महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-57

नीतिं बृहस्पतिप्रोक्तां भ्रातॄन्मेऽग्राहयत्पुरा ।
तेषां सांकथ्यमश्रौषमहमेतत्तदा गृहे ॥५७॥

57. nītiṁ bṛhaspatiproktāṁ bhrātṝnme'grāhayatpurā ,
teṣāṁ sāṁkathyamaśrauṣamahametattadā gṛhe.

57. nītiṃ bṛhaspatiproktāṃ bhrātṝn me agrāhayat purā
teṣāṃ sāṃkathyam aśrauṣam ahaṃ etat tadā gṛhe

57. Formerly, he (the Brahmin) taught my brothers the principles of proper conduct (nīti) as proclaimed by Bṛhaspati. I then heard their discussion (sāṃkathya) on this (subject) in the house.

Words meanings summery:

• नीतिं (nītiṁ) - policy, conduct, ethics, statesmanship

• बृहस्पतिप्रोक्तां (bṛhaspatiproktāṁ) - proclaimed by Bṛhaspati, taught by Bṛhaspati

• भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

• मे (me) - my, of me

• अग्राहयत् (agrāhayat) - he caused to learn, he taught

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, long ago

• तेषां (teṣāṁ) - of my brothers (of them)

• सांकथ्यम् (sāṁkathyam) - discussion, conversation, discourse

• अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतत् (etat) - this, this matter

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

Words meanings and morphology

नीतिं (nītiṁ) - policy, conduct, ethics, statesmanship

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīti

nīti - policy, conduct, ethics, statesmanship, guidance

From root nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

बृहस्पतिप्रोक्तां (bṛhaspatiproktāṁ) - proclaimed by Bṛhaspati, taught by Bṛhaspati

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bṛhaspatiproktā

bṛhaspatiproktā - proclaimed by Bṛhaspati, taught by Bṛhaspati

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bṛhaspati+prokta)

• bṛhaspati – Bṛhaspati (name of a deity, guru of the gods, associated with wisdom and statesmanship)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prokta – declared, spoken, proclaimed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-uc (to speak)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vac (class 2)

भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

अग्राहयत् (agrāhayat) - he caused to learn, he taught

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of agrāhayat

Causative Imperfect

From causative stem grāhay- with augment a- for imperfect

Root: grah (class 9)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, long ago

(indeclinable)

तेषां (teṣāṁ) - of my brothers (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सांकथ्यम् (sāṁkathyam) - discussion, conversation, discourse

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāṃkathya

sāṁkathya - discussion, conversation, discourse

From saṃkathā (conversation) + ya (suffix)

अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of aśrauṣam

Aorist

Root aorist with augment a-

Root: śru (class 5)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

एतत् (etat) - this, this matter

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling