महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-71

उदारं यद्भवानाह नैतच्चित्रं भवद्विधे ।
विदितो यस्तु मार्गो मे हितार्थं शृणु तं मम ॥७१॥

71. udāraṁ yadbhavānāha naitaccitraṁ bhavadvidhe ,
vidito yastu mārgo me hitārthaṁ śṛṇu taṁ mama.

71. udāram yat bhavān āha na etat citram bhavat-vidhe
viditaḥ yaḥ tu mārgaḥ me hitārtham śṛṇu tam mama

71. bhavān yat udāram āha etat bhavat-vidhe citram na
tu yaḥ mārgaḥ me viditaḥ mama hitārtham tam śṛṇu

71. What you have said is noble; this is not surprising from one like you. But as for the way (mārga) known to me, listen to it for your own benefit.

Words meanings summery:

• उदारम् (udāram) - noble, generous, elevated, excellent

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (respectful)

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this

• चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, wonderful, strange, picture

• भवत्-विधे (bhavat-vidhe) - for one like you, in your manner

• विदितः (viditaḥ) - known, understood

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, way, road, course

• मे (me) - known to me (to me, my, by me)

• हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of benefit, for welfare

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• मम (mama) - from me (my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

उदारम् (udāram) - noble, generous, elevated, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udāra

udāra - noble, generous, exalted, excellent, prominent

Prefix: ud

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Functions as object of 'āha' implying "what you said, which is noble".

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular.

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), your honor, sir

Present Active Participle

From root √bhū 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect tense, active voice (irregular)

Root √ah (often listed as √brū in perfect forms)

Root: ah (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, wonderful, strange, picture

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, distinct, wonderful, surprising, a picture

Root: citr

Note: Predicate adjective for 'etat'.

भवत्-विधे (bhavat-vidhe) - for one like you, in your manner

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhavat-vidha

bhavat-vidha - like your honor, similar to you

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhavat+vidha)

• bhavat – your honor, you (respectful)
  pronoun (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root √bhū 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, form
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative singular, meaning "in one like you" or "for one like you".

विदितः (viditaḥ) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root √vid 'to know'

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mārgaḥ'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, way, road, course

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course, route

From root √mṛg 'to seek, hunt'

Root: mṛg (class 2)

मे (me) - known to me (to me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic dative/genitive singular.

हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of benefit, for welfare

(indeclinable)

Compound: hita (benefit) + artha (purpose, sake)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hita+artha)

• hita – beneficial, welfare, good
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dhā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Imperative, active voice

Pāṇinian dhātupāṭha class 5

Root: śru (class 5)

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine accusative singular.

मम (mama) - from me (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive singular.