīṣmamiti prabho ,
uvāca rudatīṁ kanyāṁ codayantīṁ punaḥ punaḥ.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca evam uktaḥ tadā rāmaḥ jahi bhīṣmam iti
prabho uvāca rudatīm kanyām codayantīm punaḥ punaḥ

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca: prabho,
tadā evam jahi bhīṣmam iti punaḥ punaḥ codayantīm rudatīm kanyām uktaḥ rāmaḥ uvāca

1. Bhishma said: O Lord, when Rāma was thus told, 'Slay Bhishma!', by the weeping maiden who urged him again and again, he then spoke to her...

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke (he said, spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (Rāma) (spoken, said, addressed)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Paraśurāma) (Rāma)

• जहि (jahi) - slay (kill, slay)

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma (the Kuru warrior) (Bhishma)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of the quoted speech) (thus, so (marks quoted speech))

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord! (Bhishma addressing the listener, likely Vyasa or Dhritarashtra) (O Lord! O master!)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he (Rāma) said (he said, spoke)

• रुदतीम् (rudatīm) - weeping (weeping, crying)

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - the maiden (Amba) (maiden, girl, daughter)

• चोदयन्तीम् (codayantīm) - urging, inciting (urging, inciting, impelling)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

Note: The speaker of this line.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the manner in which Rāma was addressed.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (Rāma) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Rāmaḥ.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (Paraśurāma) (Rāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name)

जहि (jahi) - slay (kill, slay)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of han

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Part of the quoted speech by Amba.

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma (the Kuru warrior) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name), terrible, formidable

Note: Part of the quoted speech by Amba.

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of the quoted speech) (thus, so (marks quoted speech))

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of Amba's direct speech.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord! (Bhishma addressing the listener, likely Vyasa or Dhritarashtra) (O Lord! O master!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The vocative form of prabhu.

उवाच (uvāca) - he (Rāma) said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: This is the main verb of the sentence, with Rāma as the subject.

रुदतीम् (rudatīm) - weeping (weeping, crying)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rudatī

rudatī - weeping, crying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root rud (to weep, cry) with śatṛ (at) suffix, feminine form.

Root: rud (class 2)

Note: Agrees with kanyām.

कन्याम् (kanyām) - the maiden (Amba) (maiden, girl, daughter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Note: Refers to Amba.

चोदयन्तीम् (codayantīm) - urging, inciting (urging, inciting, impelling)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of codayantī

codayantī - urging, inciting, impelling

Present Active Participle (causative)

Causative of root cud (to urge, impel), with śatṛ (at) suffix, feminine form.

Root: cud (class 10)

Note: Agrees with kanyām.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated to mean 'again and again'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated to mean 'again and again'.