महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-316, verse-4

नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शुकः प्रोवाच भारत ।
अस्मिँल्लोके हितं यत्स्यात्तेन मां योक्तुमर्हसि ॥४॥

4. nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā śukaḥ provāca bhārata ,
asmiँlloke hitaṁ yatsyāttena māṁ yoktumarhasi.

4. nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā śukaḥ provāca bhārata
asmin loke hitam yat syāt tena mām yoktum arhasi

4. bhārata nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā śukaḥ provāca
asmin loke yat hitam syāt tena mām yoktum arhasi

4. Having heard Nārada's words, Śuka said, 'O Bhārata, you should instruct me on what would be beneficial in this world.'

Words meanings summery:

• नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• माम् (mām) - me

• योक्तुम् (yoktum) - to engage, to connect, to instruct

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

Words meanings and morphology

नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - name of a divine sage, Nārada

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, voice, statement

Note: Context suggests accusative as the object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root: śru (class 5)

शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - name of a sage, Śuka (son of Vyāsa)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of provāca

Perfect Active

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name of Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira, etc.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, suitable, welfare, placed

Past Passive Participle

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Functions as the subject of 'syāt'.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'hitam'.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative present (liṅ) of as

Optative

Root: as (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

योक्तुम् (yoktum) - to engage, to connect, to instruct

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Root: yuj (class 7)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)