महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-12, verse-8

शाकद्वीपं च वक्ष्यामि यथावदिह पार्थिव ।
शृणु मे त्वं यथान्यायं ब्रुवतः कुरुनन्दन ॥८॥

8. śākadvīpaṁ ca vakṣyāmi yathāvadiha pārthiva ,
śṛṇu me tvaṁ yathānyāyaṁ bruvataḥ kurunandana.

8. śākadvīpam ca vakṣyāmi yathāvat iha pārthiva |
śṛṇu me tvam yathānyāyam bruvataḥ kurunandana

8. pārthiva iha śākadvīpam ca yathāvat vakṣyāmi
kurunandana tvam me bruvataḥ yathānyāyam śṛṇu

8. O King (pārthiva), I will now describe Śākadvīpa to you precisely here. O delight of the Kurus (kurunandana), listen to me appropriately as I speak.

Words meanings summery:

• शाकद्वीपम् (śākadvīpam) - the continent of Śākadvīpa (Śākadvīpa (a continent/island))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will describe (I will speak, I will tell, I will describe)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - precisely (properly, exactly, truly, as it is)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this matter)

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O King (O king, O son of Earth)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - appropriately (properly, justly, according to justice)

• ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - as I speak (of one speaking, while speaking)

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

Words meanings and morphology

शाकद्वीपम् (śākadvīpam) - the continent of Śākadvīpa (Śākadvīpa (a continent/island))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śākadvīpa

śākadvīpa - Śāka-island, name of a continent/dvīpa

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śāka+dvīpa)

• śāka – vegetable, herb
  noun (masculine)
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will describe (I will speak, I will tell, I will describe)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Tense

Root vac, class 2, future tense, 1st person singular, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - precisely (properly, exactly, truly, as it is)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O King (O king, O son of Earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial, a king, a prince, son of Earth (Pṛthā)

Derived from pṛthivī (earth)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood

Root śru, class 5, imperative mood, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (pronoun)

Note: Alternate interpretation as genitive 'my' also possible, but dative 'to me' fits 'listen to me' better.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - appropriately (properly, justly, according to justice)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, like, in which way
  indeclinable
• nyāya – rule, method, justice, right
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: ni+ā
  Root: ī (class 2)

ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - as I speak (of one speaking, while speaking)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

From root brū (vac), present active participle, masculine

Root: brū (class 2)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - joy of the Kurus, a descendant of Kuru

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty, name of an ancient king
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, gladdening, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)