महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-169, verse-37

भीष्म उवाच ।
पुत्रस्यैतद्वचः श्रुत्वा तथाकार्षीत्पिता नृप ।
तथा त्वमपि वर्तस्व सत्यधर्मपरायणः ॥३७॥

37. bhīṣma uvāca ,
putrasyaitadvacaḥ śrutvā tathākārṣītpitā nṛpa ,
tathā tvamapi vartasva satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ.

37. bhīṣma uvāca putrasya etat vacaḥ śrutvā tathā akārṣīt
pitā nṛpa tathā tvam api vartasva satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ

37. bhīṣma uvāca nṛpa putrasya etat vacaḥ śrutvā pitā tathā
akārṣīt tvam api tathā satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ vartasva

37. Bhishma said: 'Having heard these words of his son, the father acted accordingly, O King. You too should behave in the same manner, being devoted to truth and natural law (dharma).'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son, his son's

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• अकार्षीत् (akārṣīt) - he did, he acted

• पिता (pitā) - father

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अपि (api) - also, even

• वर्तस्व (vartasva) - behave, act, exist

• सत्यधर्मपरायणः (satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to truth and natural law

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a character in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect (liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son, his son's

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अकार्षीत् (akārṣīt) - he did, he acted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist (luṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

नृप (nṛpa) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

वर्तस्व (vartasva) - behave, act, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛt

Imperative, ātmanepada, 2nd person singular

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सत्यधर्मपरायणः (satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to truth and natural law

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyadharmaparāyaṇa

satyadharmaparāyaṇa - devoted to truth and natural law (dharma)/righteousness, intent on truth and duty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+dharma+parāyaṇa)

• satya – truth, truthful, real
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• parāyaṇa – chiefly devoted to, intent on, having as highest resort
  adjective (masculine)
  From parā-√i (to go to, resort to)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: i (class 2)