महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-98, verse-17

कण्व उवाच ।
मातलिस्त्वब्रवीदेनं भाषमाणं तथाविधम् ।
देवर्षे नैव मे कार्यं विप्रियं त्रिदिवौकसाम् ॥१७॥

17. kaṇva uvāca ,
mātalistvabravīdenaṁ bhāṣamāṇaṁ tathāvidham ,
devarṣe naiva me kāryaṁ vipriyaṁ tridivaukasām.

17. kaṇva uvāca mātaliḥ tu abravīt enam bhāṣamāṇam tathāvidham
devarṣe na eva me kāryam vipriyam tridivaukasām

17. Kaṇva spoke: "But Mātali said to him, who was speaking in that manner, 'O divine sage, it is certainly not my duty to displease the denizens of heaven.'"

Words meanings summery:

• कण्व (kaṇva) - Kaṇva (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Mātali (Indra's charioteer)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• एनम् (enam) - referring to Nārada (him, this one)

• भाषमाणम् (bhāṣamāṇam) - speaking, conversing

• तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - of that kind, in that manner

• देवर्षे (devarṣe) - referring to Nārada (O divine sage)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, certainly

• मे (me) - my, to me

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, action, what is to be done

• विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - an act of displeasure (unpleasant, disagreeable, disservice)

• त्रिदिवौकसाम् (tridivaukasām) - of the inhabitants of heaven, of the gods

Words meanings and morphology

कण्व (kaṇva) - Kaṇva (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṇva

kaṇva - name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect active third singular

reduplicated perfect, root vac -> uvāca

Root: vac (class 2)

मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Mātali (Indra's charioteer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - name of Indra's charioteer

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect active third singular

augment 'a' + root brū + suffix

Root: brū (class 2)

एनम् (enam) - referring to Nārada (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

भाषमाणम् (bhāṣamāṇam) - speaking, conversing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāṣamāṇa

bhāṣamāṇa - speaking, conversing

Present Middle Participle

root bhāṣ + śānaC suffix

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - of that kind, in that manner

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tathāvidha

tathāvidha - of such a kind, of that sort

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tathā+vidha)

• tathā – so, thus
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

देवर्षे (devarṣe) - referring to Nārada (O divine sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, action, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action

Gerundive

root kṛ + ṇyat suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - an act of displeasure (unpleasant, disagreeable, disservice)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vipriya

vipriya - disagreeable, unpleasant, hostile

negative prefix vi + priya

Compound type : nahpratipadika (vi+priya)

• vi – apart, asunder
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective (neuter)

त्रिदिवौकसाम् (tridivaukasām) - of the inhabitants of heaven, of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tridivaukas

tridivaukas - inhabitant of heaven, god

Compound type : tatpurusha (tridiva+okas)

• tridiva – heaven
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)