महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-7

तमुपायं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा वृत्रं वधिष्यथ ।
दधीच इति विख्यातो महानृषिरुदारधीः ॥७॥

7. tamupāyaṁ pravakṣyāmi yathā vṛtraṁ vadhiṣyatha ,
dadhīca iti vikhyāto mahānṛṣirudāradhīḥ.

7. tam upāyam pravakṣyāmi yathā vṛtram vadhiṣyatha
dadhīca iti vikhyātaḥ mahān ṛṣiḥ udāradhīḥ

7. I will explain the means by which you will slay Vṛtra. There is a great sage, Dadhīci by name, renowned for his noble intellect.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (method) (that)

• उपायम् (upāyam) - means, method (means, method, expedient)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will declare, I will tell, I will speak forth)

• यथा (yathā) - by which (means) (how, in which manner, as)

• वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vṛtra (Vṛtra (the demon))

• वधिष्यथ (vadhiṣyatha) - you will slay (you (plural) will slay/kill)

• दधीच (dadhīca) - Dadhīci (the sage) (Dadhīci (name of a sage))

• इति (iti) - by name, thus called (thus, so, (marks a quotation or designation))

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned (famous, well-known, celebrated)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty, important)

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer, inspired poet)

• उदारधीः (udāradhīḥ) - of noble intellect (of noble intellect, generous-minded, magnanimous)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (method) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'upāyam'.

उपायम् (upāyam) - means, method (means, method, expedient)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaya

upaya - means, method, resource, expedient, approach

from root i (to go) with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pravakṣyāmi'.

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will declare, I will tell, I will speak forth)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-vac

Future Active

1st person singular, Future Tense, Active Voice, from root vac (to speak) with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - by which (means) (how, in which manner, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a subordinate clause describing the manner.

वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vṛtra (Vṛtra (the demon))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - name of a powerful demon, chief of the Asuras

Note: Object of 'vadhiṣyatha'.

वधिष्यथ (vadhiṣyatha) - you will slay (you (plural) will slay/kill)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of han

Future Active

2nd person plural, Future Tense, Active Voice, from root han, using the irregular future stem 'vadh-'

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Refers to the gods.

दधीच (dadhīca) - Dadhīci (the sage) (Dadhīci (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dadhīci

dadhīci - name of an ancient and revered sage

Note: Subject of an implied 'is'.

इति (iti) - by name, thus called (thus, so, (marks a quotation or designation))

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates that 'Dadhīci' is the name.

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned (famous, well-known, celebrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - famous, well-known, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root khyā (to be known) with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for Dadhīci.

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, mighty, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important, noble

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣiḥ'.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer, inspired poet)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer

Note: Subject, referring to Dadhīci.

उदारधीः (udāradhīḥ) - of noble intellect (of noble intellect, generous-minded, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāradhī

udāradhī - of noble intellect, generous-minded, magnanimous, liberal in thought

Bahuvrihi compound: udārā dhīḥ yasya saḥ (one whose intellect is noble)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (udāra+dhī)

• udāra – noble, exalted, generous, high-minded
  adjective (masculine)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhī

Note: Predicative adjective for Dadhīci.