महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-126, verse-43

श्रद्धेयः कथितो ह्यर्थः सज्जनश्रवणं गतः ।
चिरं तिष्ठति मेदिन्यां शैले लेख्यमिवार्पितम् ॥४३॥

43. śraddheyaḥ kathito hyarthaḥ sajjanaśravaṇaṁ gataḥ ,
ciraṁ tiṣṭhati medinyāṁ śaile lekhyamivārpitam.

43. śraddheyaḥ kathitaḥ hi arthaḥ sajjanasravaṇam gataḥ
ciram tiṣṭhati medinyām śaile lekhyam iva arpitam

43. śraddheyaḥ arthaḥ sajjanasravaṇam gataḥ hi ciram
medinyām śaile arpitam lekhyam iva tiṣṭhati

43. A trustworthy statement, when heard by virtuous persons, indeed endures on earth for a long time, like an inscription placed on a rock.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रद्धेयः (śraddheyaḥ) - trustworthy, credible, believable

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - spoken, said, narrated

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for, because

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - meaning, purpose, subject, matter, thing

• सज्जनस्रवणम् (sajjanasravaṇam) - the hearing of good people, listened to by virtuous persons

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays

• मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the earth

• शैले (śaile) - on a rock, on a mountain

• लेख्यम् (lekhyam) - an inscription, writing, anything written

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्पितम् (arpitam) - placed, fixed, consigned

Words meanings and morphology

श्रद्धेयः (śraddheyaḥ) - trustworthy, credible, believable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śraddheya

śraddheya - trustworthy, credible, to be believed

Gerundive

from the root dhā (to place, hold) with prefix śrad and suffix -eya (gerundive suffix)

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - spoken, said, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - spoken, said, narrated

Past Passive Participle

from the root kath (to tell, narrate) + suffix -ta

Root: kath (class 10)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for, because

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - meaning, purpose, subject, matter, thing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, subject, matter, wealth

Root: ṛ (class 1)

सज्जनस्रवणम् (sajjanasravaṇam) - the hearing of good people, listened to by virtuous persons

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sajjanasravaṇa

sajjanasravaṇa - hearing of good people

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (sajjana+śravaṇa)

• sajjana – virtuous person, good person
  noun (masculine)
  karmadharaya compound (sat 'good' + jana 'person')
• śravaṇa – hearing, listening
  noun (neuter)
  from the root śru (to hear) + suffix -ana
  Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Refers to the act of being heard by virtuous people.

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached

Past Passive Participle

from the root gam (to go) + suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here to indicate 'having reached' or 'having gone to'.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active Indicative

Class 1 verb (tiṣṭhati from root sthā)

Root: sthā (class 1)

मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground

Root: mid

शैले (śaile) - on a rock, on a mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - rock, mountain

Root: śil

लेख्यम् (lekhyam) - an inscription, writing, anything written

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lekhya

lekhya - what is to be written, inscription, writing

Gerundive

from the root likh (to write) + suffix -ya

Root: likh (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्पितम् (arpitam) - placed, fixed, consigned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arpita

arpita - placed, fixed, offered

Past Passive Participle

from the root ṛ (to go, move) with prefix ā and causative stem + suffix -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛ (class 3)