महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-175, verse-20

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
परमं भो गमिष्यामो द्रष्टुं देवमहोत्सवम् ।
भवद्भिः सहिताः सर्वे कन्यायास्तं स्वयंवरम् ॥२०॥

20. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
paramaṁ bho gamiṣyāmo draṣṭuṁ devamahotsavam ,
bhavadbhiḥ sahitāḥ sarve kanyāyāstaṁ svayaṁvaram.

20. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | paramam bho gamiṣyāmaḥ draṣṭum devamahotsavam
| bhavadbhiḥ sahitāḥ sarve kanyāyāḥ tam svayaṃvaram

20. Yudhiṣṭhira said: "Oh, we shall all go with you to witness that grand festival of the gods (devamahotsava) – the self-choice marriage (svayaṃvara) of the princess."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• परमम् (paramam) - very much, greatly (modifying 'devamahotsavam') (excellent, supreme, highest)

• भो (bho) - Oh! (vocative particle)

• गमिष्यामः (gamiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall go

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to witness

• देवमहोत्सवम् (devamahotsavam) - grand festival of the gods, grand divine celebration

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (plural, respectful)

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied by, together with

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of the maiden, of the princess

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to 'svayaṃvaram') (that, him, it)

• स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - self-choice marriage, choosing of a husband by a maiden herself

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira, steady in battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
• sthira – steady, firm, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular, root vac, reduplication

Root: vac (class 2)

परमम् (paramam) - very much, greatly (modifying 'devamahotsavam') (excellent, supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent

Note: Adverbial usage

भो (bho) - Oh! (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

गमिष्यामः (gamiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall go

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future Active

Future 1st person plural

Root: gam (class 1)

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, to witness

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Infinitive expresses purpose.

देवमहोत्सवम् (devamahotsavam) - grand festival of the gods, grand divine celebration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devamahotsava

devamahotsava - great festival of the gods

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+mahā+utsava)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• utsava – festival, celebration, joy
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'

भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (plural, respectful)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being, existing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied by, together with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, together with

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dhā + prefix sa

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with sarve (implied 'vayam' from gamiṣyāmaḥ)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to 'we' (the Pāṇḍavas)

कन्यायाः (kanyāyāḥ) - of the maiden, of the princess

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, princess

तम् (tam) - that (referring to 'svayaṃvaram') (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - self-choice marriage, choosing of a husband by a maiden herself

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara

svayaṁvara - self-choice marriage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+vara)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
• vara – choice, choosing, husband, boon
  noun (masculine)
  From root vṛ (to choose)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'.