महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-194

अपृच्छच्च तदा राजा मन्त्रिणः स्वान्सुदुःखितः ।
उत्तङ्कस्यैव सांनिध्ये पितुः स्वर्गगतिं प्रति ॥१९४॥

194. apṛcchacca tadā rājā mantriṇaḥ svānsuduḥkhitaḥ ,
uttaṅkasyaiva sāṁnidhye pituḥ svargagatiṁ prati.

194. apṛcchat ca tadā rājā mantriṇaḥ svān sudukhitaḥ
uttaṅkasya eva sāṃnidhyē pituḥ svargagatim prati

194. And then, the greatly distressed king, in Uttanka's very presence, questioned his own ministers regarding his father's attainment of heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - he questioned (he asked, he questioned)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - his ministers (ministers)

• स्वान् (svān) - his own (ministers) (his own, one's own)

• सुदुखितः (sudukhitaḥ) - greatly distressed (very distressed, very unhappy)

• उत्तङ्कस्य (uttaṅkasya) - of Uttanka

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

• सांनिध्ये (sāṁnidhyē) - in the presence (in the presence, in the vicinity)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

• स्वर्गगतिम् (svargagatim) - attainment of heaven (the going to heaven, attainment of heaven)

• प्रति (prati) - regarding (towards, concerning, regarding)

Words meanings and morphology

अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - he questioned (he asked, he questioned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pracch

Root: pracch (class 6)

Note: Augment 'a' for imperfect tense.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - his ministers (ministers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

स्वान् (svān) - his own (ministers) (his own, one's own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own; property, kinsman

Note: Agrees with 'mantriṇaḥ'.

सुदुखितः (sudukhitaḥ) - greatly distressed (very distressed, very unhappy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudukhita

sudukhita - very distressed, deeply grieved

past passive participle

su-duḥkha-ita

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dukhita)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• dukhita – distressed, grieved, unhappy
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  root 'dukh' + -ita suffix
  Root: dukh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā'.

उत्तङ्कस्य (uttaṅkasya) - of Uttanka

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'sāṃnidhyē'.

सांनिध्ये (sāṁnidhyē) - in the presence (in the presence, in the vicinity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāṃnidhya

sāṁnidhya - proximity, presence, vicinity

action noun / abstract noun

sam-ni-√dhā + ṣyañ

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

स्वर्गगतिम् (svargagatim) - attainment of heaven (the going to heaven, attainment of heaven)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svargagati

svargagati - going to heaven, passage to heaven, final bliss

action noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+gati)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• gati – going, motion, path, state, attainment
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  root 'gam' + -ti suffix
  Root: gam (class 1)

प्रति (prati) - regarding (towards, concerning, regarding)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing accusative case.