महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-134, verse-11

पुत्र उवाच ।
कस्य त्वीदृशकं वाक्यं श्रुत्वापि स्वल्पचेतसः ।
तमो न व्यपहन्येत सुचित्रार्थपदाक्षरम् ॥११॥

11. putra uvāca ,
kasya tvīdṛśakaṁ vākyaṁ śrutvāpi svalpacetasaḥ ,
tamo na vyapahanyeta sucitrārthapadākṣaram.

11. putraḥ uvāca kasya tu īdṛśakam vākyam śrutvā api
svalpacetasaḥ tamaḥ na vyapahanyeta suvitrārthapadākṣaram

11. putraḥ uvāca tu kasya svalpacetasaḥ api īdṛśakam
suvitrārthapadākṣaram vākyam śrutvā tamaḥ na vyapahanyeta

11. The son said: "Even for someone of meager intellect, whose ignorance (tamas) would not be dispelled after hearing such a statement, so beautifully articulated in its meaning, words, and syllables?"

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - the son (son)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of what)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• ईदृशकम् (īdṛśakam) - such (such, of such a kind)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (word, speech, statement)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• स्वल्पचेतसः (svalpacetasaḥ) - of someone of meager intellect (of one with a small mind, of meager intellect)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - ignorance (tamas) (darkness, ignorance)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• व्यपहन्येत (vyapahanyeta) - would not be dispelled (would be dispelled, would be removed)

• सुवित्रार्थपदाक्षरम् (suvitrārthapadākṣaram) - so beautifully articulated in its meaning, words, and syllables (having clear meanings of words and syllables, beautifully articulated in meaning, word, and syllable)

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - the son (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root vac, 3rd person singular perfect

Root: vac (class 2)

कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of what)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

ईदृशकम् (īdṛśakam) - such (such, of such a kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśaka

īdṛśaka - such, of such a kind, like this

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, statement, sentence, assertion

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - after hearing (having heard)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

स्वल्पचेतसः (svalpacetasaḥ) - of someone of meager intellect (of one with a small mind, of meager intellect)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svalpacetas

svalpacetas - having a small mind, of meager intellect, weak-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+alpa+cetas)

• sva – own, self, dear
  adjective (masculine)
• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (masculine)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kasya'

तमः (tamaḥ) - ignorance (tamas) (darkness, ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance (tamas), one of the three guṇas

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

व्यपहन्येत (vyapahanyeta) - would not be dispelled (would be dispelled, would be removed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (liṅ) of han

Optative Passive

From root han with upasargas vi-apa-, 3rd person singular optative passive

Prefixes: vi+apa

Root: han (class 2)

सुवित्रार्थपदाक्षरम् (suvitrārthapadākṣaram) - so beautifully articulated in its meaning, words, and syllables (having clear meanings of words and syllables, beautifully articulated in meaning, word, and syllable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suvitrārthapadākṣara

suvitrārthapadākṣara - having well-illustrated meaning, words and syllables; clearly expressed in meaning, word, and syllable

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+citra+artha+pada+akṣara)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• citra – clear, distinct, bright, wonderful, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• pada – word, foot, step, place
  noun (neuter)
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable, letter
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vākyam'