महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-32, verse-2

ब्राह्मणं जनको राजा सन्नं कस्मिंश्चिदागमे ।
विषये मे न वस्तव्यमिति शिष्ट्यर्थमब्रवीत् ॥२॥

2. brāhmaṇaṁ janako rājā sannaṁ kasmiṁścidāgame ,
viṣaye me na vastavyamiti śiṣṭyarthamabravīt.

2. brāhmaṇam janakaḥ rājā sannam kasmin cit āgame
viṣaye me na vastavyam iti śiṣṭyartham abravīt

2. janakaḥ rājā sannam kasmin cit āgame brāhmaṇam
śiṣṭyartham me viṣaye na vastavyam iti abravīt

2. King Janaka, for the purpose of instruction, said to a brahmin who was perplexed about a certain teaching: "One should not persist in this matter in my domain [of knowledge]."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - to a brahmin (to a brahmin; relating to Brahman; sacred)

• जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka (Janaka)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• सन्नम् (sannam) - perplexed (dejected, confused, exhausted, immersed)

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

• चित् (cit) - particle used with interrogatives to indicate indefiniteness ('some, a certain')

• आगमे (āgame) - in a certain teaching (in a teaching, in a scripture, in a tradition, in a subject/topic)

• विषये (viṣaye) - in my domain [of knowledge] (in the subject, in the domain, in the matter)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• न (na) - not, no

• वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - one should persist / be dwelled upon (to be dwelt upon, to be stayed, one should dwell)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so (introducing or concluding a quote))

• शिष्ट्यर्थम् (śiṣṭyartham) - for the purpose of instruction (for the sake of instruction/discipline/teaching)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - to a brahmin (to a brahmin; relating to Brahman; sacred)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a man of the priestly class; relating to Brahman; sacred text

जनकः (janakaḥ) - King Janaka (Janaka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - father, progenitor; name of a famous king of Videha

Root: jan (class 4)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

सन्नम् (sannam) - perplexed (dejected, confused, exhausted, immersed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanna

sanna - dejected, sunk, exhausted, confused, immersed

Past Passive Participle

from √sad (to sink, sit down, be dejected) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇam'.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in which, in some

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

Note: Used with 'cit' to mean 'some, certain'.

चित् (cit) - particle used with interrogatives to indicate indefiniteness ('some, a certain')

(indeclinable)

Note: Combined with 'kasmin' to mean 'in some/a certain'.

आगमे (āgame) - in a certain teaching (in a teaching, in a scripture, in a tradition, in a subject/topic)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āgama

āgama - coming, arrival; sacred text, tradition, doctrine, scripture; a subject/topic

from ā-√gam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to a specific doctrine or philosophical point of discussion.

विषये (viṣaye) - in my domain [of knowledge] (in the subject, in the domain, in the matter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, subject, topic, matter

Note: Refers to Janaka's sphere of knowledge or understanding.

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: My, belonging to me (Janaka).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - one should persist / be dwelled upon (to be dwelt upon, to be stayed, one should dwell)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastavya

vastavya - to be dwelt upon, to be resided in, to be stayed

Gerundive

from √vas (to dwell, reside)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Implies 'it should not be dwelt upon' or 'one should not persist'.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so (introducing or concluding a quote))

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotation marker.

शिष्ट्यर्थम् (śiṣṭyartham) - for the purpose of instruction (for the sake of instruction/discipline/teaching)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śiṣṭi+artha)

• śiṣṭi – instruction, discipline, teaching
  noun (feminine)
  from √śiṣ (to teach, discipline)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of instruction'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)