महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-133, verse-12

संजय उवाच ।
एवं ब्रुवाणं कर्णं तु कृपः शारद्वतोऽब्रवीत् ।
स्मयन्निव महाबाहुः सूतपुत्रमिदं वचः ॥१२॥

12. saṁjaya uvāca ,
evaṁ bruvāṇaṁ karṇaṁ tu kṛpaḥ śāradvato'bravīt ,
smayanniva mahābāhuḥ sūtaputramidaṁ vacaḥ.

12. sañjaya uvāca evam bruvāṇam karṇam tu kṛpaḥ śāradvataḥ
abravīt smayan iva mahābāhuḥ sūtaputram idam vacaḥ

12. sañjaya uvāca tu evam bruvāṇam karṇam śāradvataḥ
mahābāhuḥ kṛpaḥ smayan iva idam vacaḥ sūtaputram abravīt

12. Sañjaya said: But the mighty-armed Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat, as if smiling, spoke these words to Karṇa, the son of Sūta (sūtaputra), who was speaking in this manner.

Words meanings summery:

• सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya (Sañjaya (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (spoke, said)

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

• ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - who was speaking (speaking, saying)

• कर्णम् (karṇam) - to Karṇa (Karṇa (proper name))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa (Kṛpa (proper name))

• शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - the son of Śaradvat (son of Śaradvat)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

• स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling (smiling, laughing)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one (mighty-armed)

• सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - to the son of Sūta (Karṇa) (son of a charioteer)

• इदम् (idam) - these (this, these)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

Words meanings and morphology

सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya (Sañjaya (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sañjaya

sañjaya - Sañjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer and narrator of the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - who was speaking (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, saying, declaring

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'brū' (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'Karṇam'.

कर्णम् (karṇam) - to Karṇa (Karṇa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (son of Kunti and Surya, a great warrior in the Mahabharata)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa (Kṛpa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kṛpa (a Brahmin warrior and teacher in the Mahabharata)

शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - the son of Śaradvat (son of Śaradvat)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāradvata

śāradvata - descendant of Śaradvat

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling (smiling, laughing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayat

smayat - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'smi' (to smile)

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Modifies Kṛpa.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one (mighty-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

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

Note: An epithet for Kṛpa.

सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - to the son of Sūta (Karṇa) (son of a charioteer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūtaputra

sūtaputra - son of a charioteer; an epithet for Karṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+putra)

• sūta – charioteer, bard
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Karṇa, who was raised by a charioteer.

इदम् (idam) - these (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Modifies 'vacaḥ'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, statement