महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-188, verse-6

व्यास उवाच ।
अस्मिन्धर्मे विप्रलम्भे लोकवेदविरोधके ।
यस्य यस्य मतं यद्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि तस्य तत् ॥६॥

6. vyāsa uvāca ,
asmindharme vipralambhe lokavedavirodhake ,
yasya yasya mataṁ yadyacchrotumicchāmi tasya tat.

6. vyāsa uvāca asmin dharme vipralambhe lokavedavirodhake
yasya yasya matam yadyat śrotum icchāmi tasya tat

6. Vyāsa said: "Regarding this perplexing matter of natural law (dharma) which contradicts both worldly customs and Vedic injunctions, I wish to hear whatever opinion each of you has."

Words meanings summery:

• व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• धर्मे (dharme) - in the matter of natural law (dharma), in this duty/law

• विप्रलम्भे (vipralambhe) - in the confusion, in the deception, in the contradiction

• लोकवेदविरोधके (lokavedavirodhake) - in the matter contradicting popular custom and Vedic injunctions

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, thought

• यद्यत् (yadyat) - whatever

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - Vyāsa is the speaker (I wish, I desire)

• तस्य (tasya) - correlative to 'yasya' (his, of him)

• तत् (tat) - correlative to 'yadyat' (that)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (a revered sage, compiler of the Vedas and Mahābhārata), arrangement, expansion

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense

Irregular perfect form from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

धर्मे (dharme) - in the matter of natural law (dharma), in this duty/law

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion, justice

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विप्रलम्भे (vipralambhe) - in the confusion, in the deception, in the contradiction

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vipralambha

vipralambha - deception, delusion, disappointment, confusion, contradiction

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: labh (class 1)

लोकवेदविरोधके (lokavedavirodhake) - in the matter contradicting popular custom and Vedic injunctions

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of lokavedavirodhaka

lokavedavirodhaka - contradicting worldly custom and Vedic injunctions

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+veda+virodhaka)

• loka – world, people, custom, usage
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)
• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• virodhaka – contradicting, opposing, obstructing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from vi + rudh + -aka
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Duplicated for emphasis: "of each one."

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Duplicated for emphasis: "of each one."

मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, thought, accepted, approved, believed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root man + kta (ta).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi'.

यद्यत् (yadyat) - whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yadyat

yadyat - whatever, whatsoever

Repetition of 'yat' for indefinite sense.

Compound type : avyayibhāva (yat+yat)

• yat – which, what
  pronoun (neuter)
• yat – which, what
  pronoun (neuter)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with suffix -tum.

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - Vyāsa is the speaker (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present tense

Present active 1st person singular.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: The subject is implicit 'I' (Vyāsa).

तस्य (tasya) - correlative to 'yasya' (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'yasyasya'.

तत् (tat) - correlative to 'yadyat' (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'śrotum icchāmi'.