महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-177, verse-8

भीष्म उवाच ।
तयोः संवदतोरेवं राजन्रामाम्बयोस्तदा ।
अकृतव्रणो जामदग्न्यमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥८॥

8. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tayoḥ saṁvadatorevaṁ rājanrāmāmbayostadā ,
akṛtavraṇo jāmadagnyamidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

8. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tayoḥ saṃvadatoḥ evam rājan rāmāmbayoḥ
tadā akṛtavraṇaḥ jāmadagnyam idam vacanam abravīt

8. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca rājan,
tadā evam tayoḥ rāmāmbayoḥ saṃvadatoḥ,
akṛtavraṇaḥ idam vacanam jāmadagnyam abravīt

8. Bhīṣma said: "O King, while Rāma and Ambā were thus conversing, Akṛtavraṇa then spoke this word to Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Rāma and Ambā (of those two, of them two)

• संवदतोः (saṁvadatoḥ) - of those who were conversing, while conversing

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• रामाम्बयोः (rāmāmbayoḥ) - of Rāma and Ambā

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अकृतव्रणः (akṛtavraṇaḥ) - An epithet for Paraśurāma, implying he was never wounded in battle before. (Akṛtavraṇa (the one without wounds))

• जामदग्न्यम् (jāmadagnyam) - Paraśurāma (to the son of Jamadagni)

• इदम् (idam) - this, this (thing)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a proper name, formidable, terrible)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

from root vac (2nd conjugation)

Root: vac (class 2)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Rāma and Ambā (of those two, of them two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to Rāma and Ambā.

संवदतोः (saṁvadatoḥ) - of those who were conversing, while conversing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of saṃvadat

saṁvadat - conversing, speaking together

Present Active Participle

from root vad with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

रामाम्बयोः (rāmāmbayoḥ) - of Rāma and Ambā

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rāmāmbā

rāmāmbā - Rāma and Ambā

Compound type : dvandva (rāma+ambā)

• rāma – Rāma (a proper name, pleasing, charming)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ambā – Ambā (a proper name, mother, good woman)
  proper noun (feminine)

Note: Genitive dual refers to 'of Rāma and Ambā'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अकृतव्रणः (akṛtavraṇaḥ) - An epithet for Paraśurāma, implying he was never wounded in battle before. (Akṛtavraṇa (the one without wounds))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṛtavraṇa

akṛtavraṇa - without wounds, uninjured

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kṛta+vraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vraṇa – wound, cut
  noun (masculine)

जामदग्न्यम् (jāmadagnyam) - Paraśurāma (to the son of Jamadagni)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - descendant of Jamadagni, son of Jamadagni (Paraśurāma)

Taddhita derivation from Jamadagni

इदम् (idam) - this, this (thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

from root vac (2nd conjugation)

Root: vac (class 2)