महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-3, verse-21

इत्युक्त्वा वासुदेवस्तु चिकीर्षन्सत्यमेव तत् ।
आज्ञापयामास तदा तीर्थयात्रामरिंदम ॥२१॥

21. ityuktvā vāsudevastu cikīrṣansatyameva tat ,
ājñāpayāmāsa tadā tīrthayātrāmariṁdama.

21. iti uktvā vāsudevaḥ tu cikīrṣan satyam eva
tat ājñāpayāmāsa tadā tīrthayātrām arimdam

21. arimdam vāsudevaḥ tu iti uktvā tat satyam
eva cikīrṣan tadā tīrthayātrām ājñāpayāmāsa

21. Having spoken thus, Vāsudeva, intending to make that (prophecy) come true, then commanded a pilgrimage (tīrthayātrā), O subduer of foes.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Refers to Krishna. (Vāsudeva)

• तु (tu) - but, yet, however, indeed

• चिकीर्षन् (cikīrṣan) - Vāsudeva's intention to fulfill a truth or prophecy. (wishing to do, desiring to make, intending to accomplish)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - That which is true, referring to a prophecy or destined event. (truth, reality, what is true)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'that truth'. (indeed, only, just, quite)

• तत् (tat) - Referring to a previously mentioned event or prophecy. (that, that one)

• आज्ञापयामास (ājñāpayāmāsa) - Vāsudeva commanded the pilgrimage. (he commanded, he ordered)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - The specific journey commanded by Vāsudeva. (pilgrimage, journey to a holy place)

• अरिम्दम् (arimdam) - Vocative addressing King Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahabharata narrative. (O subduer of enemies, O vanquisher of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Refers to Krishna. (Vāsudeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna

तु (tu) - but, yet, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

चिकीर्षन् (cikīrṣan) - Vāsudeva's intention to fulfill a truth or prophecy. (wishing to do, desiring to make, intending to accomplish)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cikīrṣant

cikīrṣant - desiring to do, wishing to make

present active participle (desiderative)

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with desiderative suffix -san and present participle suffix -śatṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सत्यम् (satyam) - That which is true, referring to a prophecy or destined event. (truth, reality, what is true)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real, virtuous

Note: Acts as an object to cikīrṣan.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes 'that truth'. (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - Referring to a previously mentioned event or prophecy. (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

आज्ञापयामास (ājñāpayāmāsa) - Vāsudeva commanded the pilgrimage. (he commanded, he ordered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of ājñāpayāmāsa

causative

Derived from root jñā (to know) with prefix ā, in causative form 'jñāpay'. The form āmāsa indicates the Periphrastic Perfect tense.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Periphrastic perfect (Lit) of the causative stem.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - The specific journey commanded by Vāsudeva. (pilgrimage, journey to a holy place)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tīrthayātrā

tīrthayātrā - pilgrimage, journey to a holy place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+yātrā)

• tīrtha – ford, bathing-place, holy place, sacred spot
  noun (neuter)
• yātrā – journey, procession, pilgrimage, going
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root yā (to go)
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Object of ājñāpayāmāsa.

अरिम्दम् (arimdam) - Vocative addressing King Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahabharata narrative. (O subduer of enemies, O vanquisher of foes)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arimdama

arimdama - subduer of enemies, vanquisher of foes

Compound type : compound (possibly karmadhāraya or upapada tatpuruṣa) (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming, self-control
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam (to tame, subdue)
  Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Used here in vocative form.