महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-28

स तु तां नैष्ठिकीं बुद्धिं कृत्वा पार्थो युधिष्ठिरः ।
गुरुवद्भूतगुरवे प्राहिणोद्दूतमञ्जसा ॥२८॥

28. sa tu tāṁ naiṣṭhikīṁ buddhiṁ kṛtvā pārtho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
guruvadbhūtagurave prāhiṇoddūtamañjasā.

28. saḥ tu tām naiṣṭhikīm buddhim kṛtvā pārthaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ guruvat bhūtagurave prāhiṇot dūtam añjasā

28. But he, Pārtha Yudhiṣṭhira, having formed that resolute understanding, quickly sent a messenger to the preceptor of all beings (guru) as if to his own teacher (guru).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ताम् (tām) - that

• नैष्ठिकीम् (naiṣṭhikīm) - resolute, final, firm, decisive

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding, resolve, mind

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having formed

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Pṛthā (son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a Pāṇḍava)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)

• गुरुवत् (guruvat) - like a guru, as a teacher

• भूतगुरवे (bhūtagurave) - to Krishna, the preceptor of all beings (guru) (to the preceptor of beings, to the teacher of all creatures)

• प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - he sent

• दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

• अञ्जसा (añjasā) - quickly, immediately, directly, truly

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with `buddhim`

नैष्ठिकीम् (naiṣṭhikīm) - resolute, final, firm, decisive

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of naiṣṭhika

naiṣṭhika - resolute, final, firm, decisive, lasting, perfect

Derived from niṣṭhā (conclusion, resolution) + ṭhak affix

Note: Agrees with `buddhim`

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding, resolve, mind

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, resolve

From √budh

Root: budh (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having formed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √kṛ + -tvā suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Pṛthā (son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), an epithet for the Pāṇḍavas (especially Arjuna)

Derived from Pṛthā + aṇ affix

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle, Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest Pāṇḍava)

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm)

Compound type : aluk-saptamī-tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)

गुरुवत् (guruvat) - like a guru, as a teacher

(indeclinable)

From guru + vat (similative suffix)

भूतगुरवे (bhūtagurave) - to Krishna, the preceptor of all beings (guru) (to the preceptor of beings, to the teacher of all creatures)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhūtaguru

bhūtaguru - preceptor of beings, teacher of all creatures (epithet of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, or Krishna)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+guru)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• guru – teacher, spiritual preceptor, heavy, important
  noun (masculine)

Note: Recipient of the action

प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - he sent

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, with prefix pra-. From √hi (5th class).

Prefix: pra

Root: hi (class 5)

दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger, envoy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, delegate

From √dū (to go) + ta

Root: dū (class 1)

अञ्जसा (añjasā) - quickly, immediately, directly, truly

(indeclinable)

Instrumental of `añjasa` used adverbially