महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-313, verse-21

एतद्भवन्तं पृच्छामि तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ।
यथावेदार्थतत्त्वेन ब्रूहि मे त्वं जनाधिप ॥२१॥

21. etadbhavantaṁ pṛcchāmi tadbhavānvaktumarhati ,
yathāvedārthatattvena brūhi me tvaṁ janādhipa.

21. etat bhavantam pṛcchāmi tat bhavān vaktum arhati
yathāvedārthatattvena brūhi me tvam janādhipa

21. aham bhavantam etat pṛcchāmi,
tat bhavān vaktum arhati.
janādhipa,
tvam me yathāvedārthatattvena brūhi.

21. I ask this of you; therefore, you ought to explain it. Please tell me, O lord of people, in accordance with the true meaning of the Vedas.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this matter (I am asking about) (this, this matter)

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (the respected king/Janaka) (you (respectful))

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask

• तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (the respected king/Janaka) (you (respectful))

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

• अर्हति (arhati) - ought to, should (is able, ought, deserves)

• यथावेदार्थतत्त्वेन (yathāvedārthatattvena) - according to the true essence of the meaning of the Vedas

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people, O king

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this matter (I am asking about) (this, this matter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the question being asked.

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (the respected king/Janaka) (you (respectful))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful)

Present participle of bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pṛcch

Present stem of root 'prach' (6th class) with nasal infix.

Root: prach (class 6)

तत् (tat) - therefore (therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (the respected king/Janaka) (you (respectful))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful)

Present participle of bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हति (arhati) - ought to, should (is able, ought, deserves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

यथावेदार्थतत्त्वेन (yathāvedārthatattvena) - according to the true essence of the meaning of the Vedas

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yathāvedārthatattva

yathāvedārthatattva - the true essence of the meaning of the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (yathā+veda+artha+tattva)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• veda – Veda (sacred texts)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – truth, reality, essence
  noun (neuter)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

yuṣmad - you

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - ruler of people, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+adhipa)

• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord
  noun (masculine)