महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-8, verse-11

दुःशासन उवाच ।
एवमेतन्महाप्राज्ञ यथा वदसि मातुल ।
नित्यं हि मे कथयतस्तव बुद्धिर्हि रोचते ॥११॥

11. duḥśāsana uvāca ,
evametanmahāprājña yathā vadasi mātula ,
nityaṁ hi me kathayatastava buddhirhi rocate.

11. duḥśāsana uvāca evam etat mahāprājña yathā vadasi
mātula nityam hi me kathayataḥ tava buddhiḥ hi rocate

11. Duḥśāsana said: 'O greatly wise Uncle, this is indeed so, just as you say. Your wisdom, as you constantly speak, truly pleases me.'

Words meanings summery:

• दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - Duḥśāsana (Duḥśāsana (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - indeed, exactly so (thus, so, indeed, exactly)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the advice given) (this)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (referring to Śakuni) (O greatly wise one)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• वदसि (vadasi) - you say (you speak, you say)

• मातुल (mātula) - O Uncle (referring to Śakuni) (O maternal uncle)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

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

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• कथयतः (kathayataḥ) - as you speak, while you speak (of one speaking, while speaking, to one speaking)

• तव (tava) - your

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - wisdom (intellect, understanding, wisdom, mind)

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

• रोचते (rocate) - pleases (pleases, shines, is agreeable)

Words meanings and morphology

दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - Duḥśāsana (Duḥśāsana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥśāsana

duḥśāsana - Duḥśāsana (a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - indeed, exactly so (thus, so, indeed, exactly)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the advice given) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one (referring to Śakuni) (O greatly wise one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, greatly discerning

compound of mahā (great) and prājña (wise)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

वदसि (vadasi) - you say (you speak, you say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vad

Present tense, 2nd person singular, active voice, from root vad

Root: vad (class 1)

मातुल (mātula) - O Uncle (referring to Śakuni) (O maternal uncle)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mātula

mātula - maternal uncle

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial use

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

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: used here with rocate (pleases me)

कथयतः (kathayataḥ) - as you speak, while you speak (of one speaking, while speaking, to one speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kathayat

kathayat - speaking, telling

present active participle

present active participle of kath (to speak, tell), causal form of kath

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: modifies 'tava' (your) or implicitly 'you'

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: possessive pronoun

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - wisdom (intellect, understanding, wisdom, mind)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, wisdom, mind

derived from root budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - pleases (pleases, shines, is agreeable)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ruc

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada), from root ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)