महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-5

तस्माद्वक्ष्यामि ते राजन्भवमिच्छन्कुरून्प्रति ।
वचः श्रेयस्करं धर्म्यं ब्रुवतस्तन्निबोध मे ॥५॥

5. tasmādvakṣyāmi te rājanbhavamicchankurūnprati ,
vacaḥ śreyaskaraṁ dharmyaṁ bruvatastannibodha me.

5. tasmāt vakṣyāmi te rājan bhavam icchan kurūn prati
vacaḥ śreyaskaram dharmyam bruvataḥ tat nibodha me

5. Therefore, O King, desiring welfare for the Kurus, I will speak to you words that are beneficial and in accordance with natural law (dharma). As I speak, please understand this from me.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• भवम् (bhavam) - welfare, prosperity

• इच्छन् (icchan) - wishing, desiring

• कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kurus

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रेयस्करम् (śreyaskaram) - beneficial, conducive to good

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, in accordance with natural law (dharma)

• ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - of me speaking (of the one speaking)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the speech)

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn

• मे (me) - from me

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially from ablative of tad

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can also be genitive

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

भवम् (bhavam) - welfare, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhava

bhava - being, existence, welfare, prosperity, world

Derived from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

इच्छन् (icchan) - wishing, desiring

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - wishing, desiring, seeking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kurus

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - the Kurus (a powerful lineage, also a kingdom)

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, saying

Note: Can also be nominative

श्रेयस्करम् (śreyaskaram) - beneficial, conducive to good

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyaskara

śreyaskara - producing good, beneficial, salutary

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śreyas+kara)

• śreyas – good, welfare, prosperity, excellence
  noun (neuter)
• kara – making, causing, producing, doing
  adjective (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ. Can also be nominative.

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, in accordance with natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, lawful, just, pious, in accordance with dharma

Derived from dharma

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ. Can also be nominative.

ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - of me speaking (of the one speaking)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the speech)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nibudh

Derived from root budh (to know) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

मे (me) - from me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be dative