महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-96, verse-49

मया वरयितव्योऽभूच्छाल्वस्तस्मिन्स्वयंवरे ।
एतद्विज्ञाय धर्मज्ञ ततस्त्वं धर्ममाचर ॥४९॥

49. mayā varayitavyo'bhūcchālvastasminsvayaṁvare ,
etadvijñāya dharmajña tatastvaṁ dharmamācara.

49. mayā varayitavyaḥ abhūt śālvaḥ tasmin svayaṃvare
etat vijñāya dharmajña tataḥ tvam dharmam ācara

49. Salva was to be chosen by me in that svayaṃvara. Therefore, O knower of dharma, having understood this, you should act righteously.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वरयितव्यः (varayitavyaḥ) - to be chosen, fit to be chosen

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - Salva (name of a king)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• स्वयंवरे (svayaṁvare) - in the svayaṃvara (self-choice assembly)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of dharma

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, then, from there

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma, righteousness

• आचर (ācara) - do, practice, follow

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

वरयितव्यः (varayitavyaḥ) - to be chosen, fit to be chosen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varayitavya

varayitavya - to be chosen, desirable, fit to be chosen

Gerundive

Derived from root VṚ (to choose) in causative form (varayi-) with the suffix -tavya

Root: vṛ (class 5)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

Root: bhū (class 1)

शाल्वः (śālvaḥ) - Salva (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śālva

śālva - Salva (name of a king, lord of Saubha)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

स्वयंवरे (svayaṁvare) - in the svayaṃvara (self-choice assembly)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara

svayaṁvara - self-choice (of a husband by a princess), assembly for self-choice

Compound type : tatpurusha (svayam+vara)

• svayam – by oneself, personally, self-
  indeclinable
• vara – choice, choosing, suitor, boon
  noun (masculine)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, he, she, it (proximate demonstrative)

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root JÑĀ with prefix VI

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of dharma

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma/righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, religion
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root JÑĀ (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, then, from there

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, religion

आचर (ācara) - do, practice, follow

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of car

Imperative

Derived from root CAR with prefix Ā

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)