महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-25, verse-9

विद्म ते पुरुषव्याघ्र वचनं कुरुनन्दन ।
शृणु मच्च यथा कुर्वन्धर्मान्न च्यवते नृपः ॥९॥

9. vidma te puruṣavyāghra vacanaṁ kurunandana ,
śṛṇu macca yathā kurvandharmānna cyavate nṛpaḥ.

9. vidma te puruṣavyāghra vacanam kurunandana śṛṇu
mat ca yathā kurvan dharmān na cyavate nṛpaḥ

9. puruṣavyāghra kurunandana te vacanam vidma śṛṇu
mat ca yathā nṛpaḥ dharmān kurvan na cyavate

9. O tiger among men, O delight of the Kurus, we know your counsel. Now listen from me how a king, by performing his duties (dharma), does not deviate from natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• विद्म (vidma) - we know (we know, we understand)

• ते (te) - your (counsel) (to you, for you, your)

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men (addressing Yudhishthira) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - counsel (word, speech, counsel)

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (addressing Yudhishthira) (O delight of the Kurus)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• मत् (mat) - from me

• च (ca) - now (with 'śṛṇu') (and, also)

• यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - by performing (doing, performing)

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - duties (dharma) (duties, virtues, laws)

• न (na) - not

• च्यवते (cyavate) - deviates (deviates, falls away, moves)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

विद्म (vidma) - we know (we know, we understand)

(verb)

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

Present 1st person plural, Parasmaipada (irregular).

Root: vid (class 2)

ते (te) - your (counsel) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of 'yuṣmad'.

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men (addressing Yudhishthira) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Tatpurusha compound (locative).

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: A descriptive compound meaning 'best among men'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - counsel (word, speech, counsel)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, counsel

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (addressing Yudhishthira) (O delight of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, a Kuru prince (like Yudhishthira)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Root: nand (class 1)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada.

Root: śru (class 5)

मत् (mat) - from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Ablative singular of 'asmad'.

च (ca) - now (with 'śṛṇu') (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - by performing (doing, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions adjectivally to describe the agent.

धर्मान् (dharmān) - duties (dharma) (duties, virtues, laws)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च्यवते (cyavate) - deviates (deviates, falls away, moves)

(verb)

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

Present 3rd person singular, Atmanepada.

Root: cyu (class 1)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (literally 'protector of men')

Tatpurusha compound of 'nṛ' (man) and 'pa' (protector, from root 'pā').

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'pā' (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)