महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-59, verse-7

ततो युधिष्ठिरस्तेषां शृण्वतां मधुसूदनम् ।
अब्रवीत्पुण्डरीकाक्षमाभाष्य मधुरं वचः ॥७॥

7. tato yudhiṣṭhirasteṣāṁ śṛṇvatāṁ madhusūdanam ,
abravītpuṇḍarīkākṣamābhāṣya madhuraṁ vacaḥ.

7. tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ teṣām śṛṇvatām madhusūdanam
abravīt puṇḍarīkākṣam ābhāṣya madhuram vacaḥ

7. tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ teṣām śṛṇvatām madhusūdanam
puṇḍarīkākṣam ābhāṣya madhuram vacaḥ abravīt

7. Then Yudhishthira, having addressed the lotus-eyed (puṇḍarīkākṣa) Madhusudana (Krishna), spoke sweet words while the others listened.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - the eldest of the Pandavas (Yudhishthira)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the assembled warriors (of them)

• शृण्वताम् (śṛṇvatām) - while the assembled warriors were listening (of those listening, while listening)

• मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - to Krishna, the slayer of the demon Madhu (to Madhusudana)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Yudhishthira spoke (he spoke)

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - to Krishna, who is described as having eyes like lotus petals (puṇḍarīkākṣa) (to the lotus-eyed one)

• आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet words (sweet, pleasant)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - the eldest of the Pandavas (Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (a proper name); firm in battle

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of the assembled warriors (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

शृण्वताम् (śṛṇvatām) - while the assembled warriors were listening (of those listening, while listening)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - listening, hearing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root śru (to hear), class 5 verb

Root: śru (class 5)

मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - to Krishna, the slayer of the demon Madhu (to Madhusudana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhusūdana

madhusūdana - Madhusudana (a proper name for Krishna); slayer of Madhu

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Yudhishthira spoke (he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: bru (class 2)

पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - to Krishna, who is described as having eyes like lotus petals (puṇḍarīkākṣa) (to the lotus-eyed one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed; an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇḍarīka+akṣa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: absolutive form

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet words (sweet, pleasant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasing, charming

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying