महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-215, verse-33

शक्र उवाच ।
येनैषा लभ्यते प्रज्ञा येन शान्तिरवाप्यते ।
प्रब्रूहि तमुपायं मे सम्यक्प्रह्राद पृच्छते ॥३३॥

33. śakra uvāca ,
yenaiṣā labhyate prajñā yena śāntiravāpyate ,
prabrūhi tamupāyaṁ me samyakprahrāda pṛcchate.

33. śakra uvāca yena eṣā labhyate prajñā yena śāntiḥ
avāpyate prabrūhi tam upāyam me samyak prahrāda pṛcchate

33. śakra uvāca prahrāda samyak pṛcchate me tam upāyam
prabrūhi yena eṣā prajñā labhyate yena ca śāntiḥ avāpyate

33. Śakra said: 'O Prahlāda, please explain that method to me, who is asking properly, by which this wisdom (prajñā) is attained and by which peace (śānti) is achieved.'

Words meanings summery:

• शक्र (śakra) - Śakra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• येन (yena) - by which

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is gained

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, knowledge, understanding

• येन (yena) - by which

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, quietude

• अवाप्यते (avāpyate) - is attained, is reached, is obtained

• प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell, explain, declare

• तम् (tam) - that (masculine)

• उपायम् (upāyam) - method, means, way

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

• प्रह्राद (prahrāda) - O Prahlāda

• पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - to the one asking, for the one who asks

Words meanings and morphology

शक्र (śakra) - Śakra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (an epithet of Indra), the powerful one

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative 3rd person singular

perfect form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

येन (yena) - by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'upāya' (method).

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to 'prajñā'.

लभ्यते (labhyate) - is obtained, is gained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of labh

present middle indicative 3rd person singular

passive form of root labh (class 1)

Root: labh (class 1)

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom, knowledge, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, knowledge, understanding

from root jñā with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

येन (yena) - by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'upāya' (method).

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility, quietude

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, quietude, cessation

from root śam

Root: śam (class 4)

अवाप्यते (avāpyate) - is attained, is reached, is obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avāp

present middle indicative 3rd person singular

passive form of root āp with prefix ava

Prefixes: ava+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - tell, explain, declare

(verb)

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

imperative active 2nd person singular

from root brū with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'upāya'.

उपायम् (upāyam) - method, means, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

from root i with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

(indeclinable)

from root añc with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Adverb modifying 'pṛcchate'.

प्रह्राद (prahrāda) - O Prahlāda

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prahlāda

prahlāda - Prahlāda (a celebrated devotee)

पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - to the one asking, for the one who asks

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, questioning

Present Active Participle

from root prach

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'me' (to me, the asking one).