महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-46, verse-35

श्रुत्वैतद्भवतां वाक्यं पितुर्मे स्वर्गतिं प्रति ।
निश्चितेयं मम मतिर्या वै तां मे निबोधत ॥३५॥

35. śrutvaitadbhavatāṁ vākyaṁ piturme svargatiṁ prati ,
niściteyaṁ mama matiryā vai tāṁ me nibodhata.

35. śrutvā etat bhavatām vākyam pituḥ me svargatim prati
niścitā iyam mama matiḥ yā vai tām me nibodhata

35. "Having heard these words of yours regarding my father's journey to heaven, understand now my firm resolve, which is this:"

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Having heard

• एतत् (etat) - these (this, these)

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of yours (of you (honorific plural), of your lordships)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, word, sentence)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father)

• मे (me) - my (to me, my, for me)

• स्वर्गतिम् (svargatim) - journey to heaven (journey to heaven, path to heaven)

• प्रति (prati) - regarding (towards, concerning, regarding)

• निश्चिता (niścitā) - firm / certain (determined, decided, firm)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - resolve (mind, thought, intention, resolve)

• या (yā) - which (which, who (feminine))

• वै (vai) - now (emphasizing) (indeed, certainly, truly)

• ताम् (tām) - this (referring to matiḥ) (her, that (feminine))

• मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, by me)

• निबोधत (nibodhata) - understand (understand, know)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Having heard

(indeclinable)

gerund

Absolutive/gerund form.

Root: śru (class 5)

एतत् (etat) - these (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with vākyam.

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of yours (of you (honorific plural), of your lordships)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite), your lordship

present participle

Present participle of bhū (to be), used as a polite pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Genitive plural.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words (speech, word, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement, word

From root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Genitive singular.

मे (me) - my (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Genitive singular (or dative).

स्वर्गतिम् (svargatim) - journey to heaven (journey to heaven, path to heaven)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svargati

svargati - going to heaven, state of being in heaven

action noun

From svarga (heaven) + gati (going, path).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+gati)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• gati – going, motion, path, destiny, state
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular.

प्रति (prati) - regarding (towards, concerning, regarding)

(indeclinable)

निश्चिता (niścitā) - firm / certain (determined, decided, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - decided, determined, firm, sure

past participle

From root ci (to gather, observe) with prefix nis.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Nominative singular feminine, agreeing with matiḥ.

इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Nominative singular feminine.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Genitive singular.

मतिः (matiḥ) - resolve (mind, thought, intention, resolve)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, intention, resolve

action noun

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Nominative singular.

या (yā) - which (which, who (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Nominative singular feminine, referring to matiḥ.

वै (vai) - now (emphasizing) (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - this (referring to matiḥ) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Accusative singular feminine, referring to matiḥ.

मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, by me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative/Genitive singular. Here likely dative/ablative, 'from me.'

निबोधत (nibodhata) - understand (understand, know)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: The ending -(a)ta is 2nd plural imperative for class 1 roots in a.