महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-12, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
अर्जुनस्य वचः श्रुत्वा नकुलो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ।
राजानमभिसंप्रेक्ष्य सर्वधर्मभृतां वरम् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
arjunasya vacaḥ śrutvā nakulo vākyamabravīt ,
rājānamabhisaṁprekṣya sarvadharmabhṛtāṁ varam.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca arjunasya vacaḥ śrutvā nakulaḥ vākyam
abravīt rājānam abhisamprekṣya sarvadharmabhṛtām varam

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca arjunasya vacaḥ śrutvā nakulaḥ
sarvadharmabhṛtām varam rājānam abhisamprekṣya vākyam abravīt

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard Arjuna's words, Nakula spoke, looking intently at the king, who was the foremost among all upholders of the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana, the narrator of the Mahabharata (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula, a Pāṇḍava prince (Nakula)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• अभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य (abhisamprekṣya) - having looked intently, having observed, having perceived

• सर्वधर्मभृताम् (sarvadharmabhṛtām) - of all upholders of natural law (dharma)

• वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, foremost

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana, the narrator of the Mahabharata (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech, word, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, saying

Root: vac

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Root: śru (class 5)

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula, a Pāṇḍava prince (Nakula)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

अभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य (abhisamprekṣya) - having looked intently, having observed, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Prefixes: abhi+sam+pra

Root: īkṣ

सर्वधर्मभृताम् (sarvadharmabhṛtām) - of all upholders of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharmabhṛt

sarvadharmabhṛt - upholder of all intrinsic nature (dharma), one who sustains all duties

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dharma+bhṛt)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective/pronoun
• dharma – intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining, upholder
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Root: bhṛ

वरम् (varam) - best, excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, foremost