महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-266, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
त्वय्येवैतन्महाप्राज्ञ युक्तं निपुणदर्शनम् ।
यदुपायेन सर्वार्थान्नित्यं मृगयसेऽनघ ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tvayyevaitanmahāprājña yuktaṁ nipuṇadarśanam ,
yadupāyena sarvārthānnityaṁ mṛgayase'nagha.

2. bhīṣma uvāca tvayi eva etat mahāprājña yuktam nipuṇadarśanam
yat upāyena sarvārthān nityam mṛgayase anagha

2. bhīṣma uvāca: mahāprājña anagha,
tvayi eva etat nipuṇadarśanam yuktam,
yat upāyena sarvārthān nityam mṛgayase.

2. Bhīṣma said: 'O greatly wise one (mahāprājña), O sinless one (anagha), this keen insight of yours is indeed appropriate in you, that you constantly seek to achieve all purposes through proper means.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma (the speaker) (Bhīṣma (name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (in you, on you)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the appropriateness) (indeed, only, just)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the quality of keen insight) (this)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (greatly wise, O greatly wise one)

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate, fitting (fitting, proper, appropriate, joined, endowed)

• निपुणदर्शनम् (nipuṇadarśanam) - keen insight (keen insight, subtle perception)

• यत् (yat) - that (introducing the reason for the appropriateness) (that, because, which)

• उपायेन (upāyena) - through proper means (by means, by method)

• सर्वार्थान् (sarvārthān) - all purposes (all purposes, all objects, all things)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

• मृगयसे (mṛgayase) - you constantly seek to achieve (you seek, you hunt, you search)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (sinless, faultless, O sinless one)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma (the speaker) (Bhīṣma (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name, lit. 'terrible')

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (in you, on you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the appropriateness) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the quality of keen insight) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'nipuṇadarśanam'.

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (greatly wise, O greatly wise one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very discerning

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'prājña' (wise).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'pra' + root 'jñā' (to know).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate, fitting (fitting, proper, appropriate, joined, endowed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, proper, fit, attentive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'yuj' (to join, connect) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'etat' and 'nipuṇadarśanam'.

निपुणदर्शनम् (nipuṇadarśanam) - keen insight (keen insight, subtle perception)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nipuṇadarśana

nipuṇadarśana - keen insight, subtle perception

Compound of 'nipuṇa' (skillful, subtle) and 'darśana' (seeing, insight).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nipuṇa+darśana)

• nipuṇa – skillful, clever, subtle, expert
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, insight, view, philosophy
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

यत् (yat) - that (introducing the reason for the appropriateness) (that, because, which)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a conjunction, introducing a causal clause.

उपायेन (upāyena) - through proper means (by means, by method)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, resource, stratagem

Derived from 'upa' + root 'i' (to go).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates the means by which actions are performed.

सर्वार्थान् (sarvārthān) - all purposes (all purposes, all objects, all things)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarvārtha

sarvārtha - all objects, all purposes, entire wealth

Compound of 'sarva' (all) + 'artha' (purpose, object).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+artha)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'mṛgayase'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'mṛgayase'.

मृगयसे (mṛgayase) - you constantly seek to achieve (you seek, you hunt, you search)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛg

Root: mṛg (class 10)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (sinless, faultless, O sinless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound of 'an-' (privative prefix) + 'agha' (sin, fault).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+agha)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Privative prefix.
• agha – sin, fault, evil
  noun (neuter)