महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-130, verse-4

किं वाच्याः पाण्डवेयास्ते भवत्या वचनान्मया ।
तद्ब्रूहि त्वं महाप्राज्ञे शुश्रूषे वचनं तव ॥४॥

4. kiṁ vācyāḥ pāṇḍaveyāste bhavatyā vacanānmayā ,
tadbrūhi tvaṁ mahāprājñe śuśrūṣe vacanaṁ tava.

4. kiṃ vācyāḥ pāṇḍaveyāḥ te bhavatyā vacanāt mayā
| tat brūhi tvaṃ mahāprājñe śuśrūṣe vacanaṃ tava

4. mahāprājñe! kiṃ te pāṇḍaveyāḥ mayā bhavatyā
vacanāt vācyāḥ? tat tvaṃ brūhi tava vacanaṃ śuśrūṣe

4. What message should I, by your words, convey to those Pāṇḍavas? Tell me that, O greatly wise one, for I wish to hear your command.

Words meanings summery:

• किं (kiṁ) - what (message) (what, why, whether)

• वाच्याः (vācyāḥ) - (what) should be told (to them) (to be said, to be spoken, should be conveyed)

• पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)

• ते (te) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (those, to you, by you)

• भवत्या (bhavatyā) - by you (Kuntī) (by Your Honor, by you (feminine))

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - by (your) words, as your message (from words, by command)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Krishna) (by me)

• तत् (tat) - that (message) (that)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - please tell (me) (tell, say)

• त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (Kuntī) (you)

• महाप्राज्ञे (mahāprājñe) - O greatly wise Kuntī (O greatly wise one)

• शुश्रूषे (śuśrūṣe) - I wish to hear (I wish to hear, I want to listen, I serve)

• वचनं (vacanaṁ) - your command, your words (word, speech, command)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

किं (kiṁ) - what (message) (what, why, whether)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, whether

Note: Qualifies `vācyāḥ` and `vacanam` implicitly.

वाच्याः (vācyāḥ) - (what) should be told (to them) (to be said, to be spoken, should be conveyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vācya

vācya - to be spoken, to be said, mentionable

Gerundive

Gerundive (future passive participle) of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `pāṇḍaveyāḥ te`.

पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

Note: The direct object of the implicit action (what is to be told to them, but grammatically they are the subject of 'to be said').

ते (te) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (those, to you, by you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to `pāṇḍaveyāḥ`.

भवत्या (bhavatyā) - by you (Kuntī) (by Your Honor, by you (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhavatī

bhavatī - Your Honor, you (feminine, respectful address)

present participle (feminine)

feminine form of present participle of √bhū, used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent in a passive construction (`vācyāḥ`).

वचनात् (vacanāt) - by (your) words, as your message (from words, by command)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, statement, command

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially, "through your words" or "from your instruction."

मया (mayā) - by me (Krishna) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

mad - I, me

Note: Agent in a passive construction (`vācyāḥ`).

तत् (tat) - that (message) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of `brūhi`.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - please tell (me) (tell, say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of brū

imperative active

second person singular imperative active of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

त्वं (tvaṁ) - you (Kuntī) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tva - you

Note: Subject of `brūhi`.

महाप्राज्ञे (mahāprājñe) - O greatly wise Kuntī (O greatly wise one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahāprājñā

mahāprājñā - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājñā)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• prājñā – wise, intelligent
  adjective (feminine)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Vocative address to Kuntī.

शुश्रूषे (śuśrūṣe) - I wish to hear (I wish to hear, I want to listen, I serve)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of śuśrūṣ

present middle (desiderative)

first person singular present middle (desiderative) of √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनं (vacanaṁ) - your command, your words (word, speech, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, statement, command

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of `śuśrūṣe`.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tva - you

Note: Possessive, modifies `vacanaṃ`.