महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-123, verse-10

धर्मार्थयुक्तं वचनमाह त्वां तात केशवः ।
तथा भीष्मः शांतनवस्तज्जुषस्व नराधिप ॥१०॥

10. dharmārthayuktaṁ vacanamāha tvāṁ tāta keśavaḥ ,
tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāṁtanavastajjuṣasva narādhipa.

10. dharma-artha-yuktam vacanam āha tvām tāta keśavaḥ
tathā bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ tat juṣasva narādhipa

10. O dear one, Keśava has spoken to you words imbued with natural law (dharma) and practical wisdom. Likewise, Bhīṣma, son of Śāntanu, has also spoken. Therefore, O king of men, accept that (counsel).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्म-अर्थ-युक्तम् (dharma-artha-yuktam) - endowed with natural law (dharma) and practical wisdom (endowed with natural law (dharma) and purpose/wealth)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• आह (āha) - he said, has said, he spoke

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (used affectionately for a junior) (O dear one, father, son)

• केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Lord Krishna (Keśava) (Kesava)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu

• तत् (tat) - that counsel/advice (that)

• जुषस्व (juṣasva) - accept, enjoy, follow

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O King of men (Duryodhana) (O king of men, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म-अर्थ-युक्तम् (dharma-artha-yuktam) - endowed with natural law (dharma) and practical wisdom (endowed with natural law (dharma) and purpose/wealth)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharma-artha-yukta

dharma-artha-yukta - connected with (dharma) and purpose/wealth

Past Passive Participle (yukta)

Compound of 'dharma' (natural law), 'artha' (purpose/wealth), and 'yukta' (joined, endowed with, from root 'yuj').

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+artha+yukta)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, practical matter, object, aim
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)
• yukta – joined, united, endowed with, connected, proper
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yuj' (to join, to connect).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, statement

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'āha'.

आह (āha) - he said, has said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Perfect 3rd person singular. Root 'ah'.

Root: ah (class 2)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

Second person pronoun.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (used affectionately for a junior) (O dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father (respectful/affectionate), dear one, son (affectionate address)

Vocative use.

Note: Addresses Duryodhana.

केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Lord Krishna (Keśava) (Kesava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - having long or beautiful hair, an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna

Note: Subject of 'āha'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Bhishma's statement to Kesava's.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of the grand-uncle of the Kauravas and Pandavas)

Note: Second subject implied to have spoken.

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Shantanu, son of Shantanu (an epithet of Bhishma)

Patronymic derived from 'śāntanu'.

Note: Agrees with 'bhīṣmaḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that counsel/advice (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Direct object of 'juṣasva'.

जुषस्व (juṣasva) - accept, enjoy, follow

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of juṣ

Imperative (middle voice)

Imperative 2nd person singular, middle voice.

Root: juṣ (class 1)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O King of men (Duryodhana) (O king of men, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king, ruler

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'adhipa' (ruler).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  From 'adhi' (over) + root 'pā' (to protect).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Addresses Duryodhana.