महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-11

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा स भगवान्प्रभुः ।
अब्रवीत्सर्वभूतेशस्तत्तथा न तदन्यथा ॥११॥

11. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
evametanmahābāho yathā sa bhagavānprabhuḥ ,
abravītsarvabhūteśastattathā na tadanyathā.

11. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca | evam etat mahābāho yathā saḥ bhagavān
prabhuḥ | abravīt sarvabhūteśaḥ tat tathā na tat anyathā

11. Yudhiṣṭhira said: 'O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), this is indeed so, just as that glorious (bhagavān) Lord (prabhu), the sovereign over all beings (sarvabhūteśa), has spoken. It is precisely so, and not otherwise.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, indeed

• एतत् (etat) - this situation, this matter (this, it)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Addressing Bhīma or Arjuna (or general address to a powerful person). (O mighty-armed one)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to a specific revered person, likely Kṛṣṇa in the Mahābhārata context. (he, that)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa as the glorious Lord. (glorious, worshipful, divine, Lord)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa as the Lord. (lord, master, mighty one)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• सर्वभूतेशः (sarvabhūteśaḥ) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa. (Lord of all beings, master of all creatures)

• तत् (tat) - That (which has been spoken) (that, it)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - That (which has been spoken) (that, it)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira ('firm in battle', name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle, in war
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle or adverb modifying 'etat'

एतत् (etat) - this situation, this matter (this, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the situation being discussed

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - Addressing Bhīma or Arjuna (or general address to a powerful person). (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Term of address

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison or manner

सः (saḥ) - Referring to a specific revered person, likely Kṛṣṇa in the Mahābhārata context. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Lord mentioned next

भगवान् (bhagavān) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa as the glorious Lord. (glorious, worshipful, divine, Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, worshipful, prosperous; Lord (often used for God or a revered being)

Possessive adjective from 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence)

Note: Qualifies 'prabhuḥ' (and refers to Kṛṣṇa)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa as the Lord. (lord, master, mighty one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, mighty, powerful

From pra-bhū (to be eminent, powerful)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt' (along with 'saḥ', 'bhagavān', 'sarvabhūteśaḥ')

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, from root brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

सर्वभूतेशः (sarvabhūteśaḥ) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa. (Lord of all beings, master of all creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūteśa

sarvabhūteśa - lord of all beings, master of all creatures

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarva-bhūta+īśa)

• sarva-bhūta – all beings, all creatures
  noun (neuter)
• īśa – lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'prabhuḥ'

तत् (tat) - That (which has been spoken) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the statement or situation

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tat'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation

तत् (tat) - That (which has been spoken) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the situation/statement

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses negation of an alternative way