महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-49

एतदासीत्तदा राज्ञो यन्महीं पर्यपालयत् ।
येषां संख्याविधिं चैव प्रदिशामि शृणोमि च ॥४९॥

49. etadāsīttadā rājño yanmahīṁ paryapālayat ,
yeṣāṁ saṁkhyāvidhiṁ caiva pradiśāmi śṛṇomi ca.

49. etat āsīt tadā rājñaḥ yat mahīm paryapālayat
yeṣām saṃkhyāvidhim ca eva pradiśāmi śṛṇomi ca

49. This was the king's situation then, that he protected the earth. As for those (under his rule), I both instruct and receive information regarding the method of their accounting.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• यत् (yat) - that, which

• महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

• पर्यपालयत् (paryapālayat) - he protected, he governed

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of those (people/things whose numbers I manage) (of whom, of which)

• संख्याविधिम् (saṁkhyāvidhim) - the method of their accounting (the method of counting, calculation)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• प्रदिशामि (pradiśāmi) - I instruct, I command, I show

• शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear, I listen, I receive (information)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that, here, now

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

यत् (yat) - that, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

महीम् (mahīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

पर्यपालयत् (paryapālayat) - he protected, he governed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pari-pāl

causative

Derived from root √pā with causative suffix -ay and prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of those (people/things whose numbers I manage) (of whom, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

संख्याविधिम् (saṁkhyāvidhim) - the method of their accounting (the method of counting, calculation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃkhyāvidhi

saṁkhyāvidhi - method of counting, system of calculation, numeration

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃkhyā+vidhi)

• saṃkhyā – number, count, calculation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √khyā with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• vidhi – rule, method, ordinance, injunction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √dhā with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

प्रदिशामि (pradiśāmi) - I instruct, I command, I show

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-diś

Prefix: pra

Root: diś (class 6)

शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear, I listen, I receive (information)

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)