महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-135, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
विदुरस्य सुहृत्कश्चित्खनकः कुशलः क्वचित् ।
विविक्ते पाण्डवान्राजन्निदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
vidurasya suhṛtkaścitkhanakaḥ kuśalaḥ kvacit ,
vivikte pāṇḍavānrājannidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca vidurasya suhṛt kaścit khanakaḥ
kuśalaḥ kvacit vivikte pāṇḍavān rājan idam vacanam abravīt

1. Vaiśampāyana said: 'O King, a certain friendly and skilled miner secretly spoke these words to the Pāṇḍavas in an isolated place.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana, the narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• विदुरस्य (vidurasya) - of Vidura

• सुहृत् (suhṛt) - a friend, well-wisher

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone

• खनकः (khanakaḥ) - a miner, digger

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled (in mining and discreet actions) (skilled, expert, well-being)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - secretly, in a private manner (somewhere, at some time, secretly)

• विविक्ते (vivikte) - in a private, secluded spot (in an isolated/solitary place)

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (the addressed listener) (O king)

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - these words/message (word, speech, statement)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana, the narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, disciple of Vyāsa, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice (parasmaipada)

Irregular perfect formation of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

विदुरस्य (vidurasya) - of Vidura

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (proper noun, half-brother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu, known for wisdom)

Note: Qualifies 'suhṛt'.

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - a friend, well-wisher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - a friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound of 'su' (good) and 'hṛd' (heart).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Adverb.
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain (indefinite pronoun)

Compound of 'ka' (who) and 'cid' (indefinite particle).

Note: Qualifies 'suhṛt khanakaḥ'.

खनकः (khanakaḥ) - a miner, digger

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khanaka

khanaka - a digger, miner, excavator

Derived from root 'khan' (to dig).

Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled (in mining and discreet actions) (skilled, expert, well-being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, expert, clever, auspicious, well, happy

Note: Qualifies 'khanakaḥ'.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - secretly, in a private manner (somewhere, at some time, secretly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb. Derived from 'kva' (where) + 'cid' (indefinite particle).

Note: Modifies 'abravīt'.

विविक्ते (vivikte) - in a private, secluded spot (in an isolated/solitary place)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vivikta

vivikta - isolated, solitary, separated, private

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vic' (to separate) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Locative of place.

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu (Pāṇḍavas)

Patronymic from 'Pāṇḍu'.

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (the addressed listener) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Consonant stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressing Janamejaya.

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here (demonstrative pronoun)

Neuter, Singular, Accusative.

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - these words/message (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, saying

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, active voice (parasmaipada)

Irregular imperfect formation of root 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)