महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-50, verse-48

पूर्वमप्येतदेवोक्तं युद्धकाल उपस्थिते ।
मया तव महाबाहो तस्मादत्र मनः कुरु ॥४८॥

48. pūrvamapyetadevoktaṁ yuddhakāla upasthite ,
mayā tava mahābāho tasmādatra manaḥ kuru.

48. pūrvam api etat eva uktam yuddhakāle upasthite
mayā tava mahābāho tasmāt atra manaḥ kuru

48. mahābāho,
yuddhakāle upasthite pūrvam api etat eva mayā tava uktam.
tasmāt atra manaḥ kuru.

48. O mighty-armed one, this very thing was previously told to you by me when the time for battle was imminent. Therefore, focus your mind on this now.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• एतत् (etat) - this

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, told

• युद्धकाले (yuddhakāle) - at the time of battle

• उपस्थिते (upasthite) - when it is present, at hand, imminent

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तव (tava) - to you, for you, your

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• अत्र (atra) - here, on this (matter)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought

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

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (adverbial accusative).

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken, told

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (changed to uc- in some forms)

Root: √vac (class 2)

युद्धकाले (yuddhakāle) - at the time of battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yuddhakāla

yuddhakāla - time of battle, war-time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuddha+kāla)

• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  From √yudh (to fight)
  Root: √yudh (class 4)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

उपस्थिते (upasthite) - when it is present, at hand, imminent

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - present, at hand, standing near, approached, imminent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from upa + √sthā

Prefix: upa

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yuddhakāle'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

तव (tava) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Functions as dative 'to you' here.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
  From 'mahat'
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

अत्र (atra) - here, on this (matter)

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart, consciousness

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, fix, perform

(verb)

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

Root: √kṛ (class 8)