महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-15, verse-23

शिष्टो युधिष्ठिरोऽस्माभिः शास्ता सन्नपि पाण्डवः ।
तेन तच्च वचः सम्यग्गृहीतं सुमहात्मना ॥२३॥

23. śiṣṭo yudhiṣṭhiro'smābhiḥ śāstā sannapi pāṇḍavaḥ ,
tena tacca vacaḥ samyaggṛhītaṁ sumahātmanā.

23. śiṣṭaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ asmābhiḥ śāstā san api pāṇḍavaḥ
tena tat ca vacaḥ samyak gṛhītam sumahātmanā

23. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pāṇḍavaḥ śāstā san api asmābhiḥ śiṣṭaḥ
tena sumahātmanā tat ca vacaḥ samyak gṛhītam

23. Even though Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Pāṇḍu, is our teacher, he was instructed by us. That excellent advice was properly accepted by that great soul (mahātman).

Words meanings summery:

• शिष्टः (śiṣṭaḥ) - instructed (by us) (instructed, taught, disciplined, polite, well-behaved)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• शास्ता (śāstā) - teacher, instructor, ruler, guide

• सन् (san) - even though he is (our teacher) (being, existing)

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Pāṇḍu (descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu)

• तेन (tena) - by Yudhiṣṭhira (by him, by that)

• तत् (tat) - that (advice) (that, that (particular))

• च (ca) - and

• वचः (vacaḥ) - the (excellent) advice (word, speech, advice)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

• गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - properly accepted (accepted, taken, received)

• सुमहात्मना (sumahātmanā) - by Yudhiṣṭhira, the very great soul (by the very great soul)

Words meanings and morphology

शिष्टः (śiṣṭaḥ) - instructed (by us) (instructed, taught, disciplined, polite, well-behaved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - instructed, taught, disciplined, polite, well-behaved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śiṣ (to teach, discipline)

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle; Yudhiṣṭhira

Compound of yudhi (in battle) and sthira (firm, steady)

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

शास्ता (śāstā) - teacher, instructor, ruler, guide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstṛ

śāstṛ - teacher, instructor, ruler, guide

Agent noun

Derived from root śās (to teach, rule)

Root: śās (class 2)

सन् (san) - even though he is (our teacher) (being, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used here with 'api' to mean 'even though being'.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Pāṇḍu (descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

तेन (tena) - by Yudhiṣṭhira (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

तत् (tat) - that (advice) (that, that (particular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vacaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - the (excellent) advice (word, speech, advice)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, advice, utterance

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of samyañc (proper, complete)

गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - properly accepted (accepted, taken, received)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - accepted, taken, received, grasped

Past Passive Participle

From root grah (to seize, take)

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

सुमहात्मना (sumahātmanā) - by Yudhiṣṭhira, the very great soul (by the very great soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sumahātman

sumahātman - very great soul, noble-minded person

Compound of su (good, very) and mahātman (great soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahātman)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating excellence or intensity
• mahātman – great soul, noble-minded
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mahat (great) and ātman (soul, self)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. Mentioned as "great soul (mahātman)" in translation.