महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-111, verse-13

युधिष्ठिर महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद ।
शृणु मे वचनं तात धर्म्यं स्वर्ग्यं च जल्पतः ॥१३॥

13. yudhiṣṭhira mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada ,
śṛṇu me vacanaṁ tāta dharmyaṁ svargyaṁ ca jalpataḥ.

13. yudhiṣṭhira mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada śṛṇu
me vacanam tāta dharmyam svargyam ca jalpataḥ

13. tāta yudhiṣṭhira mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada,
jalpataḥ me dharmyam ca svargyam vacanam śṛṇu

13. O Yudhishthira, greatly wise and expert in all scriptures, listen, my dear son (tāta), to my words, which speak of righteousness (dharma) and lead to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pandava)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - greatly wise, very intelligent

• सर्वशास्त्रविशारद (sarvaśāstraviśārada) - expert in all scriptures, skilled in all sciences

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• मे (me) - my, to me, of me

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• तात (tāta) - O dear son (O dear one, O son, O father (term of endearment))

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, conforming to (dharma), conducive to virtue

• स्वर्ग्यम् (svargyam) - heavenly, celestial, conducive to heaven

• च (ca) - and, also

• जल्पतः (jalpataḥ) - (of me) speaking (speaking, discoursing, talking (masc. gen. sg.))

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pandava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle, name of the eldest Pandava

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight, war
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - greatly wise, very intelligent

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• prājña – wise, intelligent, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with Yudhishthira

सर्वशास्त्रविशारद (sarvaśāstraviśārada) - expert in all scriptures, skilled in all sciences

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvaśāstraviśārada

sarvaśāstraviśārada - expert in all scriptures, skilled in all sciences

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+śāstra+viśārada)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• śāstra – scripture, science, treatise
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• viśārada – expert, skilled, proficient
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Yudhishthira

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - my, to me, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Possessive 'my' for 'vacanam' and also refers to 'of me' for 'jalpataḥ'

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'

तात (tāta) - O dear son (O dear one, O son, O father (term of endearment))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, son

Note: Addressing Yudhishthira

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, conforming to (dharma), conducive to virtue

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, lawful, conforming to dharma, conducive to virtue

Formed from 'dharma' with '-ya' suffix

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'

स्वर्ग्यम् (svargyam) - heavenly, celestial, conducive to heaven

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svargya

svargya - heavenly, celestial, conducive to heaven

Formed from 'svarga' with '-ya' suffix

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dharmyam' and 'svargyam'

जल्पतः (jalpataḥ) - (of me) speaking (speaking, discoursing, talking (masc. gen. sg.))

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jalpat

jalpat - speaking, talking, discoursing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'jalp' (to speak)

Root: jalp (class 1)

Note: Modifies the speaker (Bhishma), implied as 'mama jalpataḥ'