महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-130, verse-21

एवं सद्भिर्विनीतेन पथा गन्तव्यमच्युत ।
राजर्षीणां वृत्तमेतदवगच्छ युधिष्ठिर ॥२१॥

21. evaṁ sadbhirvinītena pathā gantavyamacyuta ,
rājarṣīṇāṁ vṛttametadavagaccha yudhiṣṭhira.

21. evam sadbhiḥ vinītena pathā gantavyam acyuta
rājarṣīṇām vṛttam etat avagaccha yudhiṣṭhira

21. acyuta evam sadbhiḥ vinītena pathā gantavyam
yudhiṣṭhira etat rājarṣīṇām vṛttam avagaccha

21. O Unfailing One (Acyuta), thus should one follow the path that is trodden by the virtuous. O Yudhishthira, understand this conduct of the royal sages.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by good people, by the virtuous

• विनीतेन (vinītena) - followed (by) (followed, trained, disciplined, cultivated)

• पथा (pathā) - by the path (by the path, by the way)

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - should be followed (ought to be gone, should be followed, to be travelled)

• अच्युत (acyuta) - O Unfailing One (unfailing, imperishable, firm, Acyuta (Vishnu/Krishna))

• राजर्षीणाम् (rājarṣīṇām) - of the royal sages, of the king-sages

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct (conduct, behavior, practice, course of action)

• एतत् (etat) - this (conduct) (this)

• अवगच्छ (avagaccha) - understand (understand, know, comprehend)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a summary or conclusion.

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by good people, by the virtuous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing, real

Present Active Participle

P.A.P. of √as ('to be')

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vinītena'.

विनीतेन (vinītena) - followed (by) (followed, trained, disciplined, cultivated)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vinīta

vinīta - trained, disciplined, modest, educated, followed

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of vi-√nī 'to train, to lead correctly'

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pathā'.

पथा (pathā) - by the path (by the path, by the way)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Instrument of 'gantavyam'.

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - should be followed (ought to be gone, should be followed, to be travelled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, to be walked, to be followed

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Gerundive/F.P.P. of √gam 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses obligation.

अच्युत (acyuta) - O Unfailing One (unfailing, imperishable, firm, Acyuta (Vishnu/Krishna))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - unfailing, imperishable, firm; an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna

Past Passive Participle (derived)

a- (negative prefix) + cyuta (P.P.P. of √cyu 'to fall'); meaning 'one who has not fallen'

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cyuta)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• cyuta – fallen, moved, dropped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of √cyu 'to fall'
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Address to Acyuta.

राजर्षीणाम् (rājarṣīṇām) - of the royal sages, of the king-sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, king who is also a sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, related to 'vṛttam'.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct (conduct, behavior, practice, course of action)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, event, occurrence, established custom

Past Passive Participle (derived)

P.P.P. of √vṛt 'to be, to exist, to turn'; here used as a noun

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'avagaccha'.

एतत् (etat) - this (conduct) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Demonstrative pronoun referring to the conduct.

अवगच्छ (avagaccha) - understand (understand, know, comprehend)

(verb)

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

Imperative

2nd person singular Imperative, Parasmaipada, from ava-√gam 'to go down, to understand'

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Command to Yudhishthira.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (one who is firm in battle, a name of the eldest Pandava)

from yudhi (locative of yudh 'battle') + sthira ('firm')

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  locative singular of yudh
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  from √sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Address to Yudhishthira.