महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-88, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
राष्ट्रगुप्तिं च ते सम्यग्राष्ट्रस्यैव च संग्रहम् ।
हन्त सर्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि तत्त्वमेकमनाः शृणु ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
rāṣṭraguptiṁ ca te samyagrāṣṭrasyaiva ca saṁgraham ,
hanta sarvaṁ pravakṣyāmi tattvamekamanāḥ śṛṇu.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca rāṣṭraguptim ca te samyak rāṣṭrasya eva ca
saṃgraham hanta sarvam pravakṣyāmi tattvam ekamanāḥ śṛṇu

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca hanta te rāṣṭraguptim ca rāṣṭrasya eva ca
saṃgraham sarvam samyak pravakṣyāmi ekamanāḥ tattvam śṛṇu

2. Bhishma said: Indeed, I will completely explain to you everything regarding the protection of the kingdom and its administration. So, listen with an undivided mind to the essence (tattva).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• राष्ट्रगुप्तिम् (rāṣṭraguptim) - protection of the kingdom

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, thoroughly

• राष्ट्रस्य (rāṣṭrasya) - of the kingdom, of the nation

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• च (ca) - and, also

• संग्रहम् (saṁgraham) - collection, administration

• हन्त (hanta) - Exclamation of readiness or assent, 'Well then!'. (indeed, alas, well then)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will declare

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence

• एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - single-minded, with undivided attention

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (dreadful, formidable)

From root √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative (liṭ)

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

राष्ट्रगुप्तिम् (rāṣṭraguptim) - protection of the kingdom

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rāṣṭragupti

rāṣṭragupti - protection of the kingdom

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāṣṭra+gupti)

• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, nation
  noun (neuter)
• gupti – protection, concealment
  noun (feminine)
  From root √gup (to protect, conceal)
  Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pravakṣyāmi'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form, here used in dative sense 'to you'.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'pravakṣyāmi'.

राष्ट्रस्य (rāṣṭrasya) - of the kingdom, of the nation

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, nation

Note: Qualifies 'saṃgraham'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

संग्रहम् (saṁgraham) - collection, administration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃgraha

saṁgraha - collection, compilation, grasping, administration

From sam- + √grah (to seize, collect)

Prefix: sam

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Object of 'pravakṣyāmi'.

हन्त (hanta) - Exclamation of readiness or assent, 'Well then!'. (indeed, alas, well then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to indicate enthusiasm or readiness to speak.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies and encompasses 'rāṣṭraguptim ca... saṃgraham'.

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will declare

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of pravac

Future Indicative

From pra- + √vac (to speak)

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'I' (Bhishma).

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - single-minded, with undivided attention

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekamanas

ekamanas - having one mind, single-minded, attentive

Compound 'eka' (one) + 'manas' (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+manas)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'you' (implied subject of 'śṛṇu').

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Imperative

From root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Addressed to Yudhishthira.