महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-237, verse-2

व्यास उवाच ।
प्राप्य संस्कारमेताभ्यामाश्रमाभ्यां ततः परम् ।
यत्कार्यं परमार्थार्थं तदिहैकमनाः शृणु ॥२॥

2. vyāsa uvāca ,
prāpya saṁskārametābhyāmāśramābhyāṁ tataḥ param ,
yatkāryaṁ paramārthārthaṁ tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu.

2. vyāsaḥ uvāca prāpya saṃskāram etābhyām āśramābhyām tataḥ
param yat kāryam paramārthārtham tat iha ekamanāḥ śṛṇu

2. vyāsaḥ uvāca etābhyām āśramābhyām saṃskāram prāpya,
tataḥ param paramārthārtham yat kāryam tat ekamanāḥ iha śṛṇu

2. Vyasa said: Having obtained the spiritual purification (saṃskāra) from these two stages of life (āśramas), then after that, listen here with a concentrated mind to what is to be done for the sake of the ultimate reality (paramārtha).

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (proper noun, the speaker) (Vyasa (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained (having obtained, having reached, having attained)

• संस्कारम् (saṁskāram) - spiritual purification (saṃskāra) (purificatory rite, impression, culture, spiritual purification)

• एताभ्याम् (etābhyām) - from these two (āśramas) (from these two, by these two)

• आश्रमाभ्याम् (āśramābhyām) - from these two āśramas (from two āśramas, by two āśramas)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (from that, then, thereafter)

• परम् (param) - after (adverbial) (supreme, ultimate, higher, after, later)

• यत् (yat) - what (is to be done) (which, what (relative pronoun))

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - what is to be done (to be done, duty, action, work)

• परमार्थार्थम् (paramārthārtham) - for the sake of the ultimate reality (paramārtha) (for the sake of the supreme reality, for the ultimate truth)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to `yat kāryam`) (that (demonstrative pronoun))

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

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

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to) (listen, hear)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (proper noun, the speaker) (Vyasa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - compiler, arranger; proper name of a revered sage, traditionally the author of the Mahabharata

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

root √vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for `vyāsaḥ`.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained (having obtained, having reached, having attained)

(indeclinable participle)

संस्कारम् (saṁskāram) - spiritual purification (saṃskāra) (purificatory rite, impression, culture, spiritual purification)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃskāra

saṁskāra - purificatory rite, impression, culture, spiritual purification (saṃskāra)

From √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `prāpya`.

एताभ्याम् (etābhyām) - from these two (āśramas) (from these two, by these two)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Qualifies `āśramābhyām`. Can also be dative or ablative. Here, ablative sense "from".

आश्रमाभ्याम् (āśramābhyām) - from these two āśramas (from two āśramas, by two āśramas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, stage of life, spiritual retreat

From √śram (to toil, exert) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Instrumental case, indicating source or means.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, after that (from that, then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of sequence.

परम् (param) - after (adverbial) (supreme, ultimate, higher, after, later)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially with `tataḥ` meaning "thereafter".

यत् (yat) - what (is to be done) (which, what (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject for `kāryam`.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - what is to be done (to be done, duty, action, work)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, work, business

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

Derived from verb √kṛ (to do, make) + ṇyat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative noun/adjective for `yat`.

परमार्थार्थम् (paramārthārtham) - for the sake of the ultimate reality (paramārtha) (for the sake of the supreme reality, for the ultimate truth)

(indeclinable)

Compound ending in -artham (for the sake of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paramārtha+artham)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of para
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, reality
  noun (masculine)
• artham – for the sake of, for the purpose of
  indeclinable
  Accusative of artha used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to `yat kāryam`) (that (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of `śṛṇu`.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place/context.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekamanas

ekamanas - single-minded, concentrated mind, attentive

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+manas)

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

Note: Qualifies the implied listener (2nd person singular).

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to) (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Implied subject 'you'.