महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-232, verse-18

एतावद्धि मया शक्यं संदेष्टुं वै वृकोदर ।
वैताने कर्मणि तते वर्तमाने च भारत ॥१८॥

18. etāvaddhi mayā śakyaṁ saṁdeṣṭuṁ vai vṛkodara ,
vaitāne karmaṇi tate vartamāne ca bhārata.

18. etāvat hi mayā śakyam saṃdeṣṭum vai vṛkodara
vaitāne karmaṇi tate vartamāne ca bhārata

18. Indeed, this much is all I can instruct you, O Vṛkodara, regarding the Vedic ritual (karma) that is currently being performed, O Bhārata.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so much, of this extent

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

• मया (mayā) - by me

• शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able, practicable, can be done

• संदेष्टुम् (saṁdeṣṭum) - to instruct, to advise, to command

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• वृकोदर (vṛkodara) - O wolf-bellied one, O Bhīma

• वैताने (vaitāne) - in the sacrificial (ritual), pertaining to the Vedic sacrifice

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in the action, in the ritual, in the deed

• तते (tate) - spread out, extended, being performed, ongoing

• वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - being present, currently existing, being performed

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhīma (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, so much, of this extent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - of this much extent, so much

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

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible, able, practicable, can be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, able, practicable

Gerundive

from root śak, passive sense 'to be able to be...'

Root: śak (class 5)

संदेष्टुम् (saṁdeṣṭum) - to instruct, to advise, to command

(verb)

Infinitive

from root diś with upasarga saṃ

Prefix: sam

Root: diś (class 6)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

वृकोदर (vṛkodara) - O wolf-bellied one, O Bhīma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied, a name of Bhīma

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)

वैताने (vaitāne) - in the sacrificial (ritual), pertaining to the Vedic sacrifice

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vaitāna

vaitāna - relating to the sacrificial fires, Vedic

from vitāna (spreading, extending) or related to three sacred fires (Tretāgnī)

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in the action, in the ritual, in the deed

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, fate, effect of actions (karma)

from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तते (tate) - spread out, extended, being performed, ongoing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of tata

tata - spread, extended, performed

Past Passive Participle

from root tan (to spread, extend)

Root: tan (class 8)

वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - being present, currently existing, being performed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being present, existing, occurring, current

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

from root vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhīma (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian

patronymic from Bharata