महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-97, verse-2

धर्मं च पितृवंशं च मातृवंशं च मानिनी ।
प्रसमीक्ष्य महाभागा गाङ्गेयं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥२॥

2. dharmaṁ ca pitṛvaṁśaṁ ca mātṛvaṁśaṁ ca māninī ,
prasamīkṣya mahābhāgā gāṅgeyaṁ vākyamabravīt.

2. dharmam ca pitṛvaṃśam ca mātṛvaṃśam ca māninī
prasamīkṣya mahābhāgā gāṅgeyam vākyam abravīt

2. The esteemed and noble lady, having carefully considered both the dharma of her paternal lineage and her maternal lineage, spoke these words to Gaṅgeya (Bhishma).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma, righteousness, duty

• च (ca) - and, also

• पितृवंशम् (pitṛvaṁśam) - paternal lineage, paternal family

• च (ca) - and, also

• मातृवंशम् (mātṛvaṁśam) - maternal lineage, maternal family

• च (ca) - and, also

• मानिनी (māninī) - the proud Satyavati (proud, esteemed, honorable)

• प्रसमीक्ष्य (prasamīkṣya) - having carefully considered/observed

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - referring to Satyavati (noble lady, highly fortunate one, illustrious one)

• गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - to Bhishma (to Gaṅgeya)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma, righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - dharma, righteousness, duty, law, virtue

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पितृवंशम् (pitṛvaṁśam) - paternal lineage, paternal family

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛvaṃśa

pitṛvaṁśa - paternal lineage, father's family

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+vaṃśa)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, race, bamboo
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मातृवंशम् (mātṛvaṁśam) - maternal lineage, maternal family

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mātṛvaṃśa

mātṛvaṁśa - maternal lineage, mother's family

Compound type : tatpurusha (mātṛ+vaṃśa)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, race, bamboo
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मानिनी (māninī) - the proud Satyavati (proud, esteemed, honorable)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mānin

mānin - proud, conceited, esteemed, honorable, reverential

Root: man (class 4)

प्रसमीक्ष्य (prasamīkṣya) - having carefully considered/observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefixes 'pra' and 'sam'

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - referring to Satyavati (noble lady, highly fortunate one, illustrious one)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, great-souled

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - to Bhishma (to Gaṅgeya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gāṅgeya

gāṅgeya - son of Gaṅgā, Bhishma

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of abravīt

Imperfect Active

Root 'brū' (to speak), Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)