महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-13

स नः प्रक्ष्यति सर्वेषु कार्येष्वर्थविनिश्चयम् ।
तत्र बुद्धिं प्रवक्ष्यामो यथा यज्ञो निवर्तते ॥१३॥

13. sa naḥ prakṣyati sarveṣu kāryeṣvarthaviniścayam ,
tatra buddhiṁ pravakṣyāmo yathā yajño nivartate.

13. saḥ naḥ prakṣyati sarveṣu kāryeṣu arthaviniścayam
| tatra buddhim pravakṣyāmaḥ yathā yajñaḥ nivartate

13. He will consult us on the proper course of action for all his affairs. Then, we will offer counsel in such a way that the sacrifice is stopped.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that king (Janamejaya) (he, that)

• नः (naḥ) - us (the Nāgas) (us, to us, of us)

• प्रक्ष्यति (prakṣyati) - he will ask, he will consult

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all affairs/undertakings (in all, among all)

• कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in all his governmental or personal affairs (in matters, in undertakings, in duties)

• अर्थविनिश्चयम् (arthaviniścayam) - the correct determination of what needs to be done or achieved (ascertainment of purpose/matter, decision concerning profit/meaning)

• तत्र (tatra) - at that point, in that situation (there, then, in that place/matter)

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - advice, strategic thinking (counsel, intellect, understanding)

• प्रवक्ष्यामः (pravakṣyāmaḥ) - we will provide counsel (we will speak, we will declare, we will give advice)

• यथा (yathā) - in a way that results in (so that, in such a manner as, as)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the serpent sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - the sacrifice is brought to a halt or prevented (it ceases, it is averted, it turns back)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that king (Janamejaya) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नः (naḥ) - us (the Nāgas) (us, to us, of us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used here in the accusative case, 'us' (object of 'prakṣyati').

प्रक्ष्यति (prakṣyati) - he will ask, he will consult

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prach

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all affairs/undertakings (in all, among all)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

कार्येषु (kāryeṣu) - in all his governmental or personal affairs (in matters, in undertakings, in duties)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, affair, business, action, purpose

gerundive

from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्थविनिश्चयम् (arthaviniścayam) - the correct determination of what needs to be done or achieved (ascertainment of purpose/matter, decision concerning profit/meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arthaviniścaya

arthaviniścaya - determination of meaning, ascertainment of purpose or truth, definitive decision

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (artha+viniścaya)

• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, matter, affair
  noun (masculine)
• viniścaya – ascertainment, determination, decision
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  noun from root ci (to gather, observe, decide) with prefixes vi and ni
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

तत्र (tatra) - at that point, in that situation (there, then, in that place/matter)

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - advice, strategic thinking (counsel, intellect, understanding)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, counsel, opinion

प्रवक्ष्यामः (pravakṣyāmaḥ) - we will provide counsel (we will speak, we will declare, we will give advice)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - in a way that results in (so that, in such a manner as, as)

(indeclinable)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the serpent sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, worship, ritual

निवर्तते (nivartate) - the sacrifice is brought to a halt or prevented (it ceases, it is averted, it turns back)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)