महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-118, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
पाण्डोर्विदुर सर्वाणि प्रेतकार्याणि कारय ।
राजवद्राजसिंहस्य माद्र्याश्चैव विशेषतः ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
pāṇḍorvidura sarvāṇi pretakāryāṇi kāraya ,
rājavadrājasiṁhasya mādryāścaiva viśeṣataḥ.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca pāṇḍoḥ vidura sarvāṇi pretakāryāṇi
kāraya rājavat rājasiṃhasya mādryāḥ ca eva viśeṣataḥ

1. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: "O Vidura, arrange for all the funeral rites for Pāṇḍu, that lion among kings, as befits a monarch. Do this especially for Mādrī as well."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu

• विदुर (vidura) - O Vidura

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, whole

• प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, ceremonies for the dead

• कारय (kāraya) - cause to do, perform, arrange

• राजवत् (rājavat) - like a king, kingly

• राजसिंहस्य (rājasiṁhasya) - of Pāṇḍu, who is a lion among kings (of the lion among kings, of the best of kings)

• माद्र्याः (mādryāḥ) - of Mādrī

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, even, also

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king in the Mahābhārata)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, maintained, borne
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, nation
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect, third person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of the father of the Pāṇḍavas)

विदुर (vidura) - O Vidura

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of a wise character in the Mahābhārata)

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'pretakāryāṇi'

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, ceremonies for the dead

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pretakārya

pretakārya - funeral rites, ceremonies for the dead

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (preta+kārya)

• preta – departed, dead (spirit)
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from i (to go) with pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kārya – act, deed, business, duty
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कारय (kāraya) - cause to do, perform, arrange

(verb)

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

Causative Imperative

2nd person singular imperative active voice (causative stem kārayā)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजवत् (rājavat) - like a king, kingly

(indeclinable)

formed with suffix -vat meaning 'like' or 'having'

Note: Adverbial usage

राजसिंहस्य (rājasiṁhasya) - of Pāṇḍu, who is a lion among kings (of the lion among kings, of the best of kings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājasiṃha

rājasiṁha - lion among kings, excellent king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+siṃha)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Pāṇḍu

माद्र्याः (mādryāḥ) - of Mādrī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mādrī

mādrī - Mādrī (name of Pāṇḍu's second wife)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, even, also

(indeclinable)

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

formed with suffix -tas, indicating 'from, by way of, especially'