महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-12, verse-21

भीष्मेण पूर्वमुक्तोऽसि कृष्णेन विदुरेण च ।
मयाप्यवश्यं वक्तव्यं प्रीत्या ते नृपसत्तम ॥२१॥

21. bhīṣmeṇa pūrvamukto'si kṛṣṇena vidureṇa ca ,
mayāpyavaśyaṁ vaktavyaṁ prītyā te nṛpasattama.

21. bhīṣmeṇa pūrvam uktaḥ asi kṛṣṇena vidureṇa ca
mayā api avaśyam vaktavyam prītyā te nṛpasattama

21. nṛpasattama bhīṣmeṇa kṛṣṇena vidureṇa ca pūrvam
uktaḥ asi mayā api avaśyam prītyā te vaktavyam

21. You have already been instructed by Bhishma, by Krishna, and by Vidura. Now, O best of kings, I too must certainly speak to you with affection.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by the grandfather Bhishma (a prominent character in the Mahabharata) (by Bhishma)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, told, said

• असि (asi) - you are

• कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna

• विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura

• च (ca) - and, also

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

• वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - should be said, must be spoken

• प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection, with love, out of fondness

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you (dative); or your, of you (genitive))

• नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings, O excellent king

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by the grandfather Bhishma (a prominent character in the Mahabharata) (by Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a character in the Mahabharata)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly, before

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, told, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

vac - to speak, to say

Past Passive Participle

Irregular formation from root vac (class 2), suffix -kta

Root: vac (class 2)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root as (class 2), parasmaipada, 2nd singular present active

Root: as (class 2)

कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a prominent deity and character in the Mahabharata)

विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (a character in the Mahabharata, half-brother of Dhritarashtra)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly, necessarily, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - should be said, must be spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktavya

vac - to speak, to say

Gerundive

Formed from root vac (class 2), expressing obligation or fitness (suffix -tavya)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection, with love, out of fondness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, joy, satisfaction

From root prī (to please, love)

Root: prī (class 4)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you (dative); or your, of you (genitive))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of yuṣmad

नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings, O excellent king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpasattama

nṛpasattama - best among kings, most excellent king

Vocative form of a tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+sattama)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of sat (good, excellent), from root as (to be)