महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-9, verse-24

प्रनष्टज्ञातिवीर्यस्य शून्यस्य परिधावतः ।
उपदेष्टुं मम श्रेयो भवानर्हति सत्तम ॥२४॥

24. pranaṣṭajñātivīryasya śūnyasya paridhāvataḥ ,
upadeṣṭuṁ mama śreyo bhavānarhati sattama.

24. pranaṣṭajñātivīryasya śūnyasya paridhāvataḥ
upadeṣṭum mama śreyaḥ bhavān arhati sattama

24. sattama bhavān pranaṣṭajñātivīryasya śūnyasya
paridhāvataḥ mama śreyaḥ upadeṣṭum arhati

24. For me, who has lost all relatives and valor, who feels empty and wanders aimlessly, you, O best among the virtuous, should instruct me on what is truly beneficial.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रनष्टज्ञातिवीर्यस्य (pranaṣṭajñātivīryasya) - of one whose relatives and valor are lost, whose kinsmen and strength are destroyed

• शून्यस्य (śūnyasya) - of the empty, of the bereft, of the void

• परिधावतः (paridhāvataḥ) - of one who wanders aimlessly (of him who wanders around, of the one running about)

• उपदेष्टुम् (upadeṣṭum) - to instruct, to advise, to teach

• मम (mama) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is truly beneficial (welfare, good, what is beneficial, superior)

• भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite address)

• अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy, ought, should, deserves

• सत्तम (sattama) - O best of noble ones, O most virtuous

Words meanings and morphology

प्रनष्टज्ञातिवीर्यस्य (pranaṣṭajñātivīryasya) - of one whose relatives and valor are lost, whose kinsmen and strength are destroyed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pranaṣṭajñātivīrya

pranaṣṭajñātivīrya - one whose kinsmen and valor are lost/destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pranaṣṭa+jñāti+vīrya)

• pranaṣṭa – completely lost, destroyed, ruined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from pra-√naś (to be lost, perish) with the past passive participle suffix -kta
  Prefix: pra
  Root: naś (class 4)
• jñāti – relative, kinsman, caste
  noun (masculine)
• vīrya – valor, strength, energy, heroism
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied 'mama'

शून्यस्य (śūnyasya) - of the empty, of the bereft, of the void

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted, bereft

Note: Modifies the implied 'mama'

परिधावतः (paridhāvataḥ) - of one who wanders aimlessly (of him who wanders around, of the one running about)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paridhāvat

paridhāvat - running about, wandering, roaming

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √dhāv (to run) with prefix 'pari', and the present active participle suffix -śatṛ

Prefix: pari

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Present Active Participle modifying the implied 'mama'

उपदेष्टुम् (upadeṣṭum) - to instruct, to advise, to teach

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from the root √diś (to point, show) with prefix 'upa', and the infinitive suffix -tumun

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Infinitive of purpose

मम (mama) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used here with a dative sense ('to me')

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is truly beneficial (welfare, good, what is beneficial, superior)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, more excellent, welfare, good, prosperity

Comparative form of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy) or 'śrī'

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor, you (polite address)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor (polite form of address)

अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy, ought, should, deserves

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Derived from the root √arh (to be worthy) in the present tense (laṭ)

Root: arh (class 1)

सत्तम (sattama) - O best of noble ones, O most virtuous

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama

sattama - best of the good, most excellent, most virtuous

Superlative degree of 'sat' (good, virtuous)