महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-52

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच नकुलं सूतनन्दनः ।
सदृशं राजपुत्रस्य धन्विनश्च विशेषतः ॥५२॥

52. evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca nakulaṁ sūtanandanaḥ ,
sadṛśaṁ rājaputrasya dhanvinaśca viśeṣataḥ.

52. evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca nakulam sūtanandanaḥ |
sadṛśam rājaputrasya dhanvinaḥ ca viśeṣataḥ

52. evam uktaḥ sūtanandanaḥ nakulam pratyuvāca rājaputrasya
dhanvinaḥ ca viśeṣataḥ sadṛśam (etat vacanam)

52. Thus addressed, the son of Sūta (Karṇa) replied to Nakula, saying, "This is befitting for a prince, and especially for an archer."

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

• नकुलम् (nakulam) - to Nakula

• सूतनन्दनः (sūtanandanaḥ) - Karṇa, who was raised by a charioteer (Sūta). (the son of Sūta (Karṇa))

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - fitting, suitable, proper

• राजपुत्रस्य (rājaputrasya) - of a prince, of a king's son

• धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - of an archer, of one who carries a bow

• च (ca) - and, also

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied, answered

(verb)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

नकुलम् (nakulam) - to Nakula

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (name of one of the Pāṇḍavas); a mongoose

सूतनन्दनः (sūtanandanaḥ) - Karṇa, who was raised by a charioteer (Sūta). (the son of Sūta (Karṇa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtanandana

sūtanandana - son of a charioteer

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sūta+nandana)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, one of mixed caste
  noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, child, delighting, gladdening
  noun (masculine)

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - fitting, suitable, proper

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - like, resembling, similar, proper, suitable

Note: Used here predicatively, implying 'this is fitting'.

राजपुत्रस्य (rājaputrasya) - of a prince, of a king's son

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - a king's son, prince

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - of an archer, of one who carries a bow

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhanvin

dhanvin - archer, bowman; possessing a bow

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'viśeṣa' (distinction, specialty) with suffix -tas.