महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-15

यदर्थं मां सुरश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
तच्च ते कथयिष्यामि युधिष्ठिर निबोध मे ॥१५॥

15. yadarthaṁ māṁ suraśreṣṭha idaṁ vacanamabravīt ,
tacca te kathayiṣyāmi yudhiṣṭhira nibodha me.

15. yadartham mām suraśreṣṭha idam vacanam abravīt
tat ca te kathayiṣyāmi yudhiṣṭhira nibodha me

15. O Yudhiṣṭhira, listen to me: I will tell you for what purpose the best among the gods spoke this word to me.

Words meanings summery:

• यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for what purpose, why

• माम् (mām) - me

• सुरश्रेष्ठ (suraśreṣṭha) - O best among gods

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• तत् (tat) - that

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - to you, your

• कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, listen

• मे (me) - from me, my

Words meanings and morphology

यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yat+artha)

• yat – which, what
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

सुरश्रेष्ठ (suraśreṣṭha) - O best among gods

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suraśreṣṭha

suraśreṣṭha - best among gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+śreṣṭha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular active form.

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kath

Future 1st singular active form.

Root: kath (class 10)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name)

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, listen

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd singular active form.

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

मे (me) - from me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I