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3,14

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-14, verse-11

एवमुक्तो यदि मया गृह्णीयाद्वचनं मम ।
अनामयं स्याद्धर्मस्य कुरूणां कुरुनन्दन ॥११॥
11. evamukto yadi mayā gṛhṇīyādvacanaṁ mama ,
anāmayaṁ syāddharmasya kurūṇāṁ kurunandana.
11. evam uktaḥ yadi mayā gṛhṇīyāt vacanam mama
anāmayam syāt dharmasya kurūṇām kurunandana
11. If he, spoken to in this way by me, were to accept my advice, then there would be well-being for the constitution (dharma) of the Kurus, O delight of the Kurus.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, so)
  • उक्तः (uktaḥ) - (he having been) spoken to (spoken, said)
  • यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)
  • मया (mayā) - by me
  • गृह्णीयात् (gṛhṇīyāt) - he would accept (he would accept, he should take)
  • वचनम् (vacanam) - (my) advice, word (word, speech, advice)
  • मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
  • अनामयम् (anāmayam) - well-being, peace (well-being, freedom from sickness, peace, happiness)
  • स्यात् (syāt) - there would be (it would be, it should be)
  • धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - for the constitution (dharma) (of dharma, of natural law, of righteousness)
  • कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus
  • कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (vocative, addressing Dhritarashtra by Vidura) (O delight of the Kurus, O joy of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, so)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies 'uktaḥ'.
उक्तः (uktaḥ) - (he having been) spoken to (spoken, said)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta
ukta - spoken, said, told
Past Passive Participle
From vac (to speak) + kta suffix.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Acts as predicate adjective for the implicit subject (Dhritarashtra).
यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a conditional clause.
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Agent of the passive participle 'uktaḥ'.
गृह्णीयात् (gṛhṇīyāt) - he would accept (he would accept, he should take)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of grah
Optative Mood
3rd person singular, active voice.
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Subject is implicit (Dhritarashtra).
वचनम् (vacanam) - (my) advice, word (word, speech, advice)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - speaking, speech, word, advice
From vac (to speak) + ana suffix.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Object of 'gṛhṇīyāt'.
मम (mama) - my (my, of me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Possessive for 'vacanam'.
अनामयम् (anāmayam) - well-being, peace (well-being, freedom from sickness, peace, happiness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anāmaya
anāmaya - free from sickness, healthy, well-being, prosperity
Compound of 'a' (negation) + 'āmaya' (sickness).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+āmaya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
  • āmaya – sickness, disease, affliction
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of 'syāt'.
स्यात् (syāt) - there would be (it would be, it should be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Optative Mood
3rd person singular, active voice.
Root: as (class 2)
धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - for the constitution (dharma) (of dharma, of natural law, of righteousness)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, justice
From root dhṛ (to uphold, to sustain).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Possessive or dative sense ('for dharma').
कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru
kuru - name of an ancient royal dynasty, the Kuru family, a member of the Kuru family
Note: Possessive for 'dharma'.
कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (vocative, addressing Dhritarashtra by Vidura) (O delight of the Kurus, O joy of the Kurus)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana
kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, joy of the Kurus, one who gladdens the Kurus
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)
  • kuru – name of an ancient royal dynasty, the Kuru family
    proper noun (masculine)
  • nandana – rejoicing, gladdening, son, child, delight
    noun (masculine)
    From root nand (to rejoice) + ana suffix.
    Root: nand (class 1)