महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-25, verse-9

यत्तु विद्वन्प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रत्ययार्थमहं तव ।
आत्मनः स्तवसंयुक्तं तन्निबोध यथातथम् ॥९॥

9. yattu vidvanpravakṣyāmi pratyayārthamahaṁ tava ,
ātmanaḥ stavasaṁyuktaṁ tannibodha yathātatham.

9. yat tu vidvan pravakṣyāmi pratyayārtham aham tava
ātmanaḥ stavasaṃyuktam tat nibodha yathātatham

9. tu vidvan,
yat ātmanaḥ stavasaṃyuktam (vākyam),
aham tava pratyayārtham pravakṣyāmi,
tat yathātatham nibodha

9. But O learned one, I will declare to you, for the sake of your conviction, that which consists of self-praise; understand that truly, as it actually is.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - that which, which

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one, O wise one

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will tell

• प्रत्ययार्थम् (pratyayārtham) - for the sake of conviction, for the purpose of belief

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तव (tava) - your, to you

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of self (ātman), of myself

• स्तवसंयुक्तम् (stavasaṁyuktam) - joined with praise, consisting of praise

• तत् (tat) - that

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, perceive

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it truly is, accurately, truly

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - that which, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one, O wise one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - wise, learned, knowing

present active participle

From root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare, I will tell

(verb)

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

future (lṛṭ)

root 'vac' with prefix 'pra', future tense, 1st person singular active

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रत्ययार्थम् (pratyayārtham) - for the sake of conviction, for the purpose of belief

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratyaya+artha)

• pratyaya – conviction, belief, trust, notion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

तव (tava) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of self (ātman), of myself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self (ātman), soul, spirit, essence

स्तवसंयुक्तम् (stavasaṁyuktam) - joined with praise, consisting of praise

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of stavasaṃyukta

stavasaṁyukta - joined with praise, accompanied by praise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stava+saṃyukta)

• stava – praise, hymn, eulogy
  noun (masculine)
  Root: stu
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yuj' with prefix 'saṃ'.
  Prefix: saṃ
  Root: yuj (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, perceive

(verb)

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

imperative (loṭ)

root 'budh' with prefix 'ni', imperative mood, 2nd person singular active

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it truly is, accurately, truly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tatha)

• yathā – as, just as, in what manner
  indeclinable
• tatha – so, thus
  indeclinable