महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-182, verse-14

तेषामाकारभावज्ञः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
द्वैपायनवचः कृत्स्नं संस्मरन्वै नरर्षभ ॥१४॥

14. teṣāmākārabhāvajñaḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
dvaipāyanavacaḥ kṛtsnaṁ saṁsmaranvai nararṣabha.

14. teṣām ākārabhāvajñaḥ kuntīputraḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
dvaipāyanavacaḥ kṛtsnam saṃsmaran vai nararṣabha

14. Yudhishthira, Kunti's son, who understood their gestures and inner intentions, indeed remembering all the words of Dvaipayana (Vyāsa)—O best among men (Janamejaya)—

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, to them, their

• आकारभावज्ञः (ākārabhāvajñaḥ) - one who understood the gestures and inner intentions of his brothers (one who knows gestures and intentions, one who understands disposition)

• कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• द्वैपायनवचः (dvaipāyanavacaḥ) - the words of Dvaipayana (Vyasa)

• कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete, all

• संस्मरन् (saṁsmaran) - remembering, recollecting

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men (Janamejaya) (best among men, chief of men)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, to them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the other brothers.

आकारभावज्ञः (ākārabhāvajñaḥ) - one who understood the gestures and inner intentions of his brothers (one who knows gestures and intentions, one who understands disposition)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākārabhāvajña

ākārabhāvajña - one who knows gestures and intentions

Compound formed from ākāra, bhāva, and jña.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāra+bhāva+jña)

• ākāra – gesture, outward appearance, form
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, intention, feeling, disposition
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, skilled in, acquainted with
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuntīputra

kuntīputra - son of Kunti

Compound: Kunti's son.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (kuntī+putra)

• kuntī – Kunti (proper name of the mother of the Pandavas)
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to Yudhishthira.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name of the eldest Pandava)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied verb in the next verse).

द्वैपायनवचः (dvaipāyanavacaḥ) - the words of Dvaipayana (Vyasa)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvaipāyanavacas

dvaipāyanavacas - words of Dvaipayana

Compound: words (vacas) of Dvaipayana.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (dvaipāyana+vacas)

• dvaipāyana – Dvaipayana (an epithet of Vyasa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – speech, word, saying
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of remembering.

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire, whole, complete, all

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all

Note: Modifies `dvaipāyanavacaḥ`.

संस्मरन् (saṁsmaran) - remembering, recollecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsmarat

saṁsmarat - remembering, recollecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root smṛ with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies Yudhishthira.

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best among men (Janamejaya) (best among men, chief of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best among men, chief of men

Compound: nara (man) + ṛṣabha (bull, best).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Janamejaya by Vaiśampāyana.