महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-7

ततो राजाब्रवीद्वाक्यं सदस्यैश्चोदितो भृशम् ।
काममेतद्भवत्वेवं यथास्तीकस्य भाषितम् ॥७॥

7. tato rājābravīdvākyaṁ sadasyaiścodito bhṛśam ,
kāmametadbhavatvevaṁ yathāstīkasya bhāṣitam.

7. tataḥ rājā abravīt vākyam sadasyaiḥ coditaḥ bhṛśam
kāmam etat bhavatu evam yathā āstīkasya bhāṣitam

7. Then the king, greatly urged by the assembly members, spoke: 'Let this indeed be so, just as Astika has spoken.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereafter)

• राजा (rājā) - King Janamejaya (king, ruler)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (said, spoke)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement, the following words (word, speech, statement)

• सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by the members of the assembly (of the sacrifice) (by the members (of an assembly))

• चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged, prompted (urged, impelled, commanded)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely (greatly, much, excessively)

• कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, by all means (expression of assent) (willingly, indeed, let it be so)

• एतत् (etat) - this (request or situation) (this, this (thing))

• भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be so (let it be, may it be)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way, so (thus, so, in this manner)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, according to (as, just as, according to)

• आस्तीकस्य (āstīkasya) - of Astika (the sage) (of Astika)

• भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - the speech, what was spoken (spoken, speech, what has been said)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tad` + `tasil` suffix.

राजा (rājā) - King Janamejaya (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Imperfect, 3rd person singular. Augmented form of `bravīti`.

Root: bru (class 2)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a statement, the following words (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, statement, word

Derived from `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac

Note: Object of `abravīt`.

सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by the members of the assembly (of the sacrifice) (by the members (of an assembly))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sadasya

sadasya - member of an assembly, assessor, umpire

Derived from `sadas` (assembly) + `ya` suffix.

Note: Agent for `coditaḥ`.

चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged, prompted (urged, impelled, commanded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of codita

cud - to impel, to urge, to animate, to encourage

past passive participle

Formed from root `cud` + `kta` suffix.

Root: cud (class 10)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely (greatly, much, excessively)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of `bhṛśa`.

Note: Modifies `coditaḥ`.

कामम् (kāmam) - indeed, by all means (expression of assent) (willingly, indeed, let it be so)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular of `kāma` (desire) used adverbially.

Root: kam

एतत् (etat) - this (request or situation) (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this (here), the present

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of `bhavatu`.

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be so (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

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

Imperative, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - in this way, so (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from `i` (this).

Note: Modifies `bhavatu`.

यथा (yathā) - just as, according to (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

आस्तीकस्य (āstīkasya) - of Astika (the sage) (of Astika)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āstīka

āstīka - Astika (name of a sage)

Note: Possessive for `bhāṣitam`.

भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - the speech, what was spoken (spoken, speech, what has been said)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita

bhāṣ - to speak, to say, to tell

past passive participle (used as noun)

Formed from root `bhāṣ` + `kta` suffix.

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)