महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-46, verse-25

श्रुत्वा चैतं नृपश्रेष्ठ पार्थिवस्य पराभवम् ।
अस्य चर्षेरुत्तङ्कस्य विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम् ॥२५॥

25. śrutvā caitaṁ nṛpaśreṣṭha pārthivasya parābhavam ,
asya carṣeruttaṅkasya vidhatsva yadanantaram.

25. śrutvā ca etam nṛpaśreṣṭha pārthivasya parābhavam
asya ca ṛṣeḥ uttaṅkasya vidhatsva yat anantaram

25. O best of kings, having heard about this destruction of the king (your father Parikshit) and also the troubles of this sage Uttaṅka, now you must accomplish what is appropriate next.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (this story) (having heard)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एतम् (etam) - this (destruction) (this)

• नृपश्रेष्ठ (nṛpaśreṣṭha) - O best of kings (Janamejaya) (O best of kings)

• पार्थिवस्य (pārthivasya) - of the king (Parikshit, your father) (of the king, of the earthly one)

• पराभवम् (parābhavam) - the destruction (of the king, by Takṣaka) (defeat, destruction, humiliation)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (sage) (of this, his)

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage (Uttaṅka) (of the sage)

• उत्तङ्कस्य (uttaṅkasya) - of Uttaṅka

• विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - you must do/accomplish (do, perform, arrange, accomplish)

• यत् (yat) - what (is next) (which, what)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - what is to follow (next, immediately after, subsequently)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (this story) (having heard)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Connects to the main verb 'vidhatsva'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śrutvā' to what follows.

एतम् (etam) - this (destruction) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'parābhavam'.

नृपश्रेष्ठ (nṛpaśreṣṭha) - O best of kings (Janamejaya) (O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpaśreṣṭha

nṛpaśreṣṭha - best of kings

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+śreṣṭha)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent
  adjective
  superlative from praśasya

पार्थिवस्य (pārthivasya) - of the king (Parikshit, your father) (of the king, of the earthly one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, king, prince

from pṛthivī (earth)

Note: Refers to King Parikshit.

पराभवम् (parābhavam) - the destruction (of the king, by Takṣaka) (defeat, destruction, humiliation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parābhava

parābhava - defeat, destruction, humiliation, insult

action noun

from root bhū with prefix parā-

Prefix: parā

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

अस्य (asya) - of this (sage) (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'ṛṣeḥ'.

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the fate of the king with that of the sage.

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage (Uttaṅka) (of the sage)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

Note: Refers to Uttaṅka.

उत्तङ्कस्य (uttaṅkasya) - of Uttaṅka

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttaṅka (proper noun)

विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - you must do/accomplish (do, perform, arrange, accomplish)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vidhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to Janamejaya taking action.

यत् (yat) - what (is next) (which, what)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Object of 'vidhatsva'.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - what is to follow (next, immediately after, subsequently)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anantara

anantara - next, immediately following, without interval

negative prefix an- with antara (interval)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+antara)

• an – not, without
  prefix
• antara – interval, space, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here. Can be treated as an adjective agreeing with 'yat'.