महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-35, verse-10

वासुदेव उवाच ।
तस्मै संप्रतिपन्नाय यथावत्परिपृच्छते ।
शिष्याय गुणयुक्ताय शान्ताय गुरुवर्तिने ।
छायाभूताय दान्ताय यतये ब्रह्मचारिणे ॥१०॥

10. vāsudeva uvāca ,
tasmai saṁpratipannāya yathāvatparipṛcchate ,
śiṣyāya guṇayuktāya śāntāya guruvartine ,
chāyābhūtāya dāntāya yataye brahmacāriṇe.

10. vāsudeva uvāca tasmai saṃpratipannāya
yathāvat paripṛcchate śiṣyāya
guṇayuktāya śāntāya guruvartine
chāyābhūtāya dāntāya yataye brahmacāriṇe

10. vāsudeva uvāca tasmai saṃpratipannāya
yathāvatparipṛcchate śiṣyāya
guṇayuktāya śāntāya guruvartine
chāyābhūtāya dāntāya yataye brahmacāriṇe

10. Vāsudeva said: To that agreeable disciple, who questioned appropriately, who was endowed with virtues, tranquil, devoted to his teacher, ever-present like a shadow, self-controlled, a spiritual striver (yati), and a student of sacred knowledge (brahmacārin).

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him

• संप्रतिपन्नाय (saṁpratipannāya) - to the agreeable, to the well-disposed, to the submissive

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, accurately, as

• परिपृच्छते (paripṛcchate) - to the one questioning, inquiring

• शिष्याय (śiṣyāya) - to the disciple

• गुणयुक्ताय (guṇayuktāya) - to the one endowed with good qualities

• शान्ताय (śāntāya) - to the peaceful, to the tranquil

• गुरुवर्तिने (guruvartine) - to the one obedient to the teacher

• छायाभूताय (chāyābhūtāya) - to the one who has become like a shadow, to the devoted

• दान्ताय (dāntāya) - to the self-controlled, to the subdued

• यतये (yataye) - to the ascetic, to the spiritual striver

• ब्रह्मचारिणे (brahmacāriṇe) - to the celibate student, to the student of sacred knowledge

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

संप्रतिपन्नाय (saṁpratipannāya) - to the agreeable, to the well-disposed, to the submissive

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of saṃpratipanna

saṁpratipanna - assenting, submissive, well-disposed, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

derived from saṃ-prati-pad

Prefixes: sam+prati

Root: pad (class 4)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, accurately, as

(indeclinable)

परिपृच्छते (paripṛcchate) - to the one questioning, inquiring

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of paripṛcchat

paripṛcchat - questioning, inquiring (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

from pari-prach

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

शिष्याय (śiṣyāya) - to the disciple

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student

गुणयुक्ताय (guṇayuktāya) - to the one endowed with good qualities

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of guṇayukta

guṇayukta - endowed with qualities, virtuous

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+yukta)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, strand
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – joined, endowed, connected, yoked (past passive participle)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: yuj (class 7)

शान्ताय (śāntāya) - to the peaceful, to the tranquil

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, ceased (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

Root: śam (class 4)

गुरुवर्तिने (guruvartine) - to the one obedient to the teacher

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of guruvartin

guruvartin - acting according to the teacher, obedient to the teacher

Compound type : tatpurusha (guru+vartin)

• guru – teacher, heavy, important
  noun (masculine)
• vartin – abiding, acting, being
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from vṛt
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

छायाभूताय (chāyābhūtāya) - to the one who has become like a shadow, to the devoted

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of chāyābhūta

chāyābhūta - become a shadow, being like a shadow (i.e., constantly accompanying, devoted)

Compound type : tatpurusha (chāyā+bhūta)

• chāyā – shadow, shade, reflection
  noun (feminine)
• bhūta – become, been, existing, a being (past passive participle)
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)

दान्ताय (dāntāya) - to the self-controlled, to the subdued

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, tamed (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

Root: dam (class 4)

यतये (yataye) - to the ascetic, to the spiritual striver

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of yati

yati - ascetic, an endeavorer, one who strives for spiritual attainment

Note: Treated with brackets in translation due to its conceptual nature.

ब्रह्मचारिणे (brahmacāriṇe) - to the celibate student, to the student of sacred knowledge

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of brahmacārin

brahmacārin - one who practices brahmacarya, celibate student, student of the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+cārin)

• brahman – sacred knowledge, Veda, ultimate reality, universal spirit
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, performing, practicing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from car
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Treated with brackets in translation due to its conceptual nature.