महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-96, verse-3

मातलिर्नारदेनैवं संपृष्टः पथि गच्छता ।
यथावत्सर्वमाचष्ट स्वकार्यं वरुणं प्रति ॥३॥

3. mātalirnāradenaivaṁ saṁpṛṣṭaḥ pathi gacchatā ,
yathāvatsarvamācaṣṭa svakāryaṁ varuṇaṁ prati.

3. mātaliḥ nāradena evam sampṛṣṭaḥ pathi gacchatā
yathāvat sarvam ācaṣṭa svakāryam varuṇam prati

3. Mātali, thus questioned by Nārada as they went along the path, truthfully recounted his entire mission concerning Varuṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - The charioteer Mātali (Mātali)

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by the sage Nārada (by Nārada)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• सम्पृष्टः (sampṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned (questioned, interrogated)

• पथि (pathi) - on the path (while traveling) (on the path, on the way)

• गच्छता (gacchatā) - by (Nārada) going (on the path) (by one going, while going)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - truthfully, properly (according to truth, correctly, properly)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, everything)

• आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - he recounted (he related, he told)

• स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - his own mission (one's own task/mission)

• वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa, the god of oceans (Varuṇa)

• प्रति (prati) - concerning, regarding (towards, concerning, regarding)

Words meanings and morphology

मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - The charioteer Mātali (Mātali)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Name of Indra's charioteer

नारदेन (nāradena) - by the sage Nārada (by Nārada)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - The sage Nārada, name of a divine sage

Note: The agent of the action "saṃpṛṣṭaḥ".

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies how Mātali was questioned.

सम्पृष्टः (sampṛṣṭaḥ) - questioned (questioned, interrogated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sampṛṣṭa

sampṛṣṭa - questioned, asked, interrogated, conversed with

Past Passive Participle

Formed from sam- + √prach (to ask)

Prefix: sam

Root: prach (class 6)

पथि (pathi) - on the path (while traveling) (on the path, on the way)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

Note: Refers to the location of the questioning.

गच्छता (gacchatā) - by (Nārada) going (on the path) (by one going, while going)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Formed from √gam (to go) + -at suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case to agree with Nāradena.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - truthfully, properly (according to truth, correctly, properly)

(indeclinable)

From yathā + vat suffix

Note: Describes how Mātali recounted.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Object of 'ācaṣṭa'.

आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - he recounted (he related, he told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of ācakṣ

From ā- + √cakṣ (to see, perceive, tell)

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: The middle voice can imply the action is for one's own benefit or directly involves the subject.

स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - his own mission (one's own task/mission)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakārya

svakārya - one's own duty, one's own business/task

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kārya)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  adjective (neuter)
• kārya – task, duty, action, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'ācaṣṭa'.

वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa, the god of oceans (Varuṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Name of a Vedic deity, god of the oceans, sky god

Note: Object of the preposition 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - concerning, regarding (towards, concerning, regarding)

(indeclinable)