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.'

86. דֵוַוְרַטַה (בְּהִישְׁמַה) אמר, הו דָאשַׁרָאג׳ַה, מלך דגול, הקשב לדברים אלה שלי, אשר אני אומר למען אבי בשעה שהמלכים שומעים,

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.

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