ity upāmantrito bhartrā
sarva-jñenāpi mugdha-vat
nideśaḿ śirasādhāya
uddhavaḥ pratyabhāṣata
iti -- thus; upamantritah -- requested; bhartra -- by his master; sarva-jnena -- all-knowing; api -- even though; mugdha -- perplexed; vat -- as if; nidesam -- the order; sirasa -- on his head; adhaya -- taking; uddhavah -- Uddhava; pratyabhashata -- replied.