महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-125, verse-3

गुणांस्तु शृणु मे राजन्सान्त्वस्य भरतर्षभ ।
दारुणान्यपि भूतानि सान्त्वेनाराधयेद्यथा ॥३॥

3. guṇāṁstu śṛṇu me rājansāntvasya bharatarṣabha ,
dāruṇānyapi bhūtāni sāntvenārādhayedyathā.

3. guṇān tu śṛṇu me rājan sāntvasya bharatarṣabha
dāruṇāni api bhūtāni sāntvena ārādhayet yathā

3. O King, O best of Bharatas, listen to me concerning the merits of conciliation, by which even terrible beings can be appeased.

Words meanings summery:

• गुणान् (guṇān) - Refers to the merits of conciliation. (qualities, virtues, merits)

• तु (tu) - Emphasizes 'listen to this'. (but, indeed, moreover)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

• मे (me) - 'from me' (genitive/dative). (my, to me, from me)

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O King)

• सान्त्वस्य (sāntvasya) - of conciliation, of mildness

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O best of Bharatas)

• दारुणानि (dāruṇāni) - Refers to fierce beings. (terrible, fierce, cruel)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures

• सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation, by mildness

• आराधयेत् (ārādhayet) - one should propitiate, one should appease

• यथा (yathā) - Introduces the clause explaining how. (as, how, just as)

Words meanings and morphology

गुणान् (guṇān) - Refers to the merits of conciliation. (qualities, virtues, merits)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, strand, constituent (of prakṛti)

तु (tu) - Emphasizes 'listen to this'. (but, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

(verb)

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

Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - 'from me' (genitive/dative). (my, to me, from me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Can also be dative. Here, it implies 'listen to *my* words/qualities (about conciliation)'.

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सान्त्वस्य (sāntvasya) - of conciliation, of mildness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - conciliation, gentle speech, mildness

Derived from sāntvanā (conciliation)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O best of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: A common epithet.

दारुणानि (dāruṇāni) - Refers to fierce beings. (terrible, fierce, cruel)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, fierce, cruel, harsh

Note: Accusative plural, modifying `bhūtāni`.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element; (ppp. of bhū) become, happened

Past Passive Participle (when used as adj)

Derived from bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation, by mildness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - conciliation, gentle speech, mildness

आराधयेत् (ārādhayet) - one should propitiate, one should appease

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of ārādh

Optative Active, 3rd Person Singular

From ā + rādh (to succeed, accomplish)

Prefix: ā

Root: rādh (class 5)

Note: Refers to an impersonal 'one'.

यथा (yathā) - Introduces the clause explaining how. (as, how, just as)

(indeclinable)