महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-2, verse-12

तस्मात्प्रणम्यैव वचो ब्रवीतु वैचित्रवीर्यं बहुसामयुक्तम् ।
तथा हि शक्यो धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः स्वार्थे नियोक्तुं पुरुषेण तेन ॥१२॥

12. tasmātpraṇamyaiva vaco bravītu; vaicitravīryaṁ bahusāmayuktam ,
tathā hi śakyo dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ; svārthe niyoktuṁ puruṣeṇa tena.

12. tasmāt praṇamya eva vacaḥ bravītu
vaicitravīryam bahusāmayuktam
tathā hi śakyaḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ
svārthe niyoktum puruṣeṇa tena

12. Therefore, having bowed down, one should address the son of Vicitravīrya (Duryodhana) with words full of great conciliation. For only in this way can the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) be persuaded by that man (the speaker) to act in his own self-interest.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted, having made obeisance

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - let him speak, he should speak, he may speak

• वैचित्रवीर्यम् (vaicitravīryam) - Referring to Duryodhana, as he is a descendant of Vicitravīrya and heir to his lineage's kingdom. (of Vicitravīrya)

• बहुसामयुक्तम् (bahusāmayuktam) - endowed with much conciliation, full of appeasement, containing many soothing words

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, capable, able

• धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ) - Duryodhana. (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• स्वार्थे (svārthe) - in one's own interest, for one's own purpose

• नियोक्तुम् (niyoktum) - to employ, to engage, to persuade, to induce

• पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - By the speaker or the one conveying the message. (by a man, by a person)

• तेन (tena) - Referring back to 'puruṣeṇa'. (by that (one))

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an indeclinable meaning 'therefore' or 'from that reason'.

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted, having made obeisance

(indeclinable)

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - let him speak, he should speak, he may speak

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

वैचित्रवीर्यम् (vaicitravīryam) - Referring to Duryodhana, as he is a descendant of Vicitravīrya and heir to his lineage's kingdom. (of Vicitravīrya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaicitravīrya

vaicitravīrya - descendant of Vicitravīrya

बहुसामयुक्तम् (bahusāmayuktam) - endowed with much conciliation, full of appeasement, containing many soothing words

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahusāmayukta

bahusāmayukta - endowed with much conciliation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahusāma+yukta)

• bahusāma – much conciliation, many soothing words
  noun (neuter)
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with, furnished with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj- 'to join'
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vacaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible, capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, capable, able, practicable

Gerundive

From root śak- 'to be able', meaning 'what is possible/able to be done'.

Root: śak (class 5)

धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ) - Duryodhana. (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭraputra

dhṛtarāṣṭraputra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dhṛtarāṣṭra+putra)

• dhṛtarāṣṭra – Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

स्वार्थे (svārthe) - in one's own interest, for one's own purpose

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svārtha

svārtha - one's own interest, one's own purpose, selfishness

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+artha)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, interest, wealth
  noun (masculine)

नियोक्तुम् (niyoktum) - to employ, to engage, to persuade, to induce

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Infinitive form.

पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - By the speaker or the one conveying the message. (by a man, by a person)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being

तेन (tena) - Referring back to 'puruṣeṇa'. (by that (one))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it