महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-13, verse-13

तथ्यं वा यदि वातथ्यं यन्मयैतत्प्रभाषितम् ।
तद्विद्धि पृथिवीपाल भक्त्या भरतसत्तम ॥१३॥

13. tathyaṁ vā yadi vātathyaṁ yanmayaitatprabhāṣitam ,
tadviddhi pṛthivīpāla bhaktyā bharatasattama.

13. tathyam vā yadi vā atathyam yat mayā etat prabhāṣitam
tat viddhi pṛthivīpāla bhaktyā bharatasattama

13. pṛthivīpāla,
bharatasattama,
mayā yat etat tathyam vā yadi vā atathyam prabhāṣitam,
tat bhaktyā viddhi.

13. O protector of the earth (pṛthivīpāla), O best among the Bhāratas (bharatasattama), know that whatever has been spoken by me, whether true or false, was done with devotion (bhakti).

Words meanings summery:

• तथ्यम् (tathyam) - true, real, fact

• वा (vā) - or, either

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अतथ्यम् (atathyam) - untrue, false, not real

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• प्रभाषितम् (prabhāṣitam) - spoken, declared

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

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

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion, by means of devotion

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

तथ्यम् (tathyam) - true, real, fact

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tathya

tathya - true, real, factual

From 'tathā' (so, thus).

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अतथ्यम् (atathyam) - untrue, false, not real

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atathya

atathya - untrue, false

'a' (negation) + 'tathya' (true).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tathya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• tathya – true, real, factual
  adjective (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ya

ya - which, who, what

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the 'spoken thing'.

प्रभाषितम् (prabhāṣitam) - spoken, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prabhāṣita

prabhāṣita - spoken, uttered, said

Past Passive Participle

From 'pra' + root 'bhāṣ' (to speak).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

Imperative

Root 'vid', class 2, imperative, 2nd person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

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

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king, ruler

Compound of 'pṛthivī' (earth) and 'pāla' (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion, by means of devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion (bhakti), adoration, attachment, loyalty

From root 'bhaj' (to divide, allot, serve, worship).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best of the Bharatas, most excellent among the Bharatas

Compound of 'bharata' (a Bharata) and 'sattama' (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, one who nourishes or carries
  proper noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, carry, nourish).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix 'tama' added to 'sat' (good, existent).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to Arjuna or another prominent Kuru prince.