महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-29

इन्द्र उवाच ।
अहमिन्द्रो देवराजस्तक्षन्विदितमस्तु ते ।
कुरुष्वैतद्यथोक्तं मे तक्षन्मा त्वं विचारय ॥२९॥

29. indra uvāca ,
ahamindro devarājastakṣanviditamastu te ,
kuruṣvaitadyathoktaṁ me takṣanmā tvaṁ vicāraya.

29. indraḥ uvāca aham indraḥ devarājaḥ takṣan viditam astu
te kuruṣva etat yathā uktam me takṣan mā tvam vicāraya

29. Indra said: "I am Indra, the king of the gods, O Takṣa; let this be known to you. Do exactly as I have told you, O Takṣa; do not you ponder over it."

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra

• देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - king of gods

• तक्षन् (takṣan) - O Takṣa

• विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• ते (te) - to you, by you

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, perform

• एतत् (etat) - this

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, told

• मे (me) - to me, by me

• तक्षन् (takṣan) - O Takṣa

• मा (mā) - do not

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विचारय (vicāraya) - ponder, hesitate, consider

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the king of gods)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the king of gods)

Note: Predicate nominative with aham.

देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - king of gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods, sovereign of deities

tatpuruṣa compound of deva (god) and rāja (king).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rāja)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Appositive to indraḥ.

तक्षन् (takṣan) - O Takṣa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of takṣan

takṣan - Takṣa (proper name of a serpent king, or a carpenter/builder)

Stem takṣan, a noun ending in -an.

Note: Direct address to Takṣa.

विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vid (to know) + suffix -ta.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicative nominative with astu.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood

3rd person singular imperative active of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, by you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Enclitic form of the second person singular pronoun.

Note: Here, dative sense 'to you'.

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Mood

2nd person singular imperative middle (ātmanepada) of root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of kuruṣva.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, told

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vac (to speak) + suffix -ta. vac undergoes samprasāraṇa va->u.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies an implied neuter noun or acts as a neuter noun itself.

मे (me) - to me, by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I

Enclitic form of the first person singular pronoun.

Note: Here, instrumental sense 'by me'.

तक्षन् (takṣan) - O Takṣa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of takṣan

takṣan - Takṣa (proper name)

Stem takṣan.

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle used with aorist or imperative.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Second person singular pronoun.

Note: Emphatic subject of the prohibition.

विचारय (vicāraya) - ponder, hesitate, consider

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vi-car

Imperative Mood (causative stem)

2nd person singular imperative active of root car (to move, wander) with vi prefix, in causative form (-āyā-).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)