महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-36

इदं मे वचनं श्रुत्वा भर्तुरन्वेषणे त्वर ।
देवतानां यथा वाच्यो न भवेयं तथा कुरु ॥३६॥

36. idaṁ me vacanaṁ śrutvā bharturanveṣaṇe tvara ,
devatānāṁ yathā vācyo na bhaveyaṁ tathā kuru.

36. idam me vacanam śrutvā bhartuḥ anveṣaṇe tvar
devatānām yathā vācyaḥ na bhaveyam tathā kuru

36. Having heard this instruction of mine, hasten in the search for your husband. Act in such a way that I may not become blameable (vācya) before the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, instruction, statement

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

• अन्वेषणे (anveṣaṇe) - in the search, in the seeking

• त्वर (tvara) - hasten, hurry

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in order that, as, just as

• वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - censurable, blameable, to be spoken of

• न (na) - not, no

• भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - I may be, I should be

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner, accordingly

• कुरु (kuru) - do, act, make

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Refers to vacanam.

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, instruction, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, speech, word, statement, instruction

Action noun

From root vac (to speak) + suffix lyuṭ

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root śru (to hear) + suffix ktvā

Root: śru (class 5)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - supporter, maintainer, husband, master

Agent noun

From root bhṛ (to bear, support) + suffix tṛ

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

अन्वेषणे (anveṣaṇe) - in the search, in the seeking

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anveṣaṇa

anveṣaṇa - search, investigation, seeking

Action noun

From anu-īṣ (to seek, search) + suffix lyuṭ

Prefix: anu

Root: īṣ (class 1)

त्वर (tvara) - hasten, hurry

(verb)

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

Imperative

2nd person singular imperative active parasmaipada

Root: tvar (class 1)

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - divinity, godhead, a deity, a god/goddess

Derived from deva (god) with tā suffix.

यथा (yathā) - so that, in order that, as, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a purpose clause.

वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - censurable, blameable, to be spoken of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vācya

vācya - to be spoken, to be said, to be censured, blameable

Gerundive

From root vac (to speak) + suffix ṇyat

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - I may be, I should be

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative

1st person singular optative active parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner, accordingly

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with yathā.

कुरु (kuru) - do, act, make

(verb)

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

Imperative

2nd person singular imperative active parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)