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.'

1. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, ידיד כלשהו של וִידוּרַה, חופר מיומן, אמר בפרטיות את הדברים האלה לבני פָּאנְדוּ, הו מלך.

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)

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