महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-2

चिन्तयानः स धर्मस्य सूक्ष्मां गतिमथाब्रवीत् ।
श्रद्दधानेन भाव्यं वै गच्छामि मिथिलामहम् ॥२॥

2. cintayānaḥ sa dharmasya sūkṣmāṁ gatimathābravīt ,
śraddadhānena bhāvyaṁ vai gacchāmi mithilāmaham.

2. cintayānaḥ saḥ dharmasya sūkṣmām gatim atha abravīt
śraddadhānena bhāvyam vai gacchāmi mithilām aham

2. Pondering the subtle course of righteousness (dharma), he then said: "One must certainly be faithful (śraddhā). I will go to Mithilā."

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) - pondering, reflecting, thinking

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of righteousness, of natural law (dharma)

• सूक्ष्माम् (sūkṣmām) - subtle, fine, profound, intricate

• गतिम् (gatim) - course, path, way, state, movement

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• श्रद्दधानेन (śraddadhānena) - by one who has faith, by a faithful person

• भाव्यम् (bhāvyam) - it must be, it is to be

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go, I shall go

• मिथिलाम् (mithilām) - to Mithilā (a city)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) - pondering, reflecting, thinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintay

cintay - to think, to ponder, to consider

Present Middle Participle

derived from the causative stem of root 'cit' (10th conjugation), present participle middle voice

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'saḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of righteousness, of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, modifies 'gatim'.

सूक्ष्माम् (sūkṣmām) - subtle, fine, profound, intricate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, fine, minute, profound, intricate

Note: Modifies 'gatim'.

गतिम् (gatim) - course, path, way, state, movement

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, path, state, condition

root 'gam' + suffix 'ti'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cintayānaḥ'.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Denotes sequence in time.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

root 'vac' (2nd conjugation, but here uses 'bru' stem for imperfect), imperfect 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

श्रद्दधानेन (śraddadhānena) - by one who has faith, by a faithful person

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - having faith, faithful, believing

Present Middle Participle

From 'śrad-dhā' (to place faith in), present participle middle voice

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agent in an impersonal construction with 'bhāvyam'.

भाव्यम् (bhāvyam) - it must be, it is to be

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvya

bhāvya - to be, to be produced, to be destined, must be done

Gerundive

root 'bhū' (1st conjugation) + suffix '-ya'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Impersonal predicate.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding statement.

गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go, I shall go

(verb)

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

Present Active

root 'gam' (1st conjugation, present stem 'gacch'), present 1st person singular, active voice

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the direct speech.

मिथिलाम् (mithilām) - to Mithilā (a city)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mithilā

mithilā - name of a city (capital of Videha)

Note: Object of motion for 'gacchāmi'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject of 'gacchāmi'.