महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-112, verse-21

सदृशं मृगराजैतत्तव वाक्यं मदन्तरे ।
यत्सहायान्मृगयसे धर्मार्थकुशलाञ्शुचीन् ॥२१॥

21. sadṛśaṁ mṛgarājaitattava vākyaṁ madantare ,
yatsahāyānmṛgayase dharmārthakuśalāñśucīn.

21. sadṛśam mṛga-rāja etat tava vākyam mat-antare |
yat sahāyān mṛgayase dharma-artha-kuśalān śucīn

21. mṛga-rāja,
mat-antare tava etat vākyam sadṛśam yat sahāyān dharma-artha-kuśalān śucīn mṛgayase

21. O King of beasts, this statement of yours is appropriate concerning me: that you seek pure (śuci), and proficient (kuśala) assistants in matters of natural law (dharma) and material gain (artha).

Words meanings summery:

• सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - appropriate (similar, like, appropriate, fitting)

• मृग-राज (mṛga-rāja) - O King of beasts (O king of beasts, O lion)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (speech, word, statement, sentence)

• मत्-अन्तरे (mat-antare) - concerning me, in my regard (in my interval, concerning me, between us)

• यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that (conjunction), which, because)

• सहायान् (sahāyān) - assistants (helpers, assistants, companions)

• मृगयसे (mṛgayase) - you seek (you seek, you hunt, you search for)

• धर्म-अर्थ-कुशलान् (dharma-artha-kuśalān) - proficient in matters of natural law (dharma) and material gain (artha) (skilled in (dharma) and material gain (artha))

• शुचीन् (śucīn) - pure (pure, clean, honest, righteous)

Words meanings and morphology

सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - appropriate (similar, like, appropriate, fitting)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sadṛśa

sadṛśa - similar, like, appropriate, fitting

from 'sa' (with) + 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'vākyam'.

मृग-राज (mṛga-rāja) - O King of beasts (O king of beasts, O lion)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mṛga-rāja

mṛga-rāja - king of beasts, lion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+rāja)

• mṛga – animal, beast, deer
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressing the king of beasts.

एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (speech, word, statement, sentence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākyam

vākya - speech, word, statement, sentence

from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मत्-अन्तरे (mat-antare) - concerning me, in my regard (in my interval, concerning me, between us)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mat-antara

mat-antara - my interval, my internal space, concerning me

'mad' (my) + 'antara' (interval/inner part)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+antara)

• mad – my
  pronoun
  oblique stem of 'asmad' (I/we)
• antara – inner, internal, interval, space between
  noun (neuter)

Note: Often means "with regard to me" or "in my case".

यत् (yat) - that (introducing a clause) (that (conjunction), which, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the subordinate clause explaining what is fitting.

सहायान् (sahāyān) - assistants (helpers, assistants, companions)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sahāya

sahāya - helper, assistant, companion

from 'saha' (with) + 'āya' (going)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (saha+āya)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• āya – coming, approach
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'mṛgayase'.

मृगयसे (mṛgayase) - you seek (you seek, you hunt, you search for)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛgay

present middle voice form

Root: mṛg (class 10)

Note: Subject is implied "you" (the king).

धर्म-अर्थ-कुशलान् (dharma-artha-kuśalān) - proficient in matters of natural law (dharma) and material gain (artha) (skilled in (dharma) and material gain (artha))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma-artha-kuśala

dharma-artha-kuśala - skilled in dharma and artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+artha+kuśala)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity
  noun (masculine)
• kuśala – skilled, proficient, auspicious, well-being
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sahāyān'.

शुचीन् (śucīn) - pure (pure, clean, honest, righteous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, honest, righteous

Note: Qualifies 'sahāyān'.