महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-60, verse-23

लोकसाक्षिकमेतन्मे माहात्म्यं दिक्षु विश्रुतम् ।
आश्वासनार्थं भवतः प्रोक्तं न श्लाघया नृप ॥२३॥

23. lokasākṣikametanme māhātmyaṁ dikṣu viśrutam ,
āśvāsanārthaṁ bhavataḥ proktaṁ na ślāghayā nṛpa.

23. lokasākṣikam etat me māhātmyam dikṣu viśrutam
āśvāsanārtham bhavataḥ proktam na ślāghayā nṛpa

23. O king (nṛpa), this greatness of mine, witnessed by the world and renowned in all directions, has been declared for your assurance, not for self-praise.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकसाक्षिकम् (lokasākṣikam) - witnessed by the world, attested by people

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मे (me) - my, to me, of me

• माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, majesty, glory

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

• विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - well-known, famous, renowned

• आश्वासनार्थम् (āśvāsanārtham) - for the purpose of assurance, for consolation

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your honor, of you

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, declared, said

• न (na) - not, no

• श्लाघया (ślāghayā) - by praise, for self-praise, by boasting

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

लोकसाक्षिकम् (lokasākṣikam) - witnessed by the world, attested by people

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lokasākṣika

lokasākṣika - witnessed by the world, having the world as its witness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (loka+sākṣin)

• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
• sākṣin – witness, eye-witness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'māhātmyam'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

मे (me) - my, to me, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, majesty, glory

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māhātmya

māhātmya - greatness, majesty, magnanimity, glory

Derived from 'mahātman' (great-souled) + suffix '-ya'.

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - well-known, famous, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśruta

viśruta - well-heard, famous, renowned, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'śru' (to hear) with the preverb 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'māhātmyam'.

आश्वासनार्थम् (āśvāsanārtham) - for the purpose of assurance, for consolation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśvāsanārtha

āśvāsanārtha - for the sake of assurance, for the purpose of consolation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśvāsana+artha)

• āśvāsana – assurance, consolation, encouragement
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'śvas' (to breathe) with preverb 'ā', meaning to assure or console.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śvas (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate purpose.

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your honor, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite form)

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of 'bhū' (to be), used as a polite pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, declared, said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root 'vac' (to speak) with the preverb 'pra'. The root 'vac' often changes to 'ukta' in PPP forms.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'māhātmyam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

श्लाघया (ślāghayā) - by praise, for self-praise, by boasting

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ślāghā

ślāghā - praise, eulogy, boasting, self-praise

Derived from the root 'ślāgh' (to praise, boast).

Root: ślāgh (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound 'nṛ-pa' (nṛ = man, pa = protector) or derived from 'nṛp' (to rule).