महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-89, verse-23

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच धार्तराष्ट्रं जनार्दनः ।
अभिवीक्ष्य सहामात्यं दाशार्हः प्रहसन्निव ॥२३॥

23. evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca dhārtarāṣṭraṁ janārdanaḥ ,
abhivīkṣya sahāmātyaṁ dāśārhaḥ prahasanniva.

23. evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca dhārtarāṣṭram janārdanaḥ
abhivīkṣya saha amātyam dāśārhaḥ prahasan iva

23. Thus addressed, Janārdana (Krishna), a descendant of Daśārha, replied to Dhārtarāṣṭra's son (Duryodhana), looking at him and his ministers as if laughing.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• धार्तराष्ट्रम् (dhārtarāṣṭram) - Duryodhana (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana))

• जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Krishna (Janardana (an epithet of Krishna))

• अभिवीक्ष्य (abhivīkṣya) - having looked at, having observed

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• अमात्यम् (amātyam) - minister, counselor

• दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - Krishna (descendant of Daśārha (an epithet of Krishna))

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vac' (to speak) and suffix 'kta'.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

धार्तराष्ट्रम् (dhārtarāṣṭram) - Duryodhana (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhārtarāṣṭra

dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Derivative of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Krishna (Janardana (an epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - Janardana (name of Vishnu/Krishna, 'agitator of people', 'punisher of evil men')

अभिवीक्ष्य (abhivīkṣya) - having looked at, having observed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix 'abhi', root 'īkṣ' (to see), and suffix 'lyap'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

अमात्यम् (amātyam) - minister, counselor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amātya

amātya - minister, counselor, companion

दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - Krishna (descendant of Daśārha (an epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśārha

dāśārha - descendant of Daśārha (a name of Krishna)

Derivative of Daśārha, a Yadava king.

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasant

prahasant - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Formed from prefix 'pra', root 'has' (to laugh), and suffix 'śatṛ'.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)