महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-67

हितं तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कौसल्योऽन्वशिषन्महीम् ।
तथा च कृतवान्राजा यथोक्तं तेन भारत ॥६७॥

67. hitaṁ tadvacanaṁ śrutvā kausalyo'nvaśiṣanmahīm ,
tathā ca kṛtavānrājā yathoktaṁ tena bhārata.

67. hitam tat vacanam śrutvā kausalyaḥ anvaśiṣat mahīm
tathā ca kṛtavān rājā yathā uktam tena bhārata

67. bhārata,
kausalyaḥ tat hitam vacanam śrutvā mahīm anvaśiṣat .
ca rājā tena yathā uktam tathā kṛtavān .

67. O Bhārata, having heard that beneficial advice, Kausalya ruled the earth. And the king acted exactly as it was told by him.

Words meanings summery:

• हितम् (hitam) - that which is good or wholesome advice (beneficial, salutary, good, advantageous)

• तत् (tat) - that specific advice (that, that one)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying, advice

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• कौसल्यः (kausalyaḥ) - King Kausalya (Kausalya)

• अन्वशिषत् (anvaśiṣat) - Kausalya ruled the earth (ruled, governed, instructed)

• महीम् (mahīm) - the kingdom, the world (earth, land, ground)

• तथा (tathā) - in the way it was told (thus, so, in that manner)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - the king performed (his actions) (he did, he made, he performed)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• उक्तम् (uktam) - as it was told (by the sage) (said, spoken, told)

• तेन (tena) - by that sage (by him, by that)

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Yudhiṣṭhira or Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Mahābhārata context (O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

हितम् (hitam) - that which is good or wholesome advice (beneficial, salutary, good, advantageous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, suitable; placed, fixed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root धा (dhā) with prefix हि (hi), or root हि (hi)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'

तत् (tat) - that specific advice (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying, advice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, utterance, word, speech, advice

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root श्रु (śru) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Gerund (absolutive)

कौसल्यः (kausalyaḥ) - King Kausalya (Kausalya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kausalya

kausalya - descendant of Kosala, Kausalya (a proper name)

अन्वशिषत् (anvaśiṣat) - Kausalya ruled the earth (ruled, governed, instructed)

(verb)

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

imperfect

Imperfect tense (Laṅ), active voice, 3rd person singular with prefix अनु (anu)

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

महीम् (mahīm) - the kingdom, the world (earth, land, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land, territory

तथा (tathā) - in the way it was told (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - the king performed (his actions) (he did, he made, he performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

past active participle (ktavatu)

Past Active Participle (ktavatu) from root कृ (kṛ)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Participle used as a finite verb

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, monarch, ruler

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - as it was told (by the sage) (said, spoken, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

past passive participle

Past Passive Participle of root वच् (vac)

Root: vac (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by that sage (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Yudhiṣṭhira or Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Mahābhārata context (O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India