महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-23, verse-26

एवमादि तु कौन्तेय श्रुत्वाहं सारथेर्वचः ।
तत्त्वमेतदिति ज्ञात्वा युद्धे मतिमधारयम् ॥२६॥

26. evamādi tu kaunteya śrutvāhaṁ sārathervacaḥ ,
tattvametaditi jñātvā yuddhe matimadhārayam.

26. evamādi tu kaunteya śrutvā aham sāratheḥ vacaḥ
tattvam etat iti jñātvā yuddhe matim adhārayam

26. O son of Kuntī, having heard such words from the charioteer, and realizing this to be the truth, I then resolved my mind to engage in battle.

Words meanings summery:

• एवमादि (evamādi) - such, of this kind, beginning thus

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, so

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सारथेः (sāratheḥ) - of the charioteer

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence, principle

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, understanding, having realized

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

• मतिम् (matim) - mind, intellect, intention, resolution

• अधारयम् (adhārayam) - I held, I placed, I resolved

Words meanings and morphology

एवमादि (evamādi) - such, of this kind, beginning thus

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of evamādi

evamādi - such, of this kind, beginning thus, and so on

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+ādi)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, first, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, so

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī (e.g., Arjuna, Bhima, Yudhiṣṭhira)

Patronymic derived from 'Kuntī'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root 'śru' (to hear) with the suffix '-tvā'.

Root: śru (class 5)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person singular pronoun)

सारथेः (sāratheḥ) - of the charioteer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, declaration

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence, principle

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle, element

Derived from 'tad' (that) with the abstract suffix '-tva'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+tva)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• tva – -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
  noun (neuter)
  Suffix to form abstract nouns, indicating the state or quality of something.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he, she, it (proximate demonstrative)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, understanding, having realized

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root 'jñā' (to know) with the suffix '-tvā'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war, combat

मतिम् (matim) - mind, intellect, intention, resolution

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, intention, opinion, resolution

अधारयम् (adhārayam) - I held, I placed, I resolved

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)