महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-167, verse-35

स सत्यकञ्चुकं नाम प्रविष्टेन ततोऽनृतम् ।
आचार्य उक्तो भवता हतः कुञ्जर इत्युत ॥३५॥

35. sa satyakañcukaṁ nāma praviṣṭena tato'nṛtam ,
ācārya ukto bhavatā hataḥ kuñjara ityuta.

35. saḥ satya-kañcukam nāma praviṣṭena tataḥ anṛtam
ācāryaḥ uktaḥ bhavatā hataḥ kuñjaraḥ iti uta

35. tataḥ saḥ satya-kañcukam nāma anṛtam praviṣṭena
bhavatā ācāryaḥ "kuñjaraḥ hataḥ" iti uta uktaḥ

35. Then, having used a falsehood (anṛtam) named 'the cloak of truth' (satya-kañcukam), you informed the teacher (Droṇa), 'The elephant (kuñjaraḥ) is killed' – thus indeed was it said.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Droṇa. (he, that)

• सत्य-कञ्चुकम् (satya-kañcukam) - An untruth (Aśvatthāmā, the elephant) disguised as truth (Aśvatthāmā, Droṇa's son). (truth-garbed, truth-veiled, cloak of truth)

• नाम (nāma) - namely, by name, indeed

• प्रविष्टेन (praviṣṭena) - By Yudhiṣṭhira, by using or resorting to the falsehood. (by one who has entered, by one who has come into, by one who has used/resorted to)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - The statement "Aśvatthāmā is killed" (implying Droṇa's son, while referring to an elephant). (untruth, falsehood, lie)

• आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - Refers to Droṇa. (teacher, preceptor)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, told, spoken

• भवता (bhavatā) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (by you (honorific))

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, slain

• कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - The famous elephant named Aśvatthāmā, whose death was used to mislead Droṇa. (elephant)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

• उत (uta) - Emphatic, "indeed". (and, or, indeed, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Droṇa. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the teacher (Droṇa), who is the object of 'uktaḥ'.

सत्य-कञ्चुकम् (satya-kañcukam) - An untruth (Aśvatthāmā, the elephant) disguised as truth (Aśvatthāmā, Droṇa's son). (truth-garbed, truth-veiled, cloak of truth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya-kañcuka

satya-kañcuka - truth-garbed, truth-veiled, cloak of truth

Compound of 'satya' (truth) + 'kañcuka' (garment, cloak).

Compound type : tatpurusha (satya+kañcuka)

• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
• kañcuka – garment, cloak, covering
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially or as an attribute of 'anṛtam'.

नाम (nāma) - namely, by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

प्रविष्टेन (praviṣṭena) - By Yudhiṣṭhira, by using or resorting to the falsehood. (by one who has entered, by one who has come into, by one who has used/resorted to)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, come in, penetrated, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

From `pra-viś` (to enter).

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agent of the action of 'telling' ('uktaḥ'). Refers to 'bhavatā'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - The statement "Aśvatthāmā is killed" (implying Droṇa's son, while referring to an elephant). (untruth, falsehood, lie)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood, lie

Negative particle 'an-' + 'ṛta' (truth).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, right, order
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'praviṣṭena' (used in the sense of 'resorting to').

आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - Refers to Droṇa. (teacher, preceptor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, master

From `ā-car` (to practice, to teach) with agent suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, told, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, told, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'ācāryaḥ'.

भवता (bhavatā) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (by you (honorific))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite)

Present Active Participle (from bhū, used as noun/pronoun)

Present active participle of `bhū` (to be), used as a polite pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'uktaḥ'.

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `han` (to strike, to kill).

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate of 'kuñjaraḥ'.

कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - The famous elephant named Aśvatthāmā, whose death was used to mislead Droṇa. (elephant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: Subject of the embedded quote.

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - Emphatic, "indeed". (and, or, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)