महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-314, verse-39

शिष्याणां वचनं श्रुत्वा व्यासो वेदार्थतत्त्ववित् ।
पराशरात्मजो धीमान्परलोकार्थचिन्तकः ।
उवाच शिष्यान्धर्मात्मा धर्म्यं नैःश्रेयसं वचः ॥३९॥

39. śiṣyāṇāṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā vyāso vedārthatattvavit ,
parāśarātmajo dhīmānparalokārthacintakaḥ ,
uvāca śiṣyāndharmātmā dharmyaṁ naiḥśreyasaṁ vacaḥ.

39. śiṣyāṇām vacanam śrutvā vyāsaḥ
vedārthatattvavit parāśarātmajaḥ dhīmān
paralokārthacintakaḥ uvāca śiṣyān
dharmātmā dharmyam naiḥśreyasam vacaḥ

39. vyāsaḥ vedārthatattvavit parāśarātmajaḥ
dhīmān paralokārthacintakaḥ
dharmātmā śiṣyāṇām vacanam śrutvā śiṣyān
dharmyam naiḥśreyasam vacaḥ uvāca

39. Having heard the words of the disciples, Vyāsa—Parāśara's intelligent son, who understood the true meaning of the Vedas and pondered the welfare of the afterlife—the righteous-souled (dharma-ātman) one, spoke to his disciples words that were virtuous (dharma) and conducive to ultimate well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• शिष्याणाम् (śiṣyāṇām) - of the disciples

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (name of a sage)

• वेदार्थतत्त्ववित् (vedārthatattvavit) - knower of the true meaning/essence of the Vedas

• पराशरात्मजः (parāśarātmajaḥ) - Vyāsa, who is the son of Parāśara (son of Parāśara)

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise

• परलोकार्थचिन्तकः (paralokārthacintakaḥ) - one who ponders the welfare of the other world

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• शिष्यान् (śiṣyān) - to the disciples

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Vyāsa, whose soul is righteous by nature (the righteous-souled one)

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, virtuous, lawful

• नैःश्रेयसम् (naiḥśreyasam) - conducive to supreme good, benevolent, leading to final bliss

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

Words meanings and morphology

शिष्याणाम् (śiṣyāṇām) - of the disciples

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - pupil, student, disciple

Gerundive (nominalized)

derived from root śās 'to teach, instruct' with suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Root: śās (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, utterance

Action noun

formed from root vac 'to speak' with suffix -ana

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root śru 'to hear' with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (name of a revered sage, compiler of Vedas and author of Mahābhārata)

वेदार्थतत्त्ववित् (vedārthatattvavit) - knower of the true meaning/essence of the Vedas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedārthatattvavit

vedārthatattvavit - one who knows the essence of the meaning of the Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+artha+tattva+vid)

• veda – knowledge, the Vedas (sacred texts)
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root vid 'to know'
  Root: vid (class 2)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – reality, truth, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  derived from root vid 'to know' with suffix -kvip
  Root: vid (class 2)

पराशरात्मजः (parāśarātmajaḥ) - Vyāsa, who is the son of Parāśara (son of Parāśara)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāśarātmaja

parāśarātmaja - son of Parāśara (a name for Vyāsa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parāśara+ātmaja)

• parāśara – Parāśara (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – born from oneself, son
  noun (masculine)
  compound of ātman 'self' and ja 'born'

धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful

possessive suffix -mat

परलोकार्थचिन्तकः (paralokārthacintakaḥ) - one who ponders the welfare of the other world

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paralokārthacintaka

paralokārthacintaka - one who thinks about the welfare of the other world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraloka+artha+cintaka)

• paraloka – the other world, afterlife
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, welfare, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• cintaka – ponderer, thinker
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  derived from root cint 'to think' with suffix -ka
  Root: cint (class 10)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

शिष्यान् (śiṣyān) - to the disciples

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - pupil, student, disciple

Gerundive (nominalized)

derived from root śās 'to teach, instruct' with suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Root: śās (class 2)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - Vyāsa, whose soul is righteous by nature (the righteous-souled one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose nature is righteousness, righteous-souled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, virtuous, lawful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, virtuous, consistent with natural law (dharma)

derived from dharma with suffix -ya

नैःश्रेयसम् (naiḥśreyasam) - conducive to supreme good, benevolent, leading to final bliss

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naiḥśreyasa

naiḥśreyasa - conducive to supreme good, benevolent, leading to final bliss

derived from niḥśreyas 'supreme good'

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)