महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-16, verse-7

एवं गते महाराज राज्यं प्रति जनाधिप ।
हेतुमत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि तदिहैकमनाः शृणु ॥७॥

7. evaṁ gate mahārāja rājyaṁ prati janādhipa ,
hetumatra pravakṣyāmi tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu.

7. evam gate mahārāja rājyam prati janādhipa
hetum atra pravakṣyāmi tat iha ekamanāḥ śṛṇu

7. mahārāja janādhipa evam gate rājyam prati
atra hetum pravakṣyāmi tat iha ekamanāḥ śṛṇu

7. O Great King (mahārāja), O Lord of people (janādhipa), this being the situation regarding the kingdom, I shall now explain the reason here; therefore, listen to it with a concentrated mind.

Words meanings summery:

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

• गते (gate) - 'this being the situation' (gone, arrived, passed; being the case)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, rule, sovereignty

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

• जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O lord of men, O ruler

• हेतुम् (hetum) - reason, cause, motive

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will say

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - with a single mind, attentive, concentrated

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the preceding context.

गते (gate) - 'this being the situation' (gone, arrived, passed; being the case)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, obtained, being in a certain state

Past Passive Participle

From root gam- (to go) + kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: In locative absolute construction 'evam gate', meaning 'this being the state/situation'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārājan

mahārājan - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, rule, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, rule

From rājan + ṣyaÑ

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O lord of men, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - lord of men, ruler, king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jana+adhipa)

• jana – man, person, people
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi-pā (to protect)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Address.

हेतुम् (hetum) - reason, cause, motive

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, instrument

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Object of 'pravakṣyāmi'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place/reference.

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pravac

future indicative, parasmaipada

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: First person singular future.

तत् (tat) - therefore, that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the reason (hetu).

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - with a single mind, attentive, concentrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekamanas

ekamanas - one-minded, attentive, concentrated

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+manas)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied listener.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

imperative, parasmaipada

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Second person singular imperative.