महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-88, verse-1

वसुमना उवाच ।
पृच्छामि त्वां वसुमना रौशदश्विर्यद्यस्ति लोको दिवि मह्यं नरेन्द्र ।
यद्यन्तरिक्षे प्रथितो महात्मन्क्षेत्रज्ञं त्वां तस्य धर्मस्य मन्ये ॥१॥

1. vasumanā uvāca ,
pṛcchāmi tvāṁ vasumanā rauśadaśvi;ryadyasti loko divi mahyaṁ narendra ,
yadyantarikṣe prathito mahātma;nkṣetrajñaṁ tvāṁ tasya dharmasya manye.

1. vasumanāḥ uvāca pṛcchāmi tvām vasumanāḥ
rauśadaśviḥ yadi asti lokaḥ divi mahyam
narendra yadi antarikṣe prathitaḥ mahātman
kṣetrajñam tvām tasya dharmasya manye

1. Vasumanas said: "I, Vasumanas Raushadaśvi, ask you, O King (narendra): is there a world in heaven for me, or a renowned one in the mid-region? O great-souled one (mahātman), I consider you to be the knower of the natural law (dharma) regarding that."

Words meanings summery:

• वसुमनाः (vasumanāḥ) - Vasumanas (proper noun) (Vasumanas (proper noun), one with a good mind)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask (I ask, I inquire)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Yayati) (you)

• वसुमनाः (vasumanāḥ) - Vasumanas (proper noun, identifying the speaker) (Vasumanas (proper noun), one with a good mind)

• रौशदश्विः (rauśadaśviḥ) - Raushadaśvi (patronymic of Vasumanas) (Raushadaśvi (proper noun, patronymic))

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अस्ति (asti) - is there, exists (is, exists)

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm (world, realm, people)

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven (in heaven, in the sky, in the celestial region)

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - for me (the speaker, Vasumanas) (to me, for me)

• नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O King (addressing Yayati) (O king, lord of men)

• यदि (yadi) - or if (introducing alternative conditional) (if)

• अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the mid-region (in the mid-region, in the atmosphere)

• प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - renowned (referring to lokaḥ) (renowned, famous, spread out)

• महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great-souled one (addressing Yayati) (O great-souled one, O noble one)

• क्षेत्रज्ञम् (kṣetrajñam) - knower of the region/realm (related to heavens/mid-region) (knower of the field/region, knower of the body, knower of sacred knowledge)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Yayati) (you)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (referring to the heavenly/mid-region world) (of that, his, her, its)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of the natural law (dharma) (pertaining to those realms) (of dharma, of natural law, of righteousness)

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I consider, I think, I believe)

Words meanings and morphology

वसुमनाः (vasumanāḥ) - Vasumanas (proper noun) (Vasumanas (proper noun), one with a good mind)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasumanas

vasumanas - Vasumanas (a proper name), good-minded, benevolent

Compound vasu (good) + manas (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vasu+manas)

• vasu – good, excellent, wealth
  adjective/noun (masculine/neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect, spirit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Active voice

Root vac (2nd class)

Root: vac (class 2)

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask (I ask, I inquire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prach

Present tense, 1st person singular, Active voice

Root prach (6th class), stem pṛccha

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Subject is aham (implied, Vasumanas).

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Yayati) (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Object of pṛcchāmi.

वसुमनाः (vasumanāḥ) - Vasumanas (proper noun, identifying the speaker) (Vasumanas (proper noun), one with a good mind)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasumanas

vasumanas - Vasumanas (a proper name), good-minded, benevolent

Compound vasu (good) + manas (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vasu+manas)

• vasu – good, excellent, wealth
  adjective/noun (masculine/neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect, spirit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Co-referential with the implicit speaker.

रौशदश्विः (rauśadaśviḥ) - Raushadaśvi (patronymic of Vasumanas) (Raushadaśvi (proper noun, patronymic))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rauśadaśvi

rauśadaśvi - descendant of Ruśadaśva (a patronymic)

From ruśadaśva + i suffix for patronymic.

Note: Co-referential with the implicit speaker, Vasumanas.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is there, exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, 3rd person singular, Active voice

Root as (2nd class)

Root: as (class 2)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm (world, realm, people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

From root lok (to see)

Root: lok (class 1)

दिवि (divi) - in heaven (in heaven, in the sky, in the celestial region)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, celestial region

Irregular stem for dyau (sky).

Note: Indicates location.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - for me (the speaker, Vasumanas) (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Indicates recipient.

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O King (addressing Yayati) (O king, lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men

Compound nṛ (man) + indra (chief, lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+indra)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to Yayati.

यदि (yadi) - or if (introducing alternative conditional) (if)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the mid-region (in the mid-region, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antarikṣa

antarikṣa - mid-region, atmosphere, intermediate space

Compound antar (between) + īkṣ (to see) - "that which is seen between"

Compound type : avyayībhāva (antar+īkṣa)

• antar – between, amidst
  indeclinable
• īkṣa – seeing, viewing
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  From root īkṣ (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates location.

प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - renowned (referring to lokaḥ) (renowned, famous, spread out)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathita

prathita - renowned, famous, spread out, known

Past Passive Participle

From root prath (to be famous, to spread)

Root: prath (class 1)

महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great-souled one (addressing Yayati) (O great-souled one, O noble one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (often used as a respectful address)

Compound mahā (great) + ātman (self, soul)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to Yayati.

क्षेत्रज्ञम् (kṣetrajñam) - knower of the region/realm (related to heavens/mid-region) (knower of the field/region, knower of the body, knower of sacred knowledge)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣetrajña

kṣetrajña - knower of the field, knower of the body (in philosophy), knower of sacred knowledge/realms

Compound kṣetra (field, region) + jña (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+jña)

• kṣetra – field, land, region, sphere
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies tvām.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (Yayati) (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Object of manye.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (referring to the heavenly/mid-region world) (of that, his, her, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Modifies dharmasya.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of the natural law (dharma) (pertaining to those realms) (of dharma, of natural law, of righteousness)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of kṣetrajñam in a tatpuruṣa sense, or "knower of that particular dharma".

मन्ये (manye) - I consider (I consider, I think, I believe)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present tense, 1st person singular, Middle voice

Root man (4th class).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject is aham (implied, Vasumanas).