महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-156, verse-20

इहस्थैरेव तत्सर्वं श्रोतव्यं भरतर्षभाः ।
न कार्या वः कथंचित्स्यात्तत्राभिसरणे मतिः ॥२०॥

20. ihasthaireva tatsarvaṁ śrotavyaṁ bharatarṣabhāḥ ,
na kāryā vaḥ kathaṁcitsyāttatrābhisaraṇe matiḥ.

20. ihastaiḥ eva tat sarvam śrotavyam bharatarṣabhāḥ
na kāryā vaḥ kathaṃcit syāt tatra abhisaraṇe matiḥ

20. O best of Bharatas, all of that should only be heard by those who are here. You should not, by any means, have the intention of going there.

Words meanings summery:

• इहस्तैः (ihastaiḥ) - by those who are here, by those staying here

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तत् (tat) - that

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

• श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - should be heard, is to be heard

• भरतर्षभाः (bharatarṣabhāḥ) - O best of Bharatas, O bulls among Bharatas

• न (na) - not

• कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, to be made

• वः (vaḥ) - for you, to you (plural)

• कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - by any means, somehow, with difficulty

• स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अभिसरणे (abhisaraṇe) - in going towards, in approaching

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intention

Words meanings and morphology

इहस्तैः (ihastaiḥ) - by those who are here, by those staying here

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ihastha

ihastha - being here, situated here

from iha (here) + sthā (to stand/stay) + a (suffix)

Compound type : upapada (iha+stha)

• iha – here, in this world, at this place
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Primary Nominal Derivative
  Derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Also functions as an adjective here, agreeing with 'tat'.

श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - should be heard, is to be heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrotavya

śrotavya - to be heard, audible, fit to be heard

Gerundive

from root śru (to hear) + tavya (gerundive suffix)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Functions predicatively here.

भरतर्षभाः (bharatarṣabhāḥ) - O best of Bharatas, O bulls among Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king, name of a dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, to be made

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, business

Gerundive

from root kṛ (to do, make) + ya (gerundive suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'matiḥ' (feminine).

वः (vaḥ) - for you, to you (plural)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Can be genitive or dative plural. Here dative meaning 'for you'.

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - by any means, somehow, with difficulty

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative present third person singular

root as (cl. 2) + yā (optative suffix) + t (personal ending)

Root: as (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

from tad (that) + tral (suffix)

अभिसरणे (abhisaraṇe) - in going towards, in approaching

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of abhisaraṇa

abhisaraṇa - going towards, approach, seeking refuge

from abhi-sṛ (to go towards)

Prefix: abhi

Root: sṛ (class 1)

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intention

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, intention

from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)