महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-37, verse-6

तैरेवमुक्तो भगवान्मनुः स्वायंभुवोऽब्रवीत् ।
शुश्रूषध्वं यथावृत्तं धर्मं व्याससमासतः ॥६॥

6. tairevamukto bhagavānmanuḥ svāyaṁbhuvo'bravīt ,
śuśrūṣadhvaṁ yathāvṛttaṁ dharmaṁ vyāsasamāsataḥ.

6. taiḥ evam uktaḥ bhagavān manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvaḥ abravīt
śuśrūṣadhvam yathā-vṛttam dharmam vyāsa-samāsataḥ

6. taiḥ evam uktaḥ bhagavān svāyaṃbhuvaḥ manuḥ abravīt:
"yathā-vṛttam dharmam vyāsa-samāsataḥ śuśrūṣadhvam"

6. Addressed thus by them, the revered Manu, the self-born (Svāyaṃbhuva), spoke: "Listen carefully, I will explain the natural law (dharma) as it unfolded, both in detail and in summary."

Words meanings summery:

• तैः (taiḥ) - by them

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered, the glorious, the divine

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu

• स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - self-born, born of Svayambhu

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• शुश्रूषध्वम् (śuśrūṣadhvam) - listen carefully, desire to hear

• यथा-वृत्तम् (yathā-vṛttam) - as it occurred, according to circumstances, properly

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty

• व्यास-समासतः (vyāsa-samāsataḥ) - in detail and in brief, extensively and concisely

Words meanings and morphology

तैः (taiḥ) - by them

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told; a word, a speech

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered, the glorious, the divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, revered; Lord, God

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a progenitor of mankind, lawgiver); man

स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - self-born, born of Svayambhu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāyaṃbhuva

svāyaṁbhuva - self-existent, self-born, born of Svayambhu (Brahma); (as a proper noun) Manu Svayambhuva

Derived from 'svayambhū' (self-existent) with the suffix -a.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Imperfect Tense (Laṅ La-kāra)

Root 'bru' (to speak) in the 3rd person singular, active voice of the imperfect tense.

Root: bru (class 2)

शुश्रूषध्वम् (śuśrūṣadhvam) - listen carefully, desire to hear

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of śuśrūṣ

Desiderative root, Imperative Mood (Lot La-kāra)

Desiderative stem of root 'śru' (to hear), in the 2nd person plural, middle voice of the imperative mood.

Root: śru (class 5)

यथा-वृत्तम् (yathā-vṛttam) - as it occurred, according to circumstances, properly

(indeclinable)

Avyayibhava compound serving as an adverb.

Compound type : Avyayibhava (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner as
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, conducted, behaved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist, to happen).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

व्यास-समासतः (vyāsa-samāsataḥ) - in detail and in brief, extensively and concisely

(indeclinable)

Compound noun 'vyāsa-samāsa' (detail and summary) with the suffix '-tas' indicating 'by way of'.

Compound type : Dvandva (vyāsa+samāsa)

• vyāsa – elaboration, detailed account, explanation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: as (class 4)
• samāsa – summary, conciseness, compound (grammatical term)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 4)