महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-187, verse-16

अपि चैतन्मया राजन्नारदेऽपि निवेदितम् ।
व्यासे चैव भयात्कार्यं तौ चोभौ मामवोचताम् ॥१६॥

16. api caitanmayā rājannārade'pi niveditam ,
vyāse caiva bhayātkāryaṁ tau cobhau māmavocatām.

16. api ca etat mayā rājan nārade api niveditam vyāse
ca eva bhayāt kāryam tau ca ubhau mām avocatām

16. rājan,
api ca,
etat mayā nārade api vyāse ca eva niveditam.
bhayāt kāryam.
tau ca ubhau mām avocatām.

16. Moreover, O King, this was conveyed by me to Nārada and also to Vyāsa. This matter (kārya) was prompted by fear, and both of them spoke to me.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• च (ca) - and

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• नारदे (nārade) - to Nārada (to Nārada, in Nārada)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• निवेदितम् (niveditam) - reported, made known, announced

• व्यासे (vyāse) - to Vyāsa (to Vyāsa, in Vyāsa)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - a task, a duty, to be done, a matter

• तौ (tau) - those two

• च (ca) - and

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• माम् (mām) - me

• अवोचताम् (avocatām) - they two spoke/said to me

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (pronoun or adjective)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

नारदे (nārade) - to Nārada (to Nārada, in Nārada)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

Note: Used here with sense of 'to' or 'regarding'

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

निवेदितम् (niveditam) - reported, made known, announced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nivedita

nivedita - reported, announced, communicated, made known

Past Passive Participle

From root √vid (class 2) 'to know' with upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with etat. Implied verb 'was'.

व्यासे (vyāse) - to Vyāsa (to Vyāsa, in Vyāsa)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (a revered sage, compiler of the Vedas and author of the Mahābhārata)

Note: Used here with sense of 'to' or 'regarding'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension

कार्यम् (kāryam) - a task, a duty, to be done, a matter

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what is to be done, duty, business, action, effect

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root √kṛ (class 8) 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implied verb 'was'.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that (pronoun or adjective)

Note: Refers to Nārada and Vyāsa.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Agrees with tau.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अवोचताम् (avocatām) - they two spoke/said to me

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada

Third person dual imperfect active of root √vac (class 2) 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)