महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-212, verse-22

एष तावदभिप्रायमाख्यातु स्वं महामतिः ।
यदस्य रुचितं कर्तुं तत्कुरुध्वमतन्द्रिताः ॥२२॥

22. eṣa tāvadabhiprāyamākhyātu svaṁ mahāmatiḥ ,
yadasya rucitaṁ kartuṁ tatkurudhvamatandritāḥ.

22. eṣaḥ tāvat abhiprāyam ākhyātu svam mahāmatiḥ
yat asya rucitam kartum tat kurudhvam atandritāḥ

22. Let this great-minded one first express his own intention. Whatever he wishes to do, you all should diligently carry that out.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

• तावत् (tāvat) - first, for now, so much, then

• अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose, meaning

• आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - let him declare, let him express

• स्वम् (svam) - his own, one's own

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one, of great intellect

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

• अस्य (asya) - of the great-minded one (his, of this)

• रुचितम् (rucitam) - wished, desired, pleasing

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - you (plural) do, you make

• अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - diligent, not lazy, unwearied

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, that (near)

तावत् (tāvat) - first, for now, so much, then

(indeclinable)

अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention, purpose, meaning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhiprāya

abhiprāya - intention, design, opinion, aim, purpose

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

आख्यातु (ākhyātu) - let him declare, let him express

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ākhyā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

स्वम् (svam) - his own, one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self, property

Note: Agrees with abhiprāyam.

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one, of great intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, of great intellect, very intelligent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

अस्य (asya) - of the great-minded one (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

रुचितम् (rucitam) - wished, desired, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ruc

ruc - to shine, to please, to like

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root ruc (to like, be pleasing) with the suffix -ta.

Root: ruc (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form derived from the root kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - you (plural) do, you make

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - diligent, not lazy, unwearied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of atandrita

atandrita - diligent, unwearied, not lazy

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tandrita)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• tandrita – wearied, lazy, exhausted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root tandr (to be weary, to be lazy).
  Root: tandr (class 1)