महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-122, verse-31

एवमुक्तो महाबाहुः केशवः सव्यसाचिना ।
प्रत्युवाच महातेजाः कालयुक्तमिदं वचः ॥३१॥

31. evamukto mahābāhuḥ keśavaḥ savyasācinā ,
pratyuvāca mahātejāḥ kālayuktamidaṁ vacaḥ.

31. evam uktaḥ mahābāhuḥ keśavaḥ savyasācinā
prati uvāca mahātejāḥ kālayuktam idam vacaḥ

31. evam savyasācinā uktaḥ mahābāhuḥ mahātejāḥ
keśavaḥ idam kālayuktam vacaḥ prati uvāca

31. Thus addressed by Arjuna (savyasācin), the mighty-armed (mahābāhu) Keśava, who was greatly effulgent (mahātejāḥ), replied with these timely words.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - epithet for Keśava (Krishna) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

• सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna (savyasācin) (by the ambidextrous one, by Arjuna)

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - epithet for Keśava (Krishna) (greatly effulgent, greatly glorious)

• कालयुक्तम् (kālayuktam) - timely, appropriate to the time

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - epithet for Keśava (Krishna) (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - great-armed, mighty-armed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava; one with beautiful hair; slayer of the demon Keśi

सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna (savyasācin) (by the ambidextrous one, by Arjuna)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of savyasācin

savyasācin - ambidextrous, one who can shoot with the left hand as well

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (savya+sācin)

• savya – left
  adjective
• sācin – shooting, drawing (a bow)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root √sañj (to attach, cling, in context of bow-string) with suffix -in, meaning one who shoots.
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, in reply

(indeclinable)

Note: This is an upasarga here, combined with uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used with prati to form pratyuvāca (replied).

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - epithet for Keśava (Krishna) (greatly effulgent, greatly glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great energy, great luster, highly effulgent

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – brilliance, energy, luster, glory
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying Keśava.

कालयुक्तम् (kālayuktam) - timely, appropriate to the time

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālayukta

kālayukta - timely, suitable for the occasion, appropriate

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kāla+yukta)

• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, suitable, fit
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Adjective modifying vacaḥ.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Modifies vacaḥ.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of uvāca.