महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-189, verse-28

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यत्त्वयोक्तं द्विजश्रेष्ठ वाक्यं श्रुतिमनोहरम् ।
तथा करिष्ये यत्नेन भवतः शासनं विभो ॥२८॥

28. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
yattvayoktaṁ dvijaśreṣṭha vākyaṁ śrutimanoharam ,
tathā kariṣye yatnena bhavataḥ śāsanaṁ vibho.

28. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca yat tvayā uktam dvijaśreṣṭha vākyam
śrutimanoharam tathā kariṣye yatnena bhavataḥ śāsanam vibho

28. Yudhiṣṭhira spoke: "O best among the twice-born (dvija) and O mighty one, I will diligently carry out your command, that speech which you delivered, so pleasing to the ear."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, what)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best among Brahmins (O best among the twice-born (dvija))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, statement

• श्रुतिमनोहरम् (śrutimanoharam) - pleasing to the ear, charming to hear

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I shall do, I shall carry out

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, diligently

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (respectful form)

• शासनम् (śāsanam) - command, instruction, rule

• विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O lord

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest of the Pāṇḍavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd singular active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - that which (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Functions as a relative conjunction.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions as a noun modifying 'vākyam' or predicate of 'yat'.

द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best among Brahmins (O best among the twice-born (dvija))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best among the twice-born, best among Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born; Brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'dvi' (twice) + 'jan' (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'yat uktam'.

श्रुतिमनोहरम् (śrutimanoharam) - pleasing to the ear, charming to hear

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrutimanohara

śrutimanohara - pleasing to the ear, charming to hear

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śruti+manohara)

• śruti – hearing, ear, sacred tradition, Veda
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)
• manohara – charming, captivating, pleasing to the mind
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'vākyam'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I shall do, I shall carry out

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future Middle

Future 1st singular middle of √kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, diligently

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your (respectful form)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), sir

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of √bhū (to be), used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

शासनम् (śāsanam) - command, instruction, rule

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, rule, teaching

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'kariṣye'.

विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - mighty, pervasive, lord, sovereign