महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-41, verse-16

तानुवाच महाप्राज्ञो वासुदेवो महामनाः ।
अभिप्रायोऽस्य विज्ञातो मयेति प्रहसन्निव ॥१६॥

16. tānuvāca mahāprājño vāsudevo mahāmanāḥ ,
abhiprāyo'sya vijñāto mayeti prahasanniva.

16. tān uvāca mahāprājñaḥ vāsudevaḥ mahāmanāḥ
abhiprāyaḥ asya vijñātaḥ mayā iti prahasan iva

16. mahāprājñaḥ mahāmanāḥ vāsudevaḥ tān uvāca asya
abhiprāyaḥ mayā vijñātaḥ iti prahasan iva

16. The extremely wise (mahāprājña) and magnanimous (mahāmanas) Vasudeva (Krishna) spoke to them, saying, "His intention (abhiprāya) has been understood by me," as if smiling.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - Refers to Yudhishthira's brothers (Bhima, Arjuna, etc.). (those, them)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - Epithet for Vasudeva (Krishna). (greatly wise, very intelligent)

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Lord Krishna. (Vasudeva, son of Vasudeva (Krishna))

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - Epithet for Vasudeva (Krishna). (magnanimous, great-minded)

• अभिप्रायः (abhiprāyaḥ) - Yudhishthira's intention. (intention, purpose, aim)

• अस्य (asya) - Refers to Yudhishthira's intention. (of this, his)

• विज्ञातः (vijñātaḥ) - known, understood

• मया (mayā) - Refers to Krishna. (by me)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

• प्रहसन् (prahasan) - Describes Krishna's action while speaking. (smiling, laughing)

• इव (iva) - ''as if'' (qualifying the smiling) (like, as if, as)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - Refers to Yudhishthira's brothers (Bhima, Arjuna, etc.). (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Root 'vac' (to speak) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. It's an irregular perfect formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - Epithet for Vasudeva (Krishna). (greatly wise, very intelligent)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'prajñā' (wisdom).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Lord Krishna. (Vasudeva, son of Vasudeva (Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna

Derived from 'vasudeva' (father's name) with a patronymic suffix.

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - Epithet for Vasudeva (Krishna). (magnanimous, great-minded)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+manas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Forms the nominative singular masculine 'mahāmanāḥ'.

अभिप्रायः (abhiprāyaḥ) - Yudhishthira's intention. (intention, purpose, aim)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya

abhiprāya - intention, purpose, meaning, aim

From prefix 'abhi' + 'pra' + root 'i' (to go).

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: i (class 2)

अस्य (asya) - Refers to Yudhishthira's intention. (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Can also be neuter genitive singular. Here, it refers to Yudhishthira (masculine).

विज्ञातः (vijñātaḥ) - known, understood

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñāta

vijñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'vi' + root 'jñā' (to know) with '-ta' suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'abhiprāyaḥ'.

मया (mayā) - Refers to Krishna. (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction 'understood by me'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

प्रहसन् (prahasan) - Describes Krishna's action while speaking. (smiling, laughing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahasat

prahasat - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

From prefix 'pra' + root 'has' (to laugh) with '-at' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vāsudevaḥ'.

इव (iva) - ''as if'' (qualifying the smiling) (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)