महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-13, verse-3

यत्तु मामनुशास्तीह भवानद्य हिते स्थितः ।
कर्तास्म्येतन्महीपाल निर्वृतो भव भारत ॥३॥

3. yattu māmanuśāstīha bhavānadya hite sthitaḥ ,
kartāsmyetanmahīpāla nirvṛto bhava bhārata.

3. yat tu mām anuśāsti iha bhavān adya hite sthitaḥ
kartā asmi etat mahīpāla nirvṛtaḥ bhava bhārata

3. mahīpāla bhārata tu adya iha hite sthitaḥ bhavān
yat mām anuśāsti etat kartā asmi nirvṛtaḥ bhava

3. But whatever you instruct me here today, O King, who are intent on my welfare, I will certainly carry that out. Be content, O Bhārata (Bhīṣma).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (instruction) (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• माम् (mām) - Yudhiṣṭhira (me)

• अनुशास्ति (anuśāsti) - instructs, teaches, commands

• इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world, now)

• भवान् (bhavān) - Bhīṣma (your honor, you (honorific))

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• हिते (hite) - intent on my welfare (in welfare, in benefit)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - being intent (on my welfare) (standing, situated, being)

• कर्ता (kartā) - I will do (this) (doer, agent; I will do (as future periphrastic))

• अस्मि (asmi) - Forms periphrastic future with kartā. (I am, exist)

• एतत् (etat) - this (instruction) (this, that)

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - Addressing Bhīṣma (O king, O protector of the earth)

• निर्वृतः (nirvṛtaḥ) - be contented (with my assurance) (contented, satisfied, free from sorrow)

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Bhīṣma as a descendant of Bharata (O descendant of Bharata; O Bhārata)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (instruction) (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Particle.

माम् (mām) - Yudhiṣṭhira (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Object of anuśāsti.

अनुशास्ति (anuśāsti) - instructs, teaches, commands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anuśās

From anu + √śās.

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject is bhavān.

इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time.

भवान् (bhavān) - Bhīṣma (your honor, you (honorific))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (honorific)

present active participle of √bhū

Used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

हिते (hite) - intent on my welfare (in welfare, in benefit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - good, beneficial, welfare, benefit

past passive participle of √dhā (to place)

Originally a participle, commonly used as a noun meaning 'welfare'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - being intent (on my welfare) (standing, situated, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, abiding

past passive participle

From root √sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

कर्ता (kartā) - I will do (this) (doer, agent; I will do (as future periphrastic))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

agent noun

From root √kṛ + tṛc suffix. Can function as a periphrastic future.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्मि (asmi) - Forms periphrastic future with kartā. (I am, exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense form of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (instruction) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of kartā asmi.

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - Addressing Bhīṣma (O king, O protector of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound of mahī (earth) + pāla (protector).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root √pā
  Root: pā (class 2)

निर्वृतः (nirvṛtaḥ) - be contented (with my assurance) (contented, satisfied, free from sorrow)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvṛta

nirvṛta - contented, satisfied, happy, undisturbed

past passive participle

From nir + √vṛt (to turn, exist).

Prefix: nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative form of √bhū.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Bhīṣma as a descendant of Bharata (O descendant of Bharata; O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, a resident of Bhāratavarṣa

Patronymic from bharata.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)