महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-6

धौम्य उवाच ।
विदिते चापि वक्तव्यं सुहृद्भिरनुरागतः ।
अतोऽहमपि वक्ष्यामि हेतुमात्रं निबोधत ॥६॥

6. dhaumya uvāca ,
vidite cāpi vaktavyaṁ suhṛdbhiranurāgataḥ ,
ato'hamapi vakṣyāmi hetumātraṁ nibodhata.

6. dhaumyaḥ uvāca vidite ca api vaktavyam suhṛdbhiḥ
anurāgataḥ ataḥ aham api vakṣyāmi hetumātraṃ nibodhata

6. Dhaumya said: 'Even if the matter is already known, it should be communicated by friends out of affection. Therefore, I too will speak; please understand only the reason.'

Words meanings summery:

• धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• विदिते (vidite) - when known, in what is known, to the known

• च (ca) - and, also, even

• अपि (api) - also, even

• वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - to be spoken, it should be said, it must be communicated

• सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends

• अनुरागतः (anurāgataḥ) - out of affection, lovingly

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अपि (api) - also, even

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

• हेतुमात्रं (hetumātraṁ) - only the reason, merely the cause

• निबोधत (nibodhata) - you all understand, perceive

Words meanings and morphology

धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - Dhaumya (name of a sage, priest of the Pandavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Mood

3rd person singular, perfect, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

विदिते (vidite) - when known, in what is known, to the known

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, learnt

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, even

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - to be spoken, it should be said, it must be communicated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, to be said

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayogya)

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -tavya

Root: vac (class 2)

सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher

अनुरागतः (anurāgataḥ) - out of affection, lovingly

(indeclinable)

Derived from anurāga with suffix -tas (adverbial)

Note: Used adverbially to express cause or manner.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

(verb)

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

Future Tense

1st person singular, future, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

हेतुमात्रं (hetumātraṁ) - only the reason, merely the cause

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hetumātra

hetumātra - only the cause/reason

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hetu+mātra)

• hetu – reason, cause, motive
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – only, mere, merely
  adjective

निबोधत (nibodhata) - you all understand, perceive

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of ni-budh

Imperative Mood

2nd person plural, imperative, active voice. With upasarga ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)