महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-37, verse-41

एवमुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठं महादेवेन धीमता ।
अङ्गुल्यग्रेण राजेन्द्र स्वाङ्गुष्ठस्ताडितोऽभवत् ॥४१॥

41. evamuktvā muniśreṣṭhaṁ mahādevena dhīmatā ,
aṅgulyagreṇa rājendra svāṅguṣṭhastāḍito'bhavat.

41. evam uktvā muniśreṣṭham mahādevena dhīmatā
aṅgulyagreṇa rājendra sva aṅguṣṭhaḥ tāḍitaḥ abhavat

41. rājendra,
dhīmatā mahādevena muniśreṣṭham evam uktvā,
sva aṅguṣṭhaḥ aṅgulyagreṇa tāḍitaḥ abhavat

41. O king (rājendra), having spoken thus to the foremost (śreṣṭha) of sages, his own thumb was struck by the intelligent Mahādeva with the tip of his finger.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

• मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - to the best of sages, to the foremost sage

• महादेवेन (mahādevena) - by Mahādeva (a name of Shiva)

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the intelligent, by the wise one

• अङ्गुल्यग्रेण (aṅgulyagreṇa) - by the tip of the finger, with the fingertip

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O emperor

• स्व (sva) - own, one's own

• अङ्गुष्ठः (aṅguṣṭhaḥ) - thumb

• ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck, hit, beaten

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative adverb.

Note: Modifies `uktvā`.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, having said

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Formed from the root `vac` (to speak) with suffix `-tvā`. The root `vac` takes the `uktā` form in this case.

Root: vac (class 2)

मुनिश्रेष्ठम् (muniśreṣṭham) - to the best of sages, to the foremost sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best of sages, foremost sage

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form from śrī (prosperity, excellence) or praśasya (excellent).

Note: Object of `uktvā`.

महादेवेन (mahādevena) - by Mahādeva (a name of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god, a name of Shiva

Compound noun.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 1)

Note: Agent in the passive construction 'tāḍitaḥ abhavat'.

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the intelligent, by the wise one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful

Possessive adjective formed from `dhī` (intellect) with suffix `-mat`.

अङ्गुल्यग्रेण (aṅgulyagreṇa) - by the tip of the finger, with the fingertip

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aṅgulyagra

aṅgulyagra - fingertip, tip of the finger

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅguli+agra)

• aṅguli – finger, toe
  noun (feminine)
• agra – tip, top, front, extremity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrument of striking.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O emperor

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, emperor, sovereign

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – lord, chief, Indra (the deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the listener/reader.

स्व (sva) - own, one's own

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Reflexive possessive adjective.

Note: Refers to Mahādeva's own thumb.

अङ्गुष्ठः (aṅguṣṭhaḥ) - thumb

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅguṣṭha

aṅguṣṭha - thumb, big toe

ताडितः (tāḍitaḥ) - struck, hit, beaten

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāḍita

tāḍita - struck, hit, beaten

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root `tāḍ` (to strike, to beat) with suffix `-ita`.

Root: tāḍ (class 10)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect active 3rd singular

Formed from the root `bhū` (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)