महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-204

एवमेतन्मया प्रोक्तमितिहासं युधिष्ठिर ।
श्रुत्वा त्वं सुहृदां मध्ये यथावत्समुपाचर ॥२०४॥

204. evametanmayā proktamitihāsaṁ yudhiṣṭhira ,
śrutvā tvaṁ suhṛdāṁ madhye yathāvatsamupācara.

204. evam etat mayā proktam itihāsam yudhiṣṭhira
śrutvā tvam suhṛdām madhye yathāvat samupācara

204. yudhiṣṭhira,
evam etat itihāsam mayā proktam (asti); tvam etat śrutvā suhṛdām madhye yathāvat samupācara.

204. O Yudhishthira, this narrative (itihāsa) has thus been recounted by me. Having heard it, you should conduct yourself appropriately among your friends.

Words meanings summery:

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

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - recounted (spoken, told, declared)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - this particular narrative (story/teachings previously given) (history, narrative, legend, epic)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends, among friends

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among, amidst

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, appropriately, according to truth, truly

• समुपाचर (samupācara) - you should act, conduct yourself, behave

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

Note: Refers to the itihāsa

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - recounted (spoken, told, declared)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared, told

Past Passive Participle

from root vac- 'to speak' with prefix pra- (vac changes to ukta)

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with itihāsam

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - this particular narrative (story/teachings previously given) (history, narrative, legend, epic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, tradition, legendary history, epic (lit. 'thus it was')

from iti + ha + āsa

Note: Object of 'proktam'

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, lit. 'firm in battle')

from yudhi 'in battle' + sthira 'firm'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root śru- 'to hear'

Root: śru (class 5)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends, among friends

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

from su- 'good' + hṛd 'heart'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart
  noun (neuter)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among, amidst

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, center; midst, inside

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, appropriately, according to truth, truly

(indeclinable)

from yathā + vat (suffix meaning 'like', 'as')

समुपाचर (samupācara) - you should act, conduct yourself, behave

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

from root car- 'to move, act' with prefixes sam- and upa- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: car (class 1)