महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-19, verse-2

आकुलानि च शास्त्राणि हेतुभिश्चित्रितानि च ।
निश्चयश्चैव यन्मात्रो वेदाहं तं यथाविधि ॥२॥

2. ākulāni ca śāstrāṇi hetubhiścitritāni ca ,
niścayaścaiva yanmātro vedāhaṁ taṁ yathāvidhi.

2. ākulāni ca śāstrāṇi hetubhiḥ citritāni ca niścayaḥ
ca eva yat-mātraḥ veda aham tam yathā-vidhi

2. śāstrāṇi ākulāni ca hetubhiḥ citritāni ca,
yat-mātraḥ ca eva niścayaḥ,
tam aham yathā-vidhi veda.

2. The scriptures are intricate and embellished with various arguments. Whatever the extent of certainty (niścaya) regarding them, I know it thoroughly, according to the proper method.

Words meanings summery:

• आकुलानि (ākulāni) - intricate, confused, perplexed

• च (ca) - and, also

• शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, sciences

• हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - by reasons, by causes, by arguments

• चित्रितानि (citritāni) - adorned, variegated, embellished

• च (ca) - and, also

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, ascertainment, firm conviction

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• यत्-मात्रः (yat-mātraḥ) - whatever measure, to whatever extent

• वेद (veda) - I know

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तम् (tam) - that (masculine)

• यथा-विधि (yathā-vidhi) - according to rule, properly, duly

Words meanings and morphology

आकुलानि (ākulāni) - intricate, confused, perplexed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ākula

ākula - confused, agitated, intricate, full of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kul- (to gather, heap) with prefix ā- (towards) and suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, sciences

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, rule, science, doctrine

From root śās- (to teach, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - by reasons, by causes, by arguments

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, means

चित्रितानि (citritāni) - adorned, variegated, embellished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of citrita

citrita - painted, variegated, adorned, embellished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root citr (to paint, decorate)

Root: citr (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, ascertainment, firm conviction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, ascertainment, conviction, resolve

From root ci- (to gather, collect) with prefix nis- (out, forth)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

यत्-मात्रः (yat-mātraḥ) - whatever measure, to whatever extent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yanmātra

yanmātra - whatever measure, to whatever extent, as much as

Compound of yat (which) and mātra (measure)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yat+mātra)

• yat – which, what (relative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, extent, amount, only
  noun (neuter)
  From root mā- (to measure)
  Root: mā (class 3)

वेद (veda) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun

तम् (tam) - that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

यथा-विधि (yathā-vidhi) - according to rule, properly, duly

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of yathā (as) and vidhi (rule)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, like, according to, in which manner
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, method, ordinance, injunction
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhā- (to place, arrange) with prefix vi- (apart) and suffix -i
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)