महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-147, verse-21

सदैव भरतश्रेष्ठ मा ते भूदत्र संशयः ।
अन्धो जड इवाशङ्को यद्ब्रवीमि तदाचर ॥२१॥

21. sadaiva bharataśreṣṭha mā te bhūdatra saṁśayaḥ ,
andho jaḍa ivāśaṅko yadbravīmi tadācara.

21. sadā eva bharataśreṣṭha mā te bhūt atra saṃśayaḥ
andhaḥ jaḍaḥ iva aśaṅkaḥ yat bravīmi tat ācara

21. bharataśreṣṭha sadā eva te atra saṃśayaḥ mā bhūt
andhaḥ jaḍaḥ iva aśaṅkaḥ yat bravīmi tat ācara

21. O best of Bharatas, always let there be no doubt for you in this matter. Unquestioningly, like a blind or dull-witted person, whatever I instruct, you should follow it.

Words meanings summery:

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas

• मा (mā) - not (prohibitive particle)

• ते (te) - for you, to you (dative/genitive)

• भूत् (bhūt) - let it be, may it be

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• अन्धः (andhaḥ) - blind

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - dull-witted, inert, foolish

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अशङ्कः (aśaṅkaḥ) - without doubt, fearless, unquestioning

• यत् (yat) - what, which (relative pronoun)

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I tell

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• आचर (ācara) - follow, do, practice

Words meanings and morphology

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas (a lineage, here referring to Yudhishthira)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king, India
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of `praśasya` (praiseworthy)
  Root: śrī

मा (mā) - not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

Used with the aorist or imperative for prohibition.

ते (te) - for you, to you (dative/genitive)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Here dative, 'for you'.

भूत् (bhūt) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

aorist injunctive/imperative

3rd person singular aorist injunctive (used with `mā` for prohibition) of √bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

from √śī with prefix sam

from √śī (to lie) with `sam-`

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of `bhūt`.

अन्धः (andhaḥ) - blind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of andha

andha - blind, dark

Note: Agrees with implied 'you'.

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - dull-witted, inert, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - dull, inert, foolish, stupid, cold

Root: jaḍ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'you'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अशङ्कः (aśaṅkaḥ) - without doubt, fearless, unquestioning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśaṅka

aśaṅka - without doubt, fearless, free from apprehension, unquestioning

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of `śaṅkā` (doubt).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śaṅkā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• śaṅkā – doubt, apprehension, fear
  noun (feminine)
  from √śaṅk
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'you'.

यत् (yat) - what, which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Object of `bravīmi`.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

present active indicative

1st person singular present active indicative of √brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The speaker is Bhishma.

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Correlative to `yat`.

आचर (ācara) - follow, do, practice

(verb)

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

imperative active

2nd person singular imperative active of √car (to move) with prefix `ā-`

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Command to Yudhishthira.