महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-233, verse-2

एतद्वै श्रोतुमिच्छामि तद्भवान्प्रब्रवीतु मे ।
एतत्त्वन्योन्यवैरूप्ये वर्तते प्रतिकूलतः ॥२॥

2. etadvai śrotumicchāmi tadbhavānprabravītu me ,
etattvanyonyavairūpye vartate pratikūlataḥ.

2. etat vai śrotum icchāmi tat bhavān prabravītu
me etat tu anyonyavairūpye vartate pratikūlataḥ

2. vai etat śrotum icchāmi tat bhavān me prabravītu
tu etat anyonyavairūpye pratikūlataḥ vartate

2. Indeed, I wish to hear about this; therefore, please explain it to me. This subject, however, involves a mutual dissimilarity, as things operate in contradictory ways.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this matter (this, this matter, this subject)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, for hearing)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, then, that)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful) (you (respectful), sir)

• प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - may you please tell (may he tell, let him speak)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

• एतत् (etat) - this subject (this, this matter, this subject)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

• अन्योन्यवैरूप्ये (anyonyavairūpye) - in mutual dissimilarity (in mutual dissimilarity/difference)

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists (exists, is, operates, turns)

• प्रतिकूलतः (pratikūlataḥ) - contradictorily (adversely, contradictorily, unfavorably)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this matter (this, this matter, this subject)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the topic being discussed.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, for hearing)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive of purpose from root śru-

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Infinitive from the root śru.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

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

present active

1st person singular, present tense, active voice, P.P. (Parasmaipada)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, then, that)

(indeclinable)

Note: This 'tat' functions as an adverb, 'therefore'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful) (you (respectful), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Polite second person singular pronoun.

प्रब्रवीतु (prabravītu) - may you please tell (may he tell, let him speak)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bru

imperative active

3rd person singular, imperative mood, active voice, P.P. (Parasmaipada) from root bru- with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: bru (class 2)

Note: The 3rd person singular imperative is used with 'bhavān' for polite 2nd person command.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I

एतत् (etat) - this subject (this, this matter, this subject)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the topic being discussed.

तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यवैरूप्ये (anyonyavairūpye) - in mutual dissimilarity (in mutual dissimilarity/difference)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anyonyavairūpya

anyonyavairūpya - mutual dissimilarity, reciprocal difference

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+vairūpya)

• anyonya – mutual, reciprocal
  pronoun (neuter)
• vairūpya – dissimilarity, deformity, difference
  noun (neuter)
  From virūpa (dissimilar) + -ya (abstract noun suffix)

वर्तते (vartate) - exists (exists, is, operates, turns)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

present middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, Ā.P. (Ātmanepada)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्रतिकूलतः (pratikūlataḥ) - contradictorily (adversely, contradictorily, unfavorably)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas, indicating 'from' or 'in the manner of'.

Note: Adverb formed with the suffix -tas from 'pratikūla'.