महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-12, verse-11

एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि माधव ।
पुत्रस्नेहस्तु धर्मात्मन्धैर्यान्मां समचालयत् ॥११॥

11. evametanmahābāho yathā vadasi mādhava ,
putrasnehastu dharmātmandhairyānmāṁ samacālayat.

11. evam etat mahābāho yathā vadasi mādhava
putrasnehaḥ tu dharmātman dhairyāt mām samacālayat

11. mahābāho mādhava,
yathā (tvam) vadasi,
evam etat (asti) tu dharmātman,
putrasnehaḥ mām dhairyāt samacālayat

11. O mighty-armed Mādhava, what you say is indeed true. But, O virtuous one whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness, my affection for my sons caused me to deviate from my firmness.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this, this is so

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Krishna, who is mighty-armed (O mighty-armed one)

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

• वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

• माधव (mādhava) - O Krishna (O Madhava)

• पुत्रस्नेहः (putrasnehaḥ) - affection for sons, love for children

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• धर्मात्मन् (dharmātman) - O Krishna, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness (O virtuous one, O one whose nature is righteousness)

• धैर्यात् (dhairyāt) - from fortitude, from patience, from firmness

• माम् (mām) - me

• समचालयत् (samacālayat) - caused to waver, moved completely

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this is so

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Krishna, who is mighty-armed (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

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

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

(indeclinable)

वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root: vad (class 1)

माधव (mādhava) - O Krishna (O Madhava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, husband of Lakshmi, Krishna

पुत्रस्नेहः (putrasnehaḥ) - affection for sons, love for children

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putrasneha

putrasneha - affection for sons, love for children

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+sneha)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• sneha – affection, love, oil
  noun (masculine)
  Root: snih (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

धर्मात्मन् (dharmātman) - O Krishna, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness (O virtuous one, O one whose nature is righteousness)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - virtuous, righteous, one whose soul is righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, nature, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

धैर्यात् (dhairyāt) - from fortitude, from patience, from firmness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dhairya

dhairya - fortitude, patience, firmness, courage

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

समचालयत् (samacālayat) - caused to waver, moved completely

(verb)

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

Imperfect Causative

Derived from root 'cal' with prefix 'sam-' and causative suffix '-i'.

Prefix: sam

Root: cal (class 1)