महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-288, verse-6

तन्नः कार्यं पक्षिवर प्रशाधि यत्कार्याणां मन्यसे श्रेष्ठमेकम् ।
यत्कृत्वा वै पुरुषः सर्वबन्धैर्विमुच्यते विहगेन्द्रेह शीघ्रम् ॥६॥

6. tannaḥ kāryaṁ pakṣivara praśādhi; yatkāryāṇāṁ manyase śreṣṭhamekam ,
yatkṛtvā vai puruṣaḥ sarvabandhai;rvimucyate vihagendreha śīghram.

6. tat naḥ kāryam pakṣivara praśādhi
yat kāryāṇām manyase śreṣṭham ekam
yat kṛtvā vai puruṣaḥ sarvabandhaiḥ
vimucyate vihagendra iha śīghram

6. he pakṣivara tat naḥ kāryam praśādhi
yat (tvam) kāryāṇām ekam śreṣṭham
manyase yat kṛtvā vai puruṣaḥ iha
sarvabandhaiḥ śīghram vimucyate he vihagendra

6. "Therefore, O best of birds, instruct us regarding that single action which you consider the most excellent among all actions. By performing which, a person (puruṣa) is indeed quickly liberated from all bonds, O chief of birds, in this world."

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore.

• नः (naḥ) - for us, to us.

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

• पक्षिवर (pakṣivara) - O best of birds.

• प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - instruct, teach.

• यत् (yat) - which.

• कार्याणाम् (kāryāṇām) - among actions/duties.

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think.

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent.

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single.

• यत् (yat) - by which.

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, by doing.

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly.

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, the cosmic person (puruṣa).

• सर्वबन्धैः (sarvabandhaiḥ) - by all bonds/attachments.

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is released.

• विहगेन्द्र (vihagendra) - O chief of birds.

• इह (iha) - here, in this world.

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly.

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore.

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

नः (naḥ) - for us, to us.

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action

Gerundive

formed from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पक्षिवर (pakṣivara) - O best of birds.

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pakṣivara

pakṣivara - best of birds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣi+vara)

• pakṣi – bird
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)

प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - instruct, teach.

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śās

Active Voice, Imperative Mood

Prefix: pra

Root: śās (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which.

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

कार्याणाम् (kāryāṇām) - among actions/duties.

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action

Gerundive

formed from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider, you think.

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Middle Voice, Present Tense

Root: man (class 4)

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best, most excellent.

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent

superlative of praśasya (excellent)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single.

(numeral)

यत् (yat) - by which.

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, by doing.

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly.

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person, the cosmic person (puruṣa).

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, the cosmic person

सर्वबन्धैः (sarvabandhaiḥ) - by all bonds/attachments.

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvabandha

sarvabandha - all bonds, all attachments

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bandha)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• bandha – bond, tie, fetter, attachment
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is released.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of muc

Passive Voice, Present Tense

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

विहगेन्द्र (vihagendra) - O chief of birds.

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vihagendra

vihagendra - chief of birds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vihaga+indra)

• vihaga – bird (one who moves in the sky)
  noun (masculine)
  compound vi-haga from vi (sky) and gam (to go)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, king (name of a deity)
  noun (masculine)

इह (iha) - here, in this world.

(indeclinable)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly.

(indeclinable)