महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-105, verse-56

शक्र उवाच ।
यस्मादिमं लोकपथं प्रजानामन्वागमं पदवादे गजस्य ।
तस्माद्भवान्प्रणतं मानुशास्तु ब्रवीषि यत्तत्करवाणि सर्वम् ॥५६॥

56. śakra uvāca ,
yasmādimaṁ lokapathaṁ prajānā;manvāgamaṁ padavāde gajasya ,
tasmādbhavānpraṇataṁ mānuśāstu; bravīṣi yattatkaravāṇi sarvam.

56. śakraḥ uvāca | yasmāt aham prajānām
gajasya pada-vāde imam loka-patham anv-āgamam
| tasmāt bhavān praṇatam mā
anu-śāstu | yat bravīṣi tat karavāṇi sarvam

56. śakraḥ uvāca yasmāt aham gajasya
pada-vāde prajānām imam loka-patham
anv-āgamam tasmāt bhavān praṇatam mā
anu-śāstu yat bravīṣi tat sarvam karavāṇi

56. Śakra said: Since I followed this path of the world, of all beings, investigating the elephant's footprints, therefore, please instruct me, who am humble. Whatever you command, I will do all of it.

Words meanings summery:

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (name of Indra)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the creatures, of the people, of beings

• गजस्य (gajasya) - of the elephant

• पद-वादे (pada-vāde) - investigating the elephant's footprints (in the discussion of footprints, concerning footprints)

• इमम् (imam) - this

• लोक-पथम् (loka-patham) - path of the world

• अन्व्-आगमम् (anv-āgamam) - followed, pursued

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• प्रणतम् (praṇatam) - bowed down, humble, saluting

• मा (mā) - me

• अनु-शास्तु (anu-śāstu) - instruct, command

• ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you speak

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• तत् (tat) - that

• करवाणि (karavāṇi) - I shall do, I will make

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

Words meanings and morphology

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (name of Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra (a name of Indra), mighty, powerful

From root śak 'to be able'

Root: śak (class 5)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Irregular perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, from which

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of yad, functioning as an indeclinable 'because'

Note: Serves as a conjunction meaning "since" or "because".

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Implied subject in the verse before anv-āgamam.

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the creatures, of the people, of beings

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, creatures, people, subjects

From root jan with prefix pra, 'to be born'

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'loka-patham'.

गजस्य (gajasya) - of the elephant

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gaja

gaja - elephant

Root: gaj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'pada-vāde'.

पद-वादे (pada-vāde) - investigating the elephant's footprints (in the discussion of footprints, concerning footprints)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pada-vāda

pada-vāda - discussion of footprints, investigation of tracks

Compound: pada (footprint) + vāda (discussion)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+vāda)

• pada – foot, footprint, step
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• vāda – discourse, discussion, assertion, doctrine
  noun (masculine)
  From root vad, 'to speak'
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Indicates the context or sphere of action.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Masculine accusative singular of idam

Note: Modifies 'loka-patham'.

लोक-पथम् (loka-patham) - path of the world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka-patha

loka-patha - the path of the world, the worldly path

Compound: loka (world) + patha (path)

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+patha)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)
  From root path, 'to go'
  Root: path (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anv-āgamam'.

अन्व्-आगमम् (anv-āgamam) - followed, pursued

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anv-ā-gam

anv-ā-gam - to follow, to go after, to pursue

Past Active Participle (secondary derivative)

Root gam with prefixes anu and ā. Here functioning as a participle modifying the implied subject (aham), used accusatively to agree with the object loka-patham.

Prefixes: anu+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Past participle agreeing with the implied subject (aham) and taking an accusative object ('loka-patham').

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of tad, functioning as an indeclinable 'therefore'

Note: Serves as a conjunction meaning "therefore".

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Masculine nominative singular of bhavat, present participle of bhū 'to be', used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Honorific address.

प्रणतम् (praṇatam) - bowed down, humble, saluting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed, bent, humble, submissive

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root nam with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective describing the speaker.

मा (mā) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Accusative singular of asmad

Note: Object of 'anu-śāstu'.

अनु-शास्तु (anu-śāstu) - instruct, command

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of anu-śās

Imperative mood

Root śās with prefix anu, imperative 3rd singular

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: The 3rd person imperative is used politely with 'bhavān'.

ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you speak

(verb)

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

Present form of root brū, class 2

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Used as the verb in a relative clause 'yat bravīṣi'.

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of yad, functioning as a relative pronoun

Note: Antecedent of 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of tad, functioning as a correlative pronoun

Note: Correlative pronoun.

करवाणि (karavāṇi) - I shall do, I will make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative/imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Optative/Imperative mood

First person singular āśīrliṅ (benedictive/optative) or loṭ (imperative) for 'I shall do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses determination or promise.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, entire, every

Note: Modifies 'tat'.