महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-11

एतस्मात्कारणाच्छ्रेयः कलिलं प्रतिभाति माम् ।
ब्रवीतु भगवांस्तन्मे उपसन्नोऽस्म्यधीहि भोः ॥११॥

11. etasmātkāraṇācchreyaḥ kalilaṁ pratibhāti mām ,
bravītu bhagavāṁstanme upasanno'smyadhīhi bhoḥ.

11. etasmāt kāraṇāt śreyaḥ kalilam pratibhāti mām |
bravītu bhagavān tat me upasannaḥ asmi adhīhi bhoḥ

11. etasmāt kāraṇāt śreyaḥ kalilam mām pratibhāti bhoḥ bhagavān tat me bravītu aham upasannaḥ asmi,
adhīhi

11. For this very reason, the ultimate good (śreyas) seems confusing to me. May the revered one (bhagavān) explain that to me. I have come to you as a student (upasanna); please instruct me, venerable one!

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this, for this reason

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a cause, for a reason

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, ultimate good, excellence

• कलिलम् (kalilam) - turbid, obscure, confused

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, shines forth, occurs to

• माम् (mām) - to me, me

• ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - let him speak, may he tell

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered one, Lord, venerable

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• उपसन्नः (upasannaḥ) - approached, resorted to, become a student

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• अधीहि (adhīhi) - instruct, teach

• भोः (bhoḥ) - O!, venerable sir!

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this, for this reason

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from a cause, for a reason

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, ultimate good, excellence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, ultimate good, excellence, better, superior

कलिलम् (kalilam) - turbid, obscure, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalila

kalila - turbid, obscure, confused, dense, mixed

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, shines forth, occurs to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pratibhā

Derived from the root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

माम् (mām) - to me, me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we

ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - let him speak, may he tell

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered one, Lord, venerable

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, blessed, revered, divine, Lord

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, those

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we

Note: Here functioning as dative ('to me')

उपसन्नः (upasannaḥ) - approached, resorted to, become a student

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upasanna

upasanna - approached, resorted to, become a student/disciple

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sad' (to sit) with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: sad (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अधीहि (adhīhi) - instruct, teach

(verb)

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

Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'adhi'

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

भोः (bhoḥ) - O!, venerable sir!

(indeclinable)