महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-46, verse-17

यथाहं धृतराष्ट्रेण शिष्टः पूर्वमितो गतः ।
अब्रुवं पाण्डवान्गत्वा तन्निबोधत पार्थिवाः ॥१७॥

17. yathāhaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa śiṣṭaḥ pūrvamito gataḥ ,
abruvaṁ pāṇḍavāngatvā tannibodhata pārthivāḥ.

17. yathā aham dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa śiṣṭaḥ pūrvam itaḥ gataḥ
abruvam pāṇḍavān gatvā tat nibodhata pārthivāḥ

17. As I, having been instructed by Dhritarashtra, previously went from here, I spoke to the Pandavas upon my arrival. Therefore, O kings, understand that.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra

• शिष्टः (śiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, disciplined

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, arrived

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - to the Pandavas

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• तत् (tat) - that

• निबोधत (nibodhata) - understand, know (plural imperative)

• पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - O kings, O rulers

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king); holder of the kingdom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

शिष्टः (śiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, disciplined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - taught, instructed, disciplined, educated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śās (to teach, instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, departed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - to the Pandavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pandu, the Pandavas

Derived from Pandu

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix ktvā

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निबोधत (nibodhata) - understand, know (plural imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - O kings, O rulers

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - royal, earthly; a king, ruler, prince

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)