महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-10, verse-24

संवर्त उवाच ।
यदि प्रीतस्त्वमसि वै देवराज तस्मात्स्वयं शाधि यज्ञे विधानम् ।
स्वयं सर्वान्कुरु मार्गान्सुरेन्द्र जानात्वयं सर्वलोकश्च देव ॥२४॥

24. saṁvarta uvāca ,
yadi prītastvamasi vai devarāja; tasmātsvayaṁ śādhi yajñe vidhānam ,
svayaṁ sarvānkuru mārgānsurendra; jānātvayaṁ sarvalokaśca deva.

24. saṃvartaḥ uvāca yadi prītaḥ tvam asi
vai devarāja tasmāt svayam śādhi yajñe
vidhānam svayam sarvān kuru mārgān
surendra jānātu ayam sarvalokaḥ ca deva

24. saṃvartaḥ uvāca devarāja yadi tvam vai
prītaḥ asi tasmāt svayam yajñe vidhānam
śādhi surendra svayam sarvān mārgān
kuru ca deva ayam sarvalokaḥ jānātu

24. Saṃvarta said: "O king of gods (devarāja), if you are indeed pleased, then you yourself ordain the procedure for this Vedic ritual (yajña). O king of gods (surendra), make all the arrangements yourself! And let all these worlds, O god, know this!"

Words meanings summery:

• संवर्तः (saṁvartaḥ) - Sage Saṃvarta (Saṃvarta (name of an ascetic))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• असि (asi) - you are

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• देवराज (devarāja) - O king of gods (Indra) (O king of gods, Indra)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself)

• शाधि (śādhi) - ordain, command (command, instruct, rule, teach)

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)

• विधानम् (vidhānam) - procedure, arrangement (rule, ordinance, procedure, arrangement)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all (masculine accusative plural))

• कुरु (kuru) - make, perform (do, make, perform)

• मार्गान् (mārgān) - arrangements, ways (paths, ways, means, arrangements)

• सुरेन्द्र (surendra) - O king of gods (Indra) (O king of gods, Indra)

• जानातु (jānātu) - let him know (let him know, may he know)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (world/people) (this (masculine))

• सर्वलोकः (sarvalokaḥ) - all these worlds/people (all the world, all people)

• च (ca) - and, also

• देव (deva) - O god (Indra) (O god, deity)

Words meanings and morphology

संवर्तः (saṁvartaḥ) - Sage Saṃvarta (Saṃvarta (name of an ascetic))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvarta

saṁvarta - a sage (younger brother of Brihaspati); destruction, deluge

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

root vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, delighted, gratified

Past Passive Participle

root prī + suffix -ta

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with tvam.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

present active

root as, present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

देवराज (devarāja) - O king of gods (Indra) (O king of gods, Indra)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devarāja

devarāja - king of gods, Indra

tatpurusha compound: deva (god) + rāja (king)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+rāja)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverbial ablative.

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the subject.

शाधि (śādhi) - ordain, command (command, instruct, rule, teach)

(verb)

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

imperative active

root śās, 2nd class, imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Root: śās (class 2)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

विधानम् (vidhānam) - procedure, arrangement (rule, ordinance, procedure, arrangement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidhāna

vidhāna - arrangement, ordinance, rule, method, procedure

prefix vi- + root dhā + suffix -ana

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of śādhi.

स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (oneself, by oneself)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the subject.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with mārgān.

कुरु (kuru) - make, perform (do, make, perform)

(verb)

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

imperative active

root kṛ, imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मार्गान् (mārgān) - arrangements, ways (paths, ways, means, arrangements)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, means, arrangement

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Object of kuru.

सुरेन्द्र (surendra) - O king of gods (Indra) (O king of gods, Indra)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of surendra

surendra - king of gods, Indra

tatpurusha compound: sura (god) + indra (chief)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+indra)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (king of gods), chief
  noun (masculine)

जानातु (jānātu) - let him know (let him know, may he know)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

imperative active

root jñā, 9th class, imperative mood, 3rd person singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

अयम् (ayam) - this (world/people) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to sarvalokaḥ.

सर्वलोकः (sarvalokaḥ) - all these worlds/people (all the world, all people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all the world, all people, universal

karma-dhāraya compound: sarva (all) + loka (world)

Compound type : karmadharaya (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of jānātu.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

देव (deva) - O god (Indra) (O god, deity)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)