महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-115, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
श्रूयतां पृथिवीपाल यथैषोऽर्थोऽनुगीयते ।
सदा सुचेताः सहते नरस्येहाल्पचेतसः ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
śrūyatāṁ pṛthivīpāla yathaiṣo'rtho'nugīyate ,
sadā sucetāḥ sahate narasyehālpacetasaḥ.

2. bhīṣma uvāca śrūyatām pṛthivīpāla yathā eṣaḥ arthaḥ
anugīyate sadā sucetāḥ sahate narasya iha alpacetasaḥ

2. bhīṣma uvāca pṛthivīpāla eṣaḥ arthaḥ yathā anugīyate
śrūyatām iha sadā sucetāḥ alpacetasaḥ narasya sahate

2. Bhishma said: O king, listen to how this matter is described. In this world, a wise person always tolerates a narrow-minded individual.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

• पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king

• यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which manner

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - matter, subject, meaning, purpose

• अनुगीयते (anugīyate) - is narrated, is sung, is described

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• सुचेताः (sucetāḥ) - a wise person, one with a good mind

• सहते (sahate) - tolerates, endures

• नरस्य (narasya) - of a man, of a human being

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - of a narrow-minded person, of a foolish person

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular active parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Passive

Imperative 3rd person singular passive ātmanepada

Root: śru (class 5)

पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pāl (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which manner

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - matter, subject, meaning, purpose

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, matter, object, wealth

अनुगीयते (anugīyate) - is narrated, is sung, is described

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anu-gai

Present Passive

Present 3rd person singular passive ātmanepada with prefix `anu`

Prefix: anu

Root: gai (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

सुचेताः (sucetāḥ) - a wise person, one with a good mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sucetas

sucetas - wise, intelligent, good-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+cetas)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun here, 'a wise person'.

सहते (sahate) - tolerates, endures

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sah

Present Middle

Present 3rd person singular middle ātmanepada

Root: sah (class 1)

नरस्य (narasya) - of a man, of a human being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - of a narrow-minded person, of a foolish person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of alpacetas

alpacetas - small-minded, foolish, ignorant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+cetas)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun here, 'of a narrow-minded person'.