महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-28

अदासाः पाण्डवाः सन्तु सरथाः सायुधा इति ।
मयोक्ते यत्र निर्मुक्ता वनवासाय केशव ॥२८॥

28. adāsāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ santu sarathāḥ sāyudhā iti ,
mayokte yatra nirmuktā vanavāsāya keśava.

28. adāsāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ santu sarathāḥ sāyudhāḥ iti
mayā ukte yatra nirmuktāḥ vanavāsāya keśava

28. When it was declared by me, 'May the Pāṇḍavas be non-slaves (free), with chariots, and with weapons!', then, O Keśava, they were freed for forest exile.

Words meanings summery:

• अदासाः (adāsāḥ) - not slaves, free men

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

• सन्तु (santu) - may they be

• सरथाः (sarathāḥ) - with chariots, possessing chariots

• सायुधाः (sāyudhāḥ) - with weapons, possessing weapons

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• मया (mayā) - by me

• उक्ते (ukte) - when it was said (locative absolute construction) (having been said, having been spoken)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, when, then

• निर्मुक्ताः (nirmuktāḥ) - released, freed, liberated

• वनवासाय (vanavāsāya) - for dwelling in the forest, for forest exile

• केशव (keśava) - O Keśava (an epithet of Krishna/Vishnu)

Words meanings and morphology

अदासाः (adāsāḥ) - not slaves, free men

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adāsa

adāsa - not a slave, free

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (not) + dāsa (slave).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dāsa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix
• dāsa – slave, servant
  noun (masculine)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu.

सन्तु (santu) - may they be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सरथाः (sarathāḥ) - with chariots, possessing chariots

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saratha

saratha - with chariots, possessing a chariot

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + ratha (chariot).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ratha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ramh (class 1)

सायुधाः (sāyudhāḥ) - with weapons, possessing weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāyudha

sāyudha - with weapons, possessing weapons

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + āyudha (weapon).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+āyudha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)
  From ā-yudh
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yudh (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

उक्ते (ukte) - when it was said (locative absolute construction) (having been said, having been spoken)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak), irregular participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction.

यत्र (yatra) - where, when, then

(indeclinable)

निर्मुक्ताः (nirmuktāḥ) - released, freed, liberated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirmukta

nirmukta - released, freed, liberated, disengaged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √muc (to release) with prefix nir.

Prefix: nir

Root: muc (class 6)

वनवासाय (vanavāsāya) - for dwelling in the forest, for forest exile

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - dwelling in a forest, forest exile

Tatpuruṣa compound: vana (forest) + vāsa (dwelling).

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsa)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 8)
• vāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  From √vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

केशव (keśava) - O Keśava (an epithet of Krishna/Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - having fine hair, name of Krishna or Vishnu