महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-91, verse-1

भगवानुवाच ।
यथा ब्रूयान्महाप्राज्ञो यथा ब्रूयाद्विचक्षणः ।
यथा वाच्यस्त्वद्विधेन सुहृदा मद्विधः सुहृत् ॥१॥

1. bhagavānuvāca ,
yathā brūyānmahāprājño yathā brūyādvicakṣaṇaḥ ,
yathā vācyastvadvidhena suhṛdā madvidhaḥ suhṛt.

1. bhagavān uvāca yathā brūyāt mahāprājñaḥ yathā brūyāt
vicakṣaṇaḥ yathā vācyaḥ tvadvidhena suhṛdā madvidhaḥ suhṛt

1. The Blessed Lord said, "Just as a greatly wise person would speak, and just as a discerning person would speak, so indeed has a friend like you addressed a friend like me."

Words meanings summery:

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, glorious one

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - a very wise person, greatly discerning

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, clever, wise

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be spoken, worthy of being said

• त्वद्विधेन (tvadvidhena) - by one like you

• सुहृदा (suhṛdā) - by a friend

• मद्विधः (madvidhaḥ) - a friend like me, of my kind

• सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, well-wisher

Words meanings and morphology

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, glorious one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, revered, divine

Present active participle of root `bhaj` with suffix `vat` (often used as a noun)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - a very wise person, greatly discerning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, greatly discerning

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+prājña)

• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective (neuter)
• prājña – wise, learned, discerning, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  secondary derivative
  Derived from `prajñā` (wisdom) or from the root `jñā` with prefix `pra`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would speak, should speak

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, clever, wise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, clever, skilful, wise

agent noun

Derived from the root `cakṣ` with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be spoken, worthy of being said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vācya

vācya - to be spoken, worthy of being said, proper to be spoken

Gerundive

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya) from the root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वद्विधेन (tvadvidhena) - by one like you

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tvadvidha

tvadvidha - like you, of your kind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+vidha)

• tvat – you (stem for compounds)
  pronoun
  A form of the stem of `yuṣmad` (you) used in compounds.
• vidha – kind, sort, type, manner
  noun (masculine)

सुहृदा (suhṛdā) - by a friend

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher

Compound of `su` (good) and `hṛd` (heart).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

मद्विधः (madvidhaḥ) - a friend like me, of my kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madvidha

madvidha - like me, of my kind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mat+vidha)

• mat – I, me (stem for compounds)
  pronoun
  A form of the stem of `asmad` (I) used in compounds.
• vidha – kind, sort, type, manner
  noun (masculine)

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend, well-wisher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher

Compound of `su` (good) and `hṛd` (heart).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)