महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-20

यावदेव न संबुद्धं तावदेव भवेत्तव ।
विषह्यमेतदस्माकमतो राजन्ब्रवीमि ते ॥२०॥

20. yāvadeva na saṁbuddhaṁ tāvadeva bhavettava ,
viṣahyametadasmākamato rājanbravīmi te.

20. yāvat eva na saṃbuddham tāvat eva bhavet tava
| viṣahyam etat asmākam ataḥ rājan bravīmi te

20. As long as this is not properly understood, so long will it remain your concern. This much is tolerable for us; therefore, O King, I speak to you.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• न (na) - not, no

• संबुद्धम् (saṁbuddham) - understood, known, perceived

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, it should be

• तव (tava) - yours, for you

• विषह्यम् (viṣahyam) - bearable, endurable

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, our

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I speak

• ते (te) - to you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संबुद्धम् (saṁbuddham) - understood, known, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃbuddha

saṁbuddha - understood, comprehended, awakened, enlightened

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root 'budh' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: budh (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, so much

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, it should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative

3rd Person Singular Optative Active

Root: bhū (class 1)

तव (tava) - yours, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विषह्यम् (viṣahyam) - bearable, endurable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣahya

viṣahya - bearable, endurable, tolerable

Gerundive

Gerundive from root 'sah' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: sah (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I speak

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

1st Person Singular Present Active Indicative

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you