महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-86

देवव्रत उवाच ।
दाशराज निबोधेदं वचनं मे नृपोत्तम ।
शृण्वतां भूमिपालानां यद्ब्रवीमि पितुः कृते ॥८६॥

86. devavrata uvāca ,
dāśarāja nibodhedaṁ vacanaṁ me nṛpottama ,
śṛṇvatāṁ bhūmipālānāṁ yadbravīmi pituḥ kṛte.

86. devavrataḥ uvāca dāśarāja nibodha idam vacanam me
nṛpottama śṛṇvatām bhūmipālānām yat bravīmi pituḥ kṛte

86. Devavrata said: 'O King of the fishermen, O best of kings, listen to these words of mine, which I speak for my father's sake, in the presence of these listening monarchs.'

Words meanings summery:

• देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (proper name of Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• दाशराज (dāśarāja) - O King of the fishermen (Satyavatī's father) (O King of the fishermen)

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, listen

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• मे (me) - my, of me, to me

• नृपोत्तम (nṛpottama) - O best of kings (referring to the listener, e.g., Dhritarashtra or Janamejaya) (O best of kings)

• शृण्वताम् (śṛṇvatām) - of those listening

• भूमिपालानाम् (bhūmipālānām) - of the kings, of the protectors of the earth

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I speak

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father, from the father)

• कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of

Words meanings and morphology

देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (proper name of Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - one who has a vow towards the gods; Devavrata (Bhishma's original name)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (deva+vrata)

• deva – god
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Root: vac (class 2)

दाशराज (dāśarāja) - O King of the fishermen (Satyavatī's father) (O King of the fishermen)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dāśarāja

dāśarāja - king of the Dāśas (fishermen)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dāśa+rājan)

• dāśa – fisherman
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, listen

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

मे (me) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - we (1st person pronoun)

नृपोत्तम (nṛpottama) - O best of kings (referring to the listener, e.g., Dhritarashtra or Janamejaya) (O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpottama

nṛpottama - best of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+uttama)

• nṛpa – king
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest
  adjective (masculine)

शृण्वताम् (śṛṇvatām) - of those listening

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - listening, hearing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used substantively; agrees with 'bhūmipālānām'.

भूमिपालानाम् (bhūmipālānām) - of the kings, of the protectors of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūmipāla

bhūmipāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+pāla)

• bhūmi – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that

Note: Refers to the statement being made.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I speak

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 1st Person Singular

Root: brū (class 2)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father, from the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as an indeclinable meaning 'for the sake of' usually with a genitive.