महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-116, verse-10

श्रुतवानस्मि ते वाक्यं यथा वदसि गालव ।
विधिस्तु बलवान्ब्रह्मन्प्रवणं हि मनो मम ॥१०॥

10. śrutavānasmi te vākyaṁ yathā vadasi gālava ,
vidhistu balavānbrahmanpravaṇaṁ hi mano mama.

10. śrutavān asmi te vākyaṃ yathā vadasi gālava
vidhiḥ tu balavān brahman pravaṇaṃ hi manaḥ mama

10. O Gālava, I have heard your words just as you spoke them. But, O Brahmin, fate (vidhiḥ) is indeed powerful, and my mind is truly disposed (to it).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - I have heard (having heard, one who has heard)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• ते (te) - your (words) (your, by you, to you)

• वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, speech, statement

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

• वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

• गालव (gālava) - O Gālava (proper name)

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - fate, destiny, rule, ordinance

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong, mighty

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Gālava (who is a Brahmin) (O Brahmin)

• प्रवणं (pravaṇaṁ) - inclined, disposed, bent

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - I have heard (having heard, one who has heard)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutavat

śrutavat - having heard, a listener

Past Active Participle

Formed from root 'śru' (to hear) with suffix -vat.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: The nominal predicate of 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present 1st person singular of root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - your (words) (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Enclitic form of 2nd person singular pronoun.

Note: Refers to Gālava.

वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb.

वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

(verb)

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

Present 2nd person singular of root 'vad'.

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Refers to Gālava.

गालव (gālava) - O Gālava (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of gālava

gālava - Gālava (name of a sage)

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - fate, destiny, rule, ordinance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, ordinance, method, fate, destiny

From 'vi' + root 'dhā' (to place, arrange).

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of the clause.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Conjunction, often indicating a contrast or emphasis.

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, energetic

Formed with suffix -vat (possessive adjective).

Root: bala

Note: Predicate adjective for 'vidhiḥ'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Gālava (who is a Brahmin) (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin, priest, Vedic text, the Absolute (brahman)

Vocative form of 'brahman' (masculine gender for a person).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Refers to Gālava.

प्रवणं (pravaṇaṁ) - inclined, disposed, bent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravaṇa

pravaṇa - sloping, inclined, prone, disposed to, intent on

Compound of 'pra' (forward) and 'vaṇa' (bent, inclined).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pra+vaṇa)

• pra – forth, forward, intensely
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• vaṇa – inclined, bent, sloping (often implied)
  adjective (neuter)
  From a root meaning to bend or incline (e.g., vri/vṛ).
  Root: vri (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'manaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, disposition

From root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the clause 'pravaṇaṃ hi manaḥ mama'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (pronoun)

Genitive singular of 1st person pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ'.