महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-94, verse-4

इमामेकोपमां राजञ्शृणु सत्यामशङ्कितः ।
तां श्रुत्वा श्रेय आदत्स्व यदि साध्विति मन्यसे ॥४॥

4. imāmekopamāṁ rājañśṛṇu satyāmaśaṅkitaḥ ,
tāṁ śrutvā śreya ādatsva yadi sādhviti manyase.

4. imām ekopamām rājan śṛṇu satyām aśaṅkitaḥ tām
śrutvā śreyaḥ ādatstva yadi sādhu iti manyase

4. O King, listen to this true and unique analogy without any hesitation. After hearing it, embrace what is beneficial if you deem it appropriate.

Words meanings summery:

• इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

• एकोपमाम् (ekopamām) - a unique simile, a solitary comparison

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• सत्याम् (satyām) - true, real, honest

• अशङ्कितः (aśaṅkitaḥ) - fearless, undoubting, without hesitation

• ताम् (tām) - that (analogy) (that, her)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is beneficial (welfare, good, prosperity, what is beneficial)

• आदत्स्त्व (ādatstva) - accept, take, acquire

• यदि (yadi) - if

• साधु (sādhu) - proper (good, proper, right, virtuous)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, which means, quoting particle

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

एकोपमाम् (ekopamām) - a unique simile, a solitary comparison

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekopamā

ekopamā - a unique comparison, a singular simile

Compound of eka and upamā

Compound type : karma_dharaya (eka+upamā)

• eka – one, unique, solitary
  numeral
• upamā – comparison, simile, analogy
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from upa- + √mā
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

सत्याम् (satyām) - true, real, honest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent

Derived from sat (being)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies ekopamām

अशङ्कितः (aśaṅkitaḥ) - fearless, undoubting, without hesitation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśaṅkita

aśaṅkita - undoubted, unafraid, fearless

Past Passive Participle

Prefix a- (negation) + śaṅkita (feared)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śaṅkita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• śaṅkita – feared, doubted, apprehensive
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √śaṅk (to doubt, fear) + kta suffix
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'you' (the implied subject of śṛṇu)

ताम् (tām) - that (analogy) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Refers back to 'ekopamām'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root √śru + ktvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - what is beneficial (welfare, good, prosperity, what is beneficial)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, best, good, welfare, prosperity

Comparative/superlative of śrī

आदत्स्त्व (ādatstva) - accept, take, acquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of ādā

Prefix ā- + √dā (to give, but in middle voice means to take)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

साधु (sādhu) - proper (good, proper, right, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, proper, right, virtuous, excellent

From root √sādh (to accomplish, succeed)

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Used predicatively with 'iti'

इति (iti) - thus, so, which means, quoting particle

(indeclinable)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you think, you consider, you believe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Root: man (class 4)