महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-122, verse-54

भीष्म उवाच ।
इतीदं वसुहोमस्य शृणुयाद्यो मतं नरः ।
श्रुत्वा च सम्यग्वर्तेत स कामानाप्नुयान्नृपः ॥५४॥

54. bhīṣma uvāca ,
itīdaṁ vasuhomasya śṛṇuyādyo mataṁ naraḥ ,
śrutvā ca samyagvarteta sa kāmānāpnuyānnṛpaḥ.

54. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca iti idam vasuhomasya śṛṇuyāt yaḥ matam
naraḥ śrutvā ca samyak varteta saḥ kāmān āpnuyāt nṛpaḥ

54. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca yaḥ naraḥ vasuhomasya idam matam śṛṇuyāt
ca śrutvā samyak varteta saḥ kāmān āpnuyāt nṛpaḥ

54. Bhishma said: The man (naraḥ) who listens to this opinion of Vasuhoma and, having heard it, acts properly, that king (nṛpa) will attain his desires.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• वसुहोमस्य (vasuhomasya) - of Vasuhoma

• शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - he should listen, he would listen

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, doctrine, thought

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, human being

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• च (ca) - and, also

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, completely, accurately

• वर्तेत (varteta) - he should act, he should be, he should proceed

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, pleasures

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - he should obtain, he would attain

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - O king! (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

वसुहोमस्य (vasuhomasya) - of Vasuhoma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasuhoma

vasuhoma - Vasuhoma (a proper name)

शृणुयात् (śṛṇuyāt) - he should listen, he would listen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, doctrine, thought

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, doctrine, thought, considered, approved

Past Passive Participle

derived from root man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root śru (to hear) + tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, rightly, completely, accurately

(indeclinable)

वर्तेत (varteta) - he should act, he should be, he should proceed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, pleasures

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, pleasure, love

Root: kam (class 1)

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - he should obtain, he would attain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of āp

Root: āp (class 5)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - O king! (king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pā)

• nṛ – man, human, person
  noun (masculine)
• pā – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)