महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-99, verse-4

सत्यमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि भारत ।
विश्वासात्ते प्रवक्ष्यामि संतानाय कुलस्य च ।
न ते शक्यमनाख्यातुमापद्धीयं तथाविधा ॥४॥

4. satyametanmahābāho yathā vadasi bhārata ,
viśvāsātte pravakṣyāmi saṁtānāya kulasya ca ,
na te śakyamanākhyātumāpaddhīyaṁ tathāvidhā.

4. satyam etat mahābāho yathā vadasi
bhārata viśvāsāt te pravakṣyāmi
saṃtānāya kulasya ca na te śakyam
anākhyātum āpad īyam tathāvidhā

4. Satyavatī said: "O mighty-armed one, O descendant of Bharata, what you say is indeed true. Out of trust in you, I will speak for the continuation of the family line. It is not possible for me to hide such a calamity from you."

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यम् (satyam) - is true (truth, true)

• एतत् (etat) - this (what you say) (this, that)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Bhīṣma (O mighty-armed one)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhīṣma (O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata)

• विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - from trust, out of faith

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

• संतानाय (saṁtānāya) - for the continuation of the family line (for the continuation, for the progeny)

• कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family, of the lineage

• च (ca) - and

• न (na) - not

• ते (te) - from you (from you, to you)

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (possible, able)

• अनाख्यातुम् (anākhyātum) - to hide, not to reveal (to keep untold, not to tell)

• आपद् (āpad) - calamity, distress, misfortune

• ईयम् (īyam) - this (calamity) (this (feminine))

• तथाविधा (tathāvidhā) - such (a calamity) (of such a kind, such)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यम् (satyam) - is true (truth, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, actual; truth, reality

From sant (being)

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (what you say) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Bhīṣma (O mighty-armed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

From mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Present active indicative, 2nd person singular

Root √vad (class 1)

Root: vad (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhīṣma (O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata; India

Patronymic from Bharata

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

विश्वासात् (viśvāsāt) - from trust, out of faith

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, confidence, faith

From root √śvas (to breathe, trust) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

2nd person pronoun

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future active indicative, 1st person singular

From root √vac (to speak) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

संतानाय (saṁtānāya) - for the continuation of the family line (for the continuation, for the progeny)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of saṃtāna

saṁtāna - continuation, progeny, offspring, lineage

From root √tan (to stretch, to extend) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family, of the lineage

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, house

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

ते (te) - from you (from you, to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

2nd person pronoun

Note: This 'te' functions as an ethical dative or indirect object here, indicating 'from you' in the context of 'hiding'.

शक्यम् (śakyam) - it is possible (possible, able)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, feasible

Gerundive

From root √śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

अनाख्यातुम् (anākhyātum) - to hide, not to reveal (to keep untold, not to tell)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive (negative)

Infinitive from root √khyā (to tell) with prefix ā-, negated by an-.

Prefixes: an+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Acts as an object to `śakyam`.

आपद् (āpad) - calamity, distress, misfortune

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, distress, misfortune, danger

From prefix ā- + root pad (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

ईयम् (īyam) - this (calamity) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular.

तथाविधा (tathāvidhā) - such (a calamity) (of such a kind, such)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tathāvidha

tathāvidha - of such a kind, such, similar

From tathā (thus) + vidha (kind)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+vidha)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, way
  noun (masculine)