महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-85, verse-2

यत्त्वमेवंगते ब्रूयाः पश्चिमे वयसि स्थितः ।
शास्त्राद्वा सुप्रतर्काद्वा सुस्थिरः स्थविरो ह्यसि ॥२॥

2. yattvamevaṁgate brūyāḥ paścime vayasi sthitaḥ ,
śāstrādvā supratarkādvā susthiraḥ sthaviro hyasi.

2. yat tvam evamgate brūyāḥ paścime vayasi sthitaḥ |
śāstrāt vā supratarkāt vā susthiraḥ sthaviraḥ hi asi

2. Since you, situated in the last stage of life, would speak thus, you are indeed very firm and venerable, whether from scripture or from sound reasoning.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - since (since, because, that which)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एवम्गते (evamgate) - being in such a state (of old age) (in such a state, thus gone, being thus)

• ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you would speak (you should speak, you would speak)

• पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the last (stage) (in the last, in the western)

• वयसि (vayasi) - in the stage of life (in the age, in the stage of life)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated (situated, standing, being)

• शास्त्रात् (śāstrāt) - from scripture (from scripture, from treatises)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• सुप्रतर्कात् (supratarkāt) - from sound reasoning (from good reasoning, from sound logic)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• सुस्थिरः (susthiraḥ) - very firm (very firm, very steady)

• स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - venerable (due to age and wisdom) (old, aged, venerable)

• हि (hi) - indeed (for, indeed, because)

• असि (asi) - you are

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - since (since, because, that which)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एवम्गते (evamgate) - being in such a state (of old age) (in such a state, thus gone, being thus)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of evaṃgata

evaṁgata - thus gone, being in such a condition, fallen into such circumstances

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'evam' (thus) and 'gata' (gone/arrived, P.P.P. of root 'gam'). The form 'gate' is locative singular.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+gata)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, arrived, passed, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gam` (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage, describing the state of 'you'.

ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you would speak (you should speak, you would speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the last (stage) (in the last, in the western)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of paścima

paścima - last, western, hindmost

Note: Agrees with `vayasi`.

वयसि (vayasi) - in the stage of life (in the age, in the stage of life)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, period of life, youth, bird

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated (situated, standing, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

शास्त्रात् (śāstrāt) - from scripture (from scripture, from treatises)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - treatise, sacred text, scripture, science, rule

Note: Denotes source of knowledge/authority.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as 'either'.

सुप्रतर्कात् (supratarkāt) - from sound reasoning (from good reasoning, from sound logic)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of supratarka

supratarka - good reasoning, sound logic

Compound of 'su' (good) and 'pratarka' (reasoning).

Compound type : prādisamāsa (su+pratarka)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• pratarka – reasoning, conjecture, argument
  noun (masculine)
  From `prati` + root `tark` (to guess, reason).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: tark (class 10)

Note: Denotes source of knowledge/authority.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as 'or'.

सुस्थिरः (susthiraḥ) - very firm (very firm, very steady)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susthira

susthira - very firm, very steady, immovable

Compound of 'su' (very, well) and 'sthira' (firm).

Compound type : prādisamāsa (su+sthira)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `sthā` (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'you'.

स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - venerable (due to age and wisdom) (old, aged, venerable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthavira

sthavira - old, aged, ancient, venerable

Note: Predicative adjective for 'you'.

हि (hi) - indeed (for, indeed, because)

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)