महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-2, verse-32

ते पृष्टाश्च वदेयुर्यच्छ्रेयो नः समनन्तरम् ।
तदस्माभिः पुनः कार्यमिति मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः ॥३२॥

32. te pṛṣṭāśca vadeyuryacchreyo naḥ samanantaram ,
tadasmābhiḥ punaḥ kāryamiti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ.

32. te pṛṣṭāḥ ca vadeyuḥ yat śreyaḥ naḥ samanantaram
tat asmābhiḥ punaḥ kāryam iti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ

32. te pṛṣṭāḥ ca yat naḥ samanantaram śreyaḥ vadeyuḥ
tat asmābhiḥ punaḥ kāryam iti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ

32. And when questioned, they should declare what is immediately beneficial for us. That, in turn, should be undertaken by us again; this is my firm conviction.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• पृष्टाः (pṛṣṭāḥ) - asked, questioned

• च (ca) - and, also

• वदेयुः (vadeyuḥ) - they should say, they might speak

• यत् (yat) - what, which, that

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, welfare, benefit, what is better

• नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

• समनन्तरम् (samanantaram) - immediately after, subsequent, next

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, duty, action

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• मे (me) - my, to me

• नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, definite, resolute, final

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, opinion, understanding, conviction

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पृष्टाः (pṛṣṭāḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root prach ('to ask').

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वदेयुः (vadeyuḥ) - they should say, they might speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, welfare, benefit, what is better

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, good, welfare, prosperity

Comparative form derived from praśasya (excellent, praiseworthy).

Root: śrī (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also accusative/genitive plural. Contextually dative for 'for us'.

समनन्तरम् (samanantaram) - immediately after, subsequent, next

(indeclinable)

Compound adjective used adverbially.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+anantara)

• sama – equal, same, like
  adjective
• anantara – without interval, next, immediate
  adjective
  Derived from 'antara' (interval) with negation 'an'.
  Prefix: an

Note: Adverbial usage from neuter accusative singular.

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, duty, action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, business, purpose

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Gerundive (future passive participle) of root kṛ ('to do, to make').

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Also dative singular. Contextually genitive for 'my opinion'.

नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm, definite, resolute, final

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naiṣṭhika

naiṣṭhika - final, definitive, firm, resolute, sincere

Derived from niṣṭhā (conclusion, steadfastness) with the suffix -ika.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'matiḥ'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought, opinion, understanding, conviction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, conviction

Derived from root man ('to think') with suffix -ti.

Root: man (class 4)