महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-186, verse-4

श्रुत्वा तु वाक्यानि पुरोहितस्य यान्युक्तवान्भारत धर्मराजः ।
जिज्ञासयैवाथ कुरूत्तमानां द्रव्याण्यनेकान्युपसंजहार ॥४॥

4. śrutvā tu vākyāni purohitasya; yānyuktavānbhārata dharmarājaḥ ,
jijñāsayaivātha kurūttamānāṁ; dravyāṇyanekānyupasaṁjahāra.

4. śrutvā tu vākyāni purohitasya
yāni uktavān bhārata dharmarājaḥ
jijñāsayā eva atha kurūttamānām
dravyāṇi anekāni upasaṃjahāra

4. O Bhārata, having heard the words of the priest which the righteous king (dharma-rāja) had spoken, he then, out of curiosity, collected many various articles from the foremost of the Kurus.

4. כששמע (המלך דְרוּפַּדַה) את דברי הכהן, אותם דברים שאמר יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה מלך היושר, הו בְּהָארַטַה, הוא אסף חפצים רבים, מתוך רצון לבחון את גדולי בני קוּרוּ,

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words, speeches, sentences

• पुरोहितस्य (purohitasya) - of the priest

• यानि (yāni) - which (neuter plural)

• उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoken, said

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative)

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (the king of righteousness (dharma))

• जिज्ञासया (jijñāsayā) - by curiosity, out of desire to know

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• कुरूत्तमानाम् (kurūttamānām) - of the Pandavas (of the best of the Kurus, of the foremost Kurus)

• द्रव्याणि (dravyāṇi) - articles, substances, wealth

• अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, various

• उपसंजहार (upasaṁjahāra) - collected, gathered

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words, speeches, sentences

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

Root: vac

Note: In this context, accusative plural.

पुरोहितस्य (purohitasya) - of the priest

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - priest, domestic chaplain

यानि (yāni) - which (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

Note: In this context, accusative plural.

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoken, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Active Participle

From root vac (to speak), past participle -ta, with -vant suffix for active.

Root: vac

Note: Refers to dharmarājaḥ.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name for Arjuna or Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Note: Epithet used for addressing various characters in the Mahābhārata.

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (the king of righteousness (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, a righteous king, Yama (god of death and justice)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

जिज्ञासया (jijñāsayā) - by curiosity, out of desire to know

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jijñāsā

jijñāsā - curiosity, desire to know, inquiry

Desiderative form from root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/adverb.

कुरूत्तमानाम् (kurūttamānām) - of the Pandavas (of the best of the Kurus, of the foremost Kurus)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kurūttama

kurūttama - best among the Kurus, foremost of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+uttama)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, name of a dynasty, a region
  proper noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest, principal
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud (up).

Note: Refers to the Pandavas specifically here as recipients of the items.

द्रव्याणि (dravyāṇi) - articles, substances, wealth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dravya

dravya - substance, thing, article, wealth, money

From dru (to run, flow).

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Accusative plural in this context.

अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, various

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aneka

aneka - many, various, not one

Negative compound (na + eka).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+eka)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies dravyāṇi.

उपसंजहार (upasaṁjahāra) - collected, gathered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (Lit) of upasaṃhṛ

Past tense (Perfect, Lit)

Perfect (Lit) 3rd person singular active, formed with prefixes upa- and sam-.

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Root hṛ (to take, carry) with upasargas sam- and upa-.

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