महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-94

यस्तु वक्ता द्वयोरर्थमविरुद्धं प्रभाषते ।
श्रोतुश्चैवात्मनश्चैव स वक्ता नेतरो नृप ॥९४॥

94. yastu vaktā dvayorarthamaviruddhaṁ prabhāṣate ,
śrotuścaivātmanaścaiva sa vaktā netaro nṛpa.

94. yaḥ tu vaktā dvayoḥ artham aviruddham prabhāṣate
śrotuḥ ca eva ātmanaḥ ca eva saḥ vaktā na itaraḥ nṛpa

94. nṛpa,
yaḥ vaktā śrotuḥ ca eva ātmanaḥ ca eva dvayoḥ artham aviruddham prabhāṣate,
saḥ vaktā,
itaraḥ na (bhavati).

94. O king, that speaker is truly eloquent who explains a meaning that is not contradictory to the interests of both the listener and himself. No other is a speaker.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the speaker) (who, which)

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, but, yet, on the other hand)

• वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, explainer (of a meaning) (speaker, orator, explainer)

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two (referring to the listener and oneself) (of two, for two, in two)

• अर्थम् (artham) - meaning, purpose, or interest (meaning, purpose, object, interest, wealth)

• अविरुद्धम् (aviruddham) - not contradictory or conflicting (with interests) (not contradictory, not conflicting, harmonious)

• प्रभाषते (prabhāṣate) - explains, articulates (a meaning) (speaks, explains, declares)

• श्रोतुः (śrotuḥ) - of the listener (of the listener, for the listener)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

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

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself (of the self, of oneself, of the soul (ātman))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

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

• सः (saḥ) - that (speaker) (he, that)

• वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker (true speaker) (speaker, orator, explainer)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इतरः (itaraḥ) - other (person) (other, another, different)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative address) (O king)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring to the speaker) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, but, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, explainer (of a meaning) (speaker, orator, explainer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, orator, explainer, narrator

agent noun

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with the agent suffix '-tṛ'.

Root: vac (class 2)

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two (referring to the listener and oneself) (of two, for two, in two)

(numeral)

अर्थम् (artham) - meaning, purpose, or interest (meaning, purpose, object, interest, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, cause, motive, wealth, advantage, interest

अविरुद्धम् (aviruddham) - not contradictory or conflicting (with interests) (not contradictory, not conflicting, harmonious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aviruddha

aviruddha - not contradictory, unopposed, unhindered, friendly

past passive participle

Derived from 'a' (negation) + 'viruddha' (P.P.P. of root 'rudh' with prefix 'vi-')

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+viruddha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• viruddha – opposed, contradictory, obstructed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root 'rudh' (to obstruct) with prefix 'vi-'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'artham'.

प्रभाषते (prabhāṣate) - explains, articulates (a meaning) (speaks, explains, declares)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of prabhāṣ

Root 'bhāṣ' (to speak) with prefix 'pra-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

श्रोतुः (śrotuḥ) - of the listener (of the listener, for the listener)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śrotṛ

śrotṛ - listener, hearer

agent noun

Derived from root 'śru' (to hear) with the agent suffix '-tṛ'.

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the inclusion (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself (of the self, of oneself, of the soul (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, breath

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the inclusion (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (speaker) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker (true speaker) (speaker, orator, explainer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, orator, explainer, narrator

agent noun

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with the agent suffix '-tṛ'.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

इतरः (itaraḥ) - other (person) (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different, the rest

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative address) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch

Compound of 'nṛ' (man) + 'pa' (protector, from root 'pā' to protect).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'pā' (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)