महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-22

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अहं तात सहस्रांशुः सौहृदात्त्वां निदर्शये ।
कुरुष्वैतद्वचो मे त्वमेतच्छ्रेयः परं हि ते ॥२२॥

22. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
ahaṁ tāta sahasrāṁśuḥ sauhṛdāttvāṁ nidarśaye ,
kuruṣvaitadvaco me tvametacchreyaḥ paraṁ hi te.

22. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca aham tāta sahasrāṃśuḥ sauhṛdāt tvām
nidarśaye kuruṣva etat vacaḥ me tvam etat śreyaḥ param hi te

22. The Brahmin said: "Dear son, I am Sahasrāmśu (the Sun), and I am instructing you out of goodwill. Please follow this advice of mine, for it is indeed the supreme good for you."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one who knows Brahman

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तात (tāta) - dear son (addressing Karna) (dear son, father (vocative))

• सहस्रांशुः (sahasrāṁśuḥ) - thousand-rayed one, the Sun

• सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - from friendship, out of goodwill

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• निदर्शये (nidarśaye) - I show, I instruct, I reveal

• कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, perform

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - advice (word, speech, advice)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एतत् (etat) - this

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme good (well-being, prosperity, good, auspiciousness)

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

• ते (te) - for you, to you

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one who knows Brahman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, one who knows Brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

तात (tāta) - dear son (addressing Karna) (dear son, father (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

सहस्रांशुः (sahasrāṁśuḥ) - thousand-rayed one, the Sun

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrāṃśu

sahasrāṁśu - the Sun, having a thousand rays

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+aṃśu)

• sahasra – a thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• aṃśu – ray, beam
  noun (masculine)

सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - from friendship, out of goodwill

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, goodwill, affection

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

निदर्शये (nidarśaye) - I show, I instruct, I reveal

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Present Active

Causative form (ṇic) of root dṛś, present 1st person singular active (ātmanepada in causative)

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do, perform

(verb)

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

Imperative Middle

Imperative 2nd person singular middle voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to 'vacaḥ' which is neuter.

वचः (vacaḥ) - advice (word, speech, advice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, advice

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Also dative case is possible for 'me'. Here it is genitive modifying 'vacaḥ'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used emphatically, as 'kuruṣva' already implies 'you'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to 'śreyaḥ' which is neuter.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme good (well-being, prosperity, good, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - superior, better, well-being, good, prosperity, auspiciousness

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, highest, another, distant

Note: Modifies 'śreyaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you, to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Also genitive case is possible for 'te'. Here it is dative, indicating for whom the good is.