महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-9, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
मुहूर्तं तावदेकाग्रो मनःश्रोत्रेऽन्तरात्मनि ।
धारयित्वापि ते श्रुत्वा रोचतां वचनं मम ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
muhūrtaṁ tāvadekāgro manaḥśrotre'ntarātmani ,
dhārayitvāpi te śrutvā rocatāṁ vacanaṁ mama.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca muhūrtam tāvat ekāgraḥ manaḥśrotre
antarātmani dhārayitvā api te śrutvā rocātām vacanam mama

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca tāvat muhūrtam manaḥśrotre ekāgraḥ
antarātmani dhārayitvā api te mama vacanam śrutvā rocātām

1. Yudhiṣṭhira spoke: "Please focus your mind and ears intently upon your inner self (ātman) for a moment; then, even after hearing them, may my words be agreeable to you."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - One of the Pāṇḍava brothers in the Mahābhārata. (Yudhiṣṭhira)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

• तावत् (tāvat) - just, for so long, to that extent, meanwhile

• एकाग्रः (ekāgraḥ) - concentrated, focused, one-pointed

• मनःश्रोत्रे (manaḥśrotre) - mind and ears

• अन्तरात्मनि (antarātmani) - in the inner self (ātman)

• धारयित्वा (dhārayitvā) - having held, having fixed, having concentrated

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रोचाताम् (rocātām) - let it please, may it be agreeable

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - One of the Pāṇḍava brothers in the Mahābhārata. (Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle, Yudhiṣṭhira (name of a Pāṇḍava)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, instant, a period of 48 minutes

Note: Used adverbially.

तावत् (tāvat) - just, for so long, to that extent, meanwhile

(indeclinable)

एकाग्रः (ekāgraḥ) - concentrated, focused, one-pointed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāgra

ekāgra - one-pointed, concentrated, attentive

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+agra)

• eka – one, single, sole
  adjective (masculine)
• agra – front, tip, chief, principal
  noun (neuter)

मनःश्रोत्रे (manaḥśrotre) - mind and ears

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of manaḥśrotra

manaḥśrotra - mind and ears

Compound type : dvandva (manas+śrotra)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• śrotra – ear, sense of hearing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śru

अन्तरात्मनि (antarātmani) - in the inner self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antarātman

antarātman - inner self, soul (ātman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+ātman)

• antar – inner, internal, between, within (prefix/indeclinable)
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

धारयित्वा (dhārayitvā) - having held, having fixed, having concentrated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the causal form of the root √dhṛ (to hold, support) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Can also be genitive.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root √śru (to hear) with the suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

रोचाताम् (rocātām) - let it please, may it be agreeable

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of √ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, expression

Root: vac

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me