महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-7

तन्मतं धृतराष्ट्रस्य सोऽस्यात्मा विवृतान्तरः ।
यथोक्तं दूत आचष्टे वध्यः स्यादन्यथा ब्रुवन् ॥७॥

7. tanmataṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya so'syātmā vivṛtāntaraḥ ,
yathoktaṁ dūta ācaṣṭe vadhyaḥ syādanyathā bruvan.

7. tat matam dhṛtarāṣṭrasya saḥ asya ātmā vivṛtāntaraḥ
yathā uktam dūtaḥ ācaṣṭe vadhyaḥ syāt anyathā bruvan

7. That is Dhritarashtra's opinion. This messenger is like his own soul (ātman), with his inner thoughts completely revealed to him. The messenger reports exactly as instructed; otherwise, if he speaks differently, he would be punishable by death.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (opinion) (that, by him, therefore)

• मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought, doctrine)

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra

• सः (saḥ) - he (the messenger) (he, that (masculine))

• अस्य (asya) - his (Dhritarashtra's) (of him, his, of this)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - (like his own) soul (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman))

• विवृतान्तरः (vivṛtāntaraḥ) - privy to his inner thoughts (having an open interior, transparent, fully informed)

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

• उक्तम् (uktam) - instructed (said, spoken, mentioned)

• दूतः (dūtaḥ) - the messenger (messenger, envoy)

• आचष्टे (ācaṣṭe) - he reports (he tells, relates, reports)

• वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - worthy of death (worthy of death, to be killed, punishable)

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, would be, should be)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - if he were to speak (speaking, saying)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (opinion) (that, by him, therefore)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be an indeclinable 'therefore'. Here used as a pronoun.

मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought, doctrine)

(noun)

neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, doctrine, thought

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

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

सः (saḥ) - he (the messenger) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्य (asya) - his (Dhritarashtra's) (of him, his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

आत्मा (ātmā) - (like his own) soul (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman), body, mind, intellect

विवृतान्तरः (vivṛtāntaraḥ) - privy to his inner thoughts (having an open interior, transparent, fully informed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivṛtāntara

vivṛtāntara - one whose interior is open/revealed, transparent, intimate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vivṛta+antara)

• vivṛta – opened, revealed, exposed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• antara – interior, inside, difference, other
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the messenger.

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

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - instructed (said, spoken, mentioned)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak), irregular participle

Root: vac (class 2)

दूतः (dūtaḥ) - the messenger (messenger, envoy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, ambassador

आचष्टे (ācaṣṭe) - he reports (he tells, relates, reports)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ācaṣṭe

Derived from root √cakṣ (to speak, tell) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Root `√cakṣ` has various forms, here middle voice.

वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - worthy of death (worthy of death, to be killed, punishable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadhya

vadhya - worthy of being killed, punishable by death, enemy

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from √vadh (to strike, kill)

Root: vadh (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (may be, would be, should be)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (otherwise, in another way)

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - if he were to speak (speaking, saying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Derived from √brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Used as a conditional clause with 'syāt'.