महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-69, verse-12

ततोऽस्मै तद्यथावृत्तं वासुदेवः प्रियंवदः ।
कथयामास कर्णस्य निधनं यदुनन्दनः ॥१२॥

12. tato'smai tadyathāvṛttaṁ vāsudevaḥ priyaṁvadaḥ ,
kathayāmāsa karṇasya nidhanaṁ yadunandanaḥ.

12. tataḥ asmai tat yathāvṛttam vāsudevaḥ priyaṃvadaḥ
kathayāmāsa karṇasya nidhanam yadunandanaḥ

12. tataḥ priyaṃvadaḥ yadunandanaḥ vāsudevaḥ asmai
tat yathāvṛttam karṇasya nidhanam kathayāmāsa

12. Then, Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), the pleasant-speaker and delighter of the Yadus, narrated to him exactly what had happened regarding Karṇa's death.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him, to this

• तत् (tat) - that, this (event)

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, exactly occurred, the situation

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• प्रियंवदः (priyaṁvadaḥ) - pleasant-speaker, sweet-speaker

• कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - narrated, told

• कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, demise, destruction

• यदुनन्दनः (yadunandanaḥ) - delighter of the Yadus (Kṛṣṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अस्मै (asmai) - to him, to this

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - that, this (event)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, exactly occurred, the situation

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathāvṛtta

yathāvṛtta - as it happened, exactly occurred, situation

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, in the manner that
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, transpired
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa

प्रियंवदः (priyaṁvadaḥ) - pleasant-speaker, sweet-speaker

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priyaṃvada

priyaṁvada - pleasant-speaking, eloquent, one who speaks agreeably

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (priya+vada)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (masculine)
• vada – speaking, telling
  noun (masculine)
  From root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - narrated, told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kathayāmāsa

Perfect tense form of the causative of root kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a prominent warrior in the Mahābhārata)

निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, demise, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, destruction, demise, end

यदुनन्दनः (yadunandanaḥ) - delighter of the Yadus (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yadunandana

yadunandana - delighter of the Yadus, Kṛṣṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yadu+nandana)

• yadu – Yadu (ancestor of Kṛṣṇa, name of a dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, son
  noun (masculine)
  From root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)