महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-5

तव वश्या हि सततं पाण्डवाः प्रियदर्शने ।
मुखप्रेक्षाश्च ते सर्वे तत्त्वमेतद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥५॥

5. tava vaśyā hi satataṁ pāṇḍavāḥ priyadarśane ,
mukhaprekṣāśca te sarve tattvametadbravīhi me.

5. tava vaśyāḥ hi satatam pāṇḍavāḥ priyadarśane
mukhaprekṣāḥ ca te sarve tattvam etat bravīhi me

5. O lovely-faced one, the Pāṇḍavas are indeed always subservient to you. All of them look to you for guidance. Therefore, tell me this truth.

Words meanings summery:

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• वश्याः (vaśyāḥ) - subservient, obedient, under control

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

• प्रियदर्शने (priyadarśane) - Addressed to Draupadī. (O lovely-faced one, O beautiful one)

• मुखप्रेक्षाः (mukhaprekṣāḥ) - those who look to the face, those who depend on

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (they, those)

• सर्वे (sarve) - All of the Pāṇḍavas. (all, every)

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - The actual situation or secret being asked about. (truth, reality, essence)

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the 'truth' being requested. (this)

• ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak, say

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वश्याः (vaśyāḥ) - subservient, obedient, under control

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaśya

vaśya - controllable, obedient, subservient

Gerundive

From root vaś (to wish, to control), with suffix -ya. Can also be interpreted as a noun meaning 'dependent person'. Here it's an adjective modifying Pāṇḍavāḥ.

Root: vaś (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

(indeclinable)

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

From root tan (to stretch) with prefix sa-. Often used adverbially.

Prefix: sa

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Used adverbially.

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

Vr̥ddhi derivation from Pāṇḍu.

प्रियदर्शने (priyadarśane) - Addressed to Draupadī. (O lovely-faced one, O beautiful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of priyadarśanā

priyadarśana - lovely to look at, beautiful

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (priya+darśana)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective
  Root: prī (class 9)
• darśana – sight, appearance, face
  noun (neuter)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुखप्रेक्षाः (mukhaprekṣāḥ) - those who look to the face, those who depend on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhaprekṣa

mukhaprekṣa - looking to the face, dependent on the will of another

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukha+prekṣa)

• mukha – face, mouth, chief
  noun (neuter)
• prekṣa – seeing, looking, observing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - Refers to the Pāṇḍavas. (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Often used as a definite article or a personal pronoun.

सर्वे (sarve) - All of the Pāṇḍavas. (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - The actual situation or secret being asked about. (truth, reality, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, principle, essence

From tad (that) + tva (suffix forming abstract nouns).

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the 'truth' being requested. (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative fits better here with 'tell'.