महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-94

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथाप्रज्ञं यथाश्रुतम् ।
शिष्टाचारगुणान्ब्रह्मन्पुरस्कृत्य द्विजर्षभ ॥९४॥

94. etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ yathāprajñaṁ yathāśrutam ,
śiṣṭācāraguṇānbrahmanpuraskṛtya dvijarṣabha.

94. etat te sarvam ākhyātam yathāprajñam yathāśrutam
śiṣṭācāraguṇān brahman puraskṛtya dvijarṣabha

94. O Brāhmaṇa, O best of the twice-born (dvijarṣabha), I have explained all this to you, according to my wisdom (prajñā) and what I have heard, holding the qualities of virtuous conduct (śiṣṭācāra) as paramount.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ते (te) - to you

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been narrated, has been told

• यथाप्रज्ञम् (yathāprajñam) - according to wisdom (prajñā), as far as knowledge goes

• यथाश्रुतम् (yathāśrutam) - according to what has been heard, as heard

• शिष्टाचारगुणान् (śiṣṭācāraguṇān) - qualities of virtuous conduct, attributes of good behavior

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed at the forefront, having honored, having respected

• द्विजर्षभ (dvijarṣabha) - O bull among the twice-born, O best of the twice-born

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

Note: Subject.

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic dative/genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Recipient.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agreeing with 'etat'.

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been narrated, has been told

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - narrated, told, explained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'khyā' with prefix 'ā', + kta suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agreeing with 'etat'.

यथाप्रज्ञम् (yathāprajñam) - according to wisdom (prajñā), as far as knowledge goes

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+prajñā)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• prajñā – wisdom, knowledge, insight, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Adverbial usage.

यथाश्रुतम् (yathāśrutam) - according to what has been heard, as heard

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śruta)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• śruta – heard, revealed (scripture), knowledge (from hearing)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śru' + kta suffix
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Adverbial usage.

शिष्टाचारगुणान् (śiṣṭācāraguṇān) - qualities of virtuous conduct, attributes of good behavior

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śiṣṭācāraguṇa

śiṣṭācāraguṇa - qualities of virtuous conduct

Compound type : tatpurusha (śiṣṭācāra+guṇa)

• śiṣṭācāra – virtuous conduct, good behavior, custom of the learned
  noun (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, excellence, virtue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brāhmaṇa (member of priestly class), sacred text, the Absolute (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Direct address.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed at the forefront, having honored, having respected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'kṛ' with prefix 'puras', forming an absolutive.

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Gerund, connecting the action to the implied main verb.

द्विजर्षभ (dvijarṣabha) - O bull among the twice-born, O best of the twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijarṣabha

dvijarṣabha - bull among the twice-born, best of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+ṛṣabha)

• dvija – twice-born, brāhmaṇa
  noun (masculine)
  Born a second time.
  Prefix: dvi
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Direct address.