महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-47, verse-8

उवाच नियमज्ञा च कल्याणी सा प्रियंवदा ।
भगवन्मुनिशार्दूल किमाज्ञापयसि प्रभो ॥८॥

8. uvāca niyamajñā ca kalyāṇī sā priyaṁvadā ,
bhagavanmuniśārdūla kimājñāpayasi prabho.

8. uvāca niyamajñā ca kalyāṇī sā priyaṃvadā
bhagavan muniśārdūla kim ājñāpayasi prabho

8. ca sā kalyāṇī priyaṃvadā niyamajñā uvāca
bhagavan muniśārdūla prabho kim ājñāpayasi

8. And she, auspicious and sweet-speaking, who understood the sacred observances, spoke: "O revered one, O tiger among sages, O lord, what do you command?"

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• नियमज्ञा (niyamajñā) - who understood the sacred observances (knowing the rules, understanding the observances)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious, beautiful, benevolent

• सा (sā) - she, that one (feminine)

• प्रियंवदा (priyaṁvadā) - sweet-speaking, pleasant-speaking, kind-spoken

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O blessed one, O glorious one

• मुनिशार्दूल (muniśārdūla) - O tiger among sages, O foremost of sages

• किम् (kim) - what, why

• आज्ञापयसि (ājñāpayasi) - you command, you order

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Root vac, perfect active, ātmanepada form used as parasmaipada in some contexts, or regular parasmaipada. Formed irregularly from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

नियमज्ञा (niyamajñā) - who understood the sacred observances (knowing the rules, understanding the observances)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyamajñā

niyamajñā - one who knows the rules or observances

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niyama+jñā)

• niyama – rule, regulation, observance, self-restraint
  noun (masculine)
• jñā – knower, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious, beautiful, benevolent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - auspicious, beautiful, excellent, benevolent, welfare

सा (sā) - she, that one (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

प्रियंवदा (priyaṁvadā) - sweet-speaking, pleasant-speaking, kind-spoken

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priyaṃvadā

priyaṁvadā - sweet-speaking, pleasant-speaking

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (priyam+vad)

• priyam – dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable
  adjective (neuter)
• vad – speaking
  noun (feminine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from the root 'vad' (to speak).
  Root: vad (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O blessed one, O glorious one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, blessed, glorious, divine

Possessive adjective from 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence).

मुनिशार्दूल (muniśārdūla) - O tiger among sages, O foremost of sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muniśārdūla

muniśārdūla - tiger among sages, foremost of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śārdūla)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, best, excellent among
  noun (masculine)

किम् (kim) - what, why

(indeclinable)

आज्ञापयसि (ājñāpayasi) - you command, you order

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ājñāpayati

Present Tense, 2nd Person, Singular, Active, Causative

Root jñā (to know) with upasarga ā (to, towards) and causative suffix (णिच् - ṇic). The causative means 'to cause to know', hence 'to command' or 'to instruct'.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able