महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-40, verse-28

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
एवमेतद्यथा मां त्वमनुशाससि नित्यदा ।
ममापि च मतिः सौम्य भवत्येवं यथात्थ माम् ॥२८॥

28. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
evametadyathā māṁ tvamanuśāsasi nityadā ,
mamāpi ca matiḥ saumya bhavatyevaṁ yathāttha mām.

28. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca evam etad yathā mām tvam anuśāsasi
nityadā mama api ca matiḥ saumya bhavati evam yathā āttha mām

28. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: 'Indeed, it is exactly as you always instruct me. And, O gentle one, my resolve (mati) also becomes just as you tell me.'

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, indeed

• एतद् (etad) - this, that

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• माम् (mām) - me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अनुशाससि (anuśāsasi) - you instruct, you teach

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपि (api) - also, even

• च (ca) - and

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intelligence, resolve

• सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• आत्थ (āttha) - you say, you speak

• माम् (mām) - to me

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

from vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

एतद् (etad) - this, that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अनुशाससि (anuśāsasi) - you instruct, you teach

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anuśās

Present tense, 2nd person singular, active voice

from anu + śās (2nd class)

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Formed from nitya (constant) + -dā (suffix indicating 'at all times').

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intelligence, resolve

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, understanding, intelligence, intention, resolve

Root: man (class 4)

सौम्य (saumya) - O gentle one, O mild one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, benevolent; descendant of Soma

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

from bhū (1st class)

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

आत्थ (āttha) - you say, you speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Perfect tense, 2nd person singular, active voice

from root ah (defective verb, used mostly in perfect)

Root: ah

माम् (mām) - to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me