महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-191, verse-24

इत्येतच्छ्रुत्वा स राजाब्रवीत् ।
तिष्ठ तावद्यावदिदानीमिमौ वृद्धौ यथास्थानं प्रतिपादयामीति ॥२४॥

24. ityetacchrutvā sa rājābravīt ,
tiṣṭha tāvadyāvadidānīmimau vṛddhau yathāsthānaṁ pratipādayāmīti.

24. iti etat śrutvā sa rājā abravīt tiṣṭha tāvat yāvat
idānīm imau vṛddhau yathāsthānam pratipādayāmi iti

24. Having heard this, that king said, "Wait a moment, until I now re-establish these two elders in their appropriate places."

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks end of quote)

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one, it

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• स (sa) - he, that

• राजा (rājā) - king

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay, stand, wait

• तावत् (tāvat) - for a moment (for so long, meanwhile, until then, just)

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

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• इमौ (imau) - these two

• वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - two elders, two old ones

• यथास्थानम् (yathāsthānam) - to the proper place, appropriately

• प्रतिपादयामि (pratipādayāmi) - I establish, I restore, I present

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks end of quote)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks end of quote)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often marks the end of a direct quote or thought.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay, stand, wait

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - for a moment (for so long, meanwhile, until then, just)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

इमौ (imau) - these two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - two elders, two old ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, elder, grown

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛdh (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Often used as a noun meaning 'elder'.

यथास्थानम् (yathāsthānam) - to the proper place, appropriately

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthāna)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• sthāna – place, position, abode
  noun (neuter)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

प्रतिपादयामि (pratipādayāmi) - I establish, I restore, I present

(verb)

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

Causative of prati-pad

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks end of quote)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often marks the end of a direct quote or thought.