महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-19

श्रूयतां चाभिधास्यामि जनकेन यथा पुरा ।
आत्मव्यवस्थानकरा गीताः श्लोका महात्मना ॥१९॥

19. śrūyatāṁ cābhidhāsyāmi janakena yathā purā ,
ātmavyavasthānakarā gītāḥ ślokā mahātmanā.

19. śrūyatām ca abhidhāsyāmi janakena yathā purā
ātmavyavasthānakarāḥ gītāḥ ślokāḥ mahātmanā

19. Please listen, and I will narrate, just as the great soul (mahātman) Janaka formerly recited verses that establish the true nature of the self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard; listen

• च (ca) - and

• अभिधास्यामि (abhidhāsyāmi) - I shall narrate; I shall explain

• जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka

• यथा (yathā) - just as; as

• पुरा (purā) - formerly; in ancient times

• आत्मव्यवस्थानकराः (ātmavyavasthānakarāḥ) - establishing the true nature of the self (ātman)

• गीताः (gītāḥ) - sung; recited

• श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses; stanzas

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by King Janaka, who is described as a mahātman (by the great soul (mahātman))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard; listen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभिधास्यामि (abhidhāsyāmi) - I shall narrate; I shall explain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhidhā

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (proper noun, name of the king of Videha and father of Sītā)

यथा (yathā) - just as; as

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly; in ancient times

(indeclinable)

आत्मव्यवस्थानकराः (ātmavyavasthānakarāḥ) - establishing the true nature of the self (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ātmavyavasthānakara

ātmavyavasthānakara - establishing the true nature of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+vyavasthāna+kara)

• ātman – self; soul; spirit
  noun (masculine)
• vyavasthāna – arrangement; establishment; settlement; determination
  noun (neuter)
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• kara – making; doing; causing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with ślokāḥ (feminine in compound context).

गीताः (gītāḥ) - sung; recited

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gīta

gīta - sung; recited; song

Past Passive Participle

derived from root gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ślokāḥ.

श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses; stanzas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse; stanza; fame; sound

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by King Janaka, who is described as a mahātman (by the great soul (mahātman))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul; noble-minded; magnanimous person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great; large; mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self; soul; spirit
  noun (masculine)