महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-150, verse-25

एवं स भगवान्व्यासः पुरा कौरवनन्दन ।
प्रोवाच सुतरां प्राज्ञस्तस्मादेतच्चिकीर्षितम् ॥२५॥

25. evaṁ sa bhagavānvyāsaḥ purā kauravanandana ,
provāca sutarāṁ prājñastasmādetaccikīrṣitam.

25. evam saḥ bhagavān vyāsaḥ purā kauravanandana
provāca sutarām prājñaḥ tasmāt etat cikīrṣitam

25. O delighter of the Kurus, the venerable and exceedingly wise Vyāsa spoke thus in ancient times. Therefore, this (instruction) should be followed.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine, illustrious, possessing fortune

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (name of a sage)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

• कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O delighter of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, declared

• सुतराम् (sutarām) - exceedingly, very much, especially

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, intelligent, learned

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• एतत् (etat) - this instruction/teaching (this, this (thing))

• चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - desired to be done, intended, should be done

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine, illustrious, possessing fortune

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, illustrious, possessing fortune/auspiciousness

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (compiler of Vedas and Purāṇas)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O delighter of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravanandana

kauravanandana - delighter of the Kurus, son of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, his descendants (Kauravas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighter, son
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pravac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

सुतराम् (sutarām) - exceedingly, very much, especially

(indeclinable)

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, intelligent, learned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, learned

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एतत् (etat) - this instruction/teaching (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - desired to be done, intended, should be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cikīrṣita

cikīrṣita - desired to be done, intended, should be done

Desiderative Past Passive Participle

derived from the desiderative stem of root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)