महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-73, verse-34

एतदाज्ञाय वचनं सर्वांस्तानब्रवीत्तदा ।
जीवितं रक्षत नृपाः शासनं गृह्यतामिति ॥३४॥

34. etadājñāya vacanaṁ sarvāṁstānabravīttadā ,
jīvitaṁ rakṣata nṛpāḥ śāsanaṁ gṛhyatāmiti.

34. etat ājñāya vacanam sarvān tān abravīt tadā
jīvitam rakṣata nṛpāḥ śāsanam gṛhyatām iti

34. etat vacanam ājñāya tadā sarvān tān abravīt
nṛpāḥ jīvitam rakṣata śāsanam gṛhyatām iti

34. Having understood this statement, he then said to all those kings, 'O kings, protect your lives! Let my command be accepted.'

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this statement/offer (from the kings) (this)

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood the kings' offer of service (having known, having understood)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - the kings' statement of submission (word, speech, statement)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• तान् (tān) - all those kings (them)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Arjuna spoke (he spoke, he said)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect, guard

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

• शासनम् (śāsanam) - command, instruction, rule

• गृह्यताम् (gṛhyatām) - let it be taken, let it be accepted

• इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this statement/offer (from the kings) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood the kings' offer of service (having known, having understood)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from ā-jñā (root jñā class 9)

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

वचनम् (vacanam) - the kings' statement of submission (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'ājñāya'

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies 'tān'

तान् (tān) - all those kings (them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'abravīt'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Arjuna spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

imperfect past tense

From root brū (or vac)

Root: brū (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, living

past passive participle

Substantivized past passive participle from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of 'rakṣata'

रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect, guard

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

imperative

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

protector of men (nṛ-pā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 1)

शासनम् (śāsanam) - command, instruction, rule

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, rule, governance

from root śās (to command, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Object of 'gṛhyatām'

गृह्यताम् (gṛhyatām) - let it be taken, let it be accepted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of grah

passive imperative

from root grah (class 9)

Root: grah (class 9)

इति (iti) - marks the end of direct speech (thus, so)

(indeclinable)