महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-277, verse-4

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवमुक्तस्तदा तार्क्ष्यः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः ।
विबुध्य संपदं चाग्र्यां सद्वाक्यमिदमब्रवीत् ॥४॥

4. bhīṣma uvāca ,
evamuktastadā tārkṣyaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ ,
vibudhya saṁpadaṁ cāgryāṁ sadvākyamidamabravīt.

4. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | evam uktaḥ tadā tārkṣyaḥ sarva-śāstra-viśāradaḥ
| vibudhya sampadam ca agryām sat-vākyam idam abravīt

4. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca evam uktaḥ tadā sarva-śāstra-viśāradaḥ
tārkṣyaḥ ca agryām sampadam vibudhya idam sat-vākyam abravīt

4. Bhishma said: 'When Tārkṣya, who was proficient in all scriptures, was thus addressed, having understood the profound matter, he spoke this wise statement.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तार्क्ष्यः (tārkṣyaḥ) - Tārkṣya (a name for Garuda)

• सर्व-शास्त्र-विशारदः (sarva-śāstra-viśāradaḥ) - proficient in all scriptures

• विबुध्य (vibudhya) - having understood, having awakened to

• सम्पदम् (sampadam) - the profound matter or question (prosperity, excellent state, good fortune, matter, topic)

• च (ca) - and

• अग्र्याम् (agryām) - excellent, principal, best

• सत्-वाक्यम् (sat-vākyam) - good statement, wise word

• इदम् (idam) - this

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma, a proper name

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

root vac, perfect 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say

Past Passive Participle

root vac, ppp, masculine nominative singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Tārkṣya.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

तार्क्ष्यः (tārkṣyaḥ) - Tārkṣya (a name for Garuda)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārkṣya

tārkṣya - a patronymic, son of Tṛkṣa; also a name for Garuda

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

सर्व-शास्त्र-विशारदः (sarva-śāstra-viśāradaḥ) - proficient in all scriptures

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva-śāstra-viśārada

sarva-śāstra-viśārada - expert in all treatises/sciences/scriptures

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+śāstra+viśārada)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, science, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – expert, proficient, skilled
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śradh (class 1)

Note: Adjective for Tārkṣya.

विबुध्य (vibudhya) - having understood, having awakened to

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund) with prefix

root budh, with upasarga vi, suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Expresses prior action by Tārkṣya.

सम्पदम् (sampadam) - the profound matter or question (prosperity, excellent state, good fortune, matter, topic)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sampad

sampad - success, prosperity, wealth, excellent state, good fortune, matter

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'vibudhya'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'sampadam' with 'agryām' (or simply adds emphasis 'and indeed the excellent').

अग्र्याम् (agryām) - excellent, principal, best

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, principal, excellent, best

Root: ag (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'sampadam'.

सत्-वाक्यम् (sat-vākyam) - good statement, wise word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sat-vākya

sat-vākya - a good word, true speech, wise statement

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+vākya)

• sat – good, true, existing, being
  adjective (neuter)
  present active participle of as (to be)
  Present active participle, neuter nominative singular.
  Root: as (class 2)
• vākya – speech, word, sentence, statement
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac.
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Adjective for 'sat-vākyam'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect active

root brū, imperfect 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence, subject Tārkṣya.