महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-23, verse-25

धर्मेषु कुरवः कं नु परिप्रक्ष्यन्ति माधव ।
गते देवव्रते स्वर्गं देवकल्पे नरर्षभे ॥२५॥

25. dharmeṣu kuravaḥ kaṁ nu pariprakṣyanti mādhava ,
gate devavrate svargaṁ devakalpe nararṣabhe.

25. dharmeṣu kuravaḥ kam nu pariprakṣyanti mādhava
gate devavrate svargam devakalpe nararṣabhe

25. mādhava devavrate devakalpe nararṣabhe svargam
gate nu kuravaḥ dharmeṣu kam pariprakṣyanti

25. O Madhava, now that Devavrata (Bhishma), that god-like bull among men, has departed to heaven, whom indeed will the Kurus consult on matters of natural law (dharma)?

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in matters of natural law (dharma) (in matters of natural law, in duties, in righteousness)

• कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus

• कम् (kam) - whom

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly

• परिप्रक्ष्यन्ति (pariprakṣyanti) - they will question, they will ask

• माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava (Krishna) (O Madhava)

• गते (gate) - when Devavrata has gone (locative absolute) (having gone, departed, passed away)

• देवव्रते (devavrate) - when Devavrata (Bhishma) has gone (in Devavrata)

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven, towards heaven

• देवकल्पे (devakalpe) - god-like, resembling a god

• नरर्षभे (nararṣabhe) - bull among men, best of men

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in matters of natural law (dharma) (in matters of natural law, in duties, in righteousness)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dharma

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

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - a member of the Kuru dynasty

कम् (kam) - whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly

(indeclinable)

परिप्रक्ष्यन्ति (pariprakṣyanti) - they will question, they will ask

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of √prach

Future Tense

From pari-√prach (to ask around, inquire completely)

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava (Krishna) (O Madhava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, a name of Krishna

गते (gate) - when Devavrata has gone (locative absolute) (having gone, departed, passed away)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From √gam (to go); used here in a locative absolute construction.

Root: gam (class 1)

देवव्रते (devavrate) - when Devavrata (Bhishma) has gone (in Devavrata)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - Devavrata (original name of Bhishma), one who has a divine vow

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven, towards heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial world

Note: Denotes destination.

देवकल्पे (devakalpe) - god-like, resembling a god

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of devakalpa

devakalpa - like a god, resembling a god

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+kalpa)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective

नरर्षभे (nararṣabhe) - bull among men, best of men

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, best of men, pre-eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)