महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-167

नारायणाय साध्याय मनुरिष्टाय धीमते ।
यमाय प्राह भगवान्साध्यो नारायणोऽच्युतः ॥१६७॥

167. nārāyaṇāya sādhyāya manuriṣṭāya dhīmate ,
yamāya prāha bhagavānsādhyo nārāyaṇo'cyutaḥ.

167. nārāyaṇāya sādhyāya manuḥ iṣṭāya dhīmate yamāya
prāha bhagavān sādhyaḥ nārāyaṇaḥ acyutaḥ

167. manuḥ! nārāyaṇāya sādhyāya bhagavān sādhyaḥ
nārāyaṇaḥ acyutaḥ iṣṭāya dhīmate yamāya prāha

167. O Manu! This (teaching is) for Nārāyaṇa, the Sādhya. The infallible (acyuta) Lord Nārāyaṇa, who is Sādhya, spoke to Yama, the revered and wise.

Words meanings summery:

• नारायणाय (nārāyaṇāya) - for Nārāyaṇa (as the ultimate recipient or subject of the teaching) (to Nārāyaṇa, for Nārāyaṇa)

• साध्याय (sādhyāya) - for Sādhya (an epithet or class of beings associated with the teaching, here referring to Nārāyaṇa himself) (to Sādhya, for Sādhya, to be accomplished)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - O Manu! (vocative, despite nominative form for meter) (Manu)

• इष्टाय (iṣṭāya) - to the revered (Yama) (to the desired, to the worshipped, to the revered)

• धीमते (dhīmate) - to the wise (Yama) (to the wise, to the intelligent)

• यमाय (yamāya) - to Yama

• प्राह (prāha) - spoke, said

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Nārāyaṇa) (the Lord, the adorable one)

• साध्यः (sādhyaḥ) - Sādhya (an epithet for Nārāyaṇa) (Sādhya, to be accomplished)

• नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa

• अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - the infallible (Nārāyaṇa) (the infallible, the imperishable)

Words meanings and morphology

नारायणाय (nārāyaṇāya) - for Nārāyaṇa (as the ultimate recipient or subject of the teaching) (to Nārāyaṇa, for Nārāyaṇa)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, cosmic being)

साध्याय (sādhyāya) - for Sādhya (an epithet or class of beings associated with the teaching, here referring to Nārāyaṇa himself) (to Sādhya, for Sādhya, to be accomplished)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of sādhya

sādhya - to be accomplished, to be achieved; Sādhya (a class of celestial beings or an epithet)

Gerundive

from √sādh + -ya

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Used here as a noun or proper noun in dative.

मनुः (manuḥ) - O Manu! (vocative, despite nominative form for meter) (Manu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (progenitor of mankind, lawgiver)

Note: Interpreted as vocative in context, 'O Manu!'

इष्टाय (iṣṭāya) - to the revered (Yama) (to the desired, to the worshipped, to the revered)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, worshipped, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

from √yaj 'to worship, sacrifice'

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'yamāya'.

धीमते (dhīmate) - to the wise (Yama) (to the wise, to the intelligent)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

from dhī + -mat suffix

Note: Modifies 'yamāya'.

यमाय (yamāya) - to Yama

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death, lord of dharma in some contexts)

प्राह (prāha) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of prāh

Perfect Active

from pra-√ah

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (Nārāyaṇa) (the Lord, the adorable one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, holy, venerable, adorable; Lord

from bhaga + -vat suffix

साध्यः (sādhyaḥ) - Sādhya (an epithet for Nārāyaṇa) (Sādhya, to be accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhya

sādhya - to be accomplished, to be achieved; Sādhya (a class of celestial beings or an epithet)

Gerundive

from √sādh + -ya

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Used here as a noun or proper noun in nominative, in apposition to Nārāyaṇa.

नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, cosmic being)

अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - the infallible (Nārāyaṇa) (the infallible, the imperishable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - not fallen, firm, imperishable, infallible (epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

a- (negation) + cyuta (from √cyu 'to fall')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+cyuta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• cyuta – fallen, dropped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √cyu 'to fall'
  Root: cyu (class 1)