महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-25, verse-15

प्राणानादौ याच्यमानः कुतोऽन्यदेतद्विद्वन्साधनार्थं ब्रवीमि ।
एतद्राज्ञो भीष्मपुरोगमस्य मतं यद्वः शान्तिरिहोत्तमा स्यात् ॥१५॥

15. prāṇānādau yācyamānaḥ kuto'nya;detadvidvansādhanārthaṁ bravīmi ,
etadrājño bhīṣmapurogamasya; mataṁ yadvaḥ śāntirihottamā syāt.

15. prāṇān ādau yācyamānaḥ kutaḥ anyat
etat vidvan sādhanārtham bravīmi
etat rājñaḥ bhīṣmapurogamasya
matam yat vaḥ śāntiḥ iha uttamā syāt

15. O learned one, when lives are being begged for at the outset, why should I speak of anything else? I am saying this for the sake of a solution. This is the opinion of the king, with Bhīṣma as his foremost guide, that supreme peace should be yours here.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths

• आदौ (ādau) - at the outset, in the beginning, first

• याच्यमानः (yācyamānaḥ) - being begged, being requested

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - why, from where

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

• एतत् (etat) - this

• विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one, O wise one

• साधनार्थम् (sādhanārtham) - for the sake of achieving, for the purpose of a solution

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

• एतत् (etat) - this

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• भीष्मपुरोगमस्य (bhīṣmapurogamasya) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, whose chief advisor/elder is Bhīṣma. (of one whose chief is Bhīṣma, with Bhīṣma as foremost)

• मतम् (matam) - opinion, thought, view

• यत् (yat) - that (conjunction), which

• वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural), to you

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme, excellent, highest

• स्यात् (syāt) - may there be, let it be

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

Root: an (class 2)

आदौ (ādau) - at the outset, in the beginning, first

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions adverbially as "first" or "at the outset".

याच्यमानः (yācyamānaḥ) - being begged, being requested

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yācyamāna

yācyamāna - being begged, being requested

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root √yāc (to beg, ask), with passive meaning, and the suffix -māna.

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker or the general situation.

कुतः (kutaḥ) - why, from where

(indeclinable)

Ablative of kim.

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Used substantively here, "anything else".

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the matter being discussed (peace/solution).

विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one, O wise one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidvas

vidvas - learned, wise, knowing

Perfect Active Participle

From root √vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

साधनार्थम् (sādhanārtham) - for the sake of achieving, for the purpose of a solution

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sādhana+artha)

• sādhana – means, instrument, accomplishment, solution
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √sādh (to accomplish, effect)
  Root: sādh (class 5)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially "for the sake of X".

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Irregular verb.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Root √brū, 2nd class, Parasmaipada, present tense, 1st person singular.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the subsequent statement ('that supreme peace...').

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

भीष्मपुरोगमस्य (bhīṣmapurogamasya) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, whose chief advisor/elder is Bhīṣma. (of one whose chief is Bhīṣma, with Bhīṣma as foremost)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣmapurogama

bhīṣmapurogama - having Bhīṣma as the leader, with Bhīṣma going before

Compound meaning 'having Bhīṣma as foremost/chief'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīṣma+purogama)

• bhīṣma – name of a prominent Kuru warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
• purogama – going before, leading, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  From puras (before) + √gam (to go)
  Prefix: puras
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rājñaḥ'.

मतम् (matam) - opinion, thought, view

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought, opinion, intention, approved, considered

Past Passive Participle

From root √man (to think, believe).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

यत् (yat) - that (conjunction), which

(indeclinable)

Relative pronoun.

वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural), to you

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here used in dative sense 'for you'.

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, tranquility

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, cessation, calm

From root √śam (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place or context.

उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, supreme, best, excellent

Superlative degree of 'ud' (up).

Note: Modifies 'śāntiḥ'.

स्यात् (syāt) - may there be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Root √as, 2nd class, Parasmaipada, optative mood, 3rd person singular.