महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-46, verse-32

एतत्ते कथितं राजन्यथावृत्तं यथाश्रुतम् ।
श्रुत्वा तु नृपशार्दूल प्रकुरुष्व यथेप्सितम् ॥३२॥

32. etatte kathitaṁ rājanyathāvṛttaṁ yathāśrutam ,
śrutvā tu nṛpaśārdūla prakuruṣva yathepsitam.

32. etat te kathitam rājan yathā-vṛttam yathā-śrutam
śrutvā tu nṛpa-śārdūla prakuruṣva yathā-īpsitam

32. "This has been narrated to you, O King, exactly as it happened and as it was heard. Now, having heard it, O tiger among kings, please do as you deem fit."

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told (told, narrated)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• यथा-वृत्तम् (yathā-vṛttam) - just as it happened (as it happened, according to what happened)

• यथा-श्रुतम् (yathā-śrutam) - just as it was heard (as it was heard, according to what was heard)

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

• तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)

• नृप-शार्दूल (nṛpa-śārdūla) - O tiger among kings (O tiger among kings, O best of kings)

• प्रकुरुष्व (prakuruṣva) - do (as you wish) (do, perform)

• यथा-ईप्सितम् (yathā-īpsitam) - as you wish, as deemed fit (as desired, according to wish)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'kathitam'.

ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Second person pronoun

Note: Enclitic pronoun. Here, dative (to you).

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told (told, narrated)

(nominal form)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kath

kath - to tell, to narrate, to relate

Denominative verb from katha (story)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Predicative with implied 'asti'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

यथा-वृत्तम् (yathā-vṛttam) - just as it happened (as it happened, according to what happened)

(indeclinable)

Compound of yathā (as) and vṛtta (happened)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, conduct, event
  verb (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to happen)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

यथा-श्रुतम् (yathā-śrutam) - just as it was heard (as it was heard, according to what was heard)

(indeclinable)

Compound of yathā (as) and śruta (heard)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śruta)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śruta – heard, listened, sacred tradition
  verb (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

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

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates prior action to 'prakuruṣva'.

तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle

नृप-शार्दूल (nṛpa-śārdūla) - O tiger among kings (O tiger among kings, O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpaśārdūla

nṛpaśārdūla - tiger among kings, most excellent king

Compound of nṛpa (king) and śārdūla (tiger - used metaphorically for 'best')

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nṛpa+śārdūla)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

प्रकुरुष्व (prakuruṣva) - do (as you wish) (do, perform)

(verb)

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

From root kṛ (to do) with prefix pra (forth, well)

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथा-ईप्सितम् (yathā-īpsitam) - as you wish, as deemed fit (as desired, according to wish)

(indeclinable)

Compound of yathā (as) and īpsita (desired)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+īpsita)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• īpsita – desired, wished for
  verb (neuter)
  past passive participle (desiderative)
  From root āp (to obtain), desiderative stem with suffix kta
  Root: āp (class 5)