महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-113, verse-3

न त्वेवं वर्तितव्यं स्म यथेदमनुशुश्रुमः ।
उष्ट्रस्य सुमहद्वृत्तं तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥३॥

3. na tvevaṁ vartitavyaṁ sma yathedamanuśuśrumaḥ ,
uṣṭrasya sumahadvṛttaṁ tannibodha yudhiṣṭhira.

3. na tu evam vartitavyam sma yathā idam anuśuśrumaḥ
uṣṭrasya sumahat vṛttam tat nibodha yudhiṣṭhira

3. yudhiṣṭhira tu evam na vartitavyam sma yathā idam
anuśuśrumaḥ tat uṣṭrasya sumahat vṛttam nibodha

3. However, one should not behave in that manner, it is said, as we have heard this story. Understand that great tale of the camel, Yudhishthira.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• वर्तितव्यम् (vartitavyam) - to be behaved, to be acted

• स्म (sma) - indeed, it is said (particle indicating reported speech or past tense with present verbs)

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

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अनुशुश्रुमः (anuśuśrumaḥ) - we have heard

• उष्ट्रस्य (uṣṭrasya) - of the camel

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, excellent

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - story, account, conduct

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, know

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Adversative particle

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb

वर्तितव्यम् (vartitavyam) - to be behaved, to be acted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vartitavya

vartitavya - to be, to exist, to proceed, to act; what should be done

Gerundive

Formed from root vṛt with suffix -tavya

Root: vṛt (class 1)

स्म (sma) - indeed, it is said (particle indicating reported speech or past tense with present verbs)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun

अनुशुश्रुमः (anuśuśrumaḥ) - we have heard

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of śru

Perfect tense

Root śru, class 5, Perfect 1st person plural

Prefix: anu

Root: śru (class 5)

उष्ट्रस्य (uṣṭrasya) - of the camel

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uṣṭra

uṣṭra - camel

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very powerful, excellent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Adverb
• mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective (neuter)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - story, account, conduct

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred; conduct, course of action; story, tale

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, know

(verb)

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

Imperative mood

Root budh, class 1/4, Imperative 2nd person singular

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle; Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pandava)