महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-140, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
यदिदं घोरमुद्दिष्टमश्रद्धेयमिवानृतम् ।
अस्ति स्विद्दस्युमर्यादा यामहं परिवर्जये ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
yadidaṁ ghoramuddiṣṭamaśraddheyamivānṛtam ,
asti sviddasyumaryādā yāmahaṁ parivarjaye.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca | yat idam ghoram uddiṣṭam aśraddheyam
iva anṛtam | asti svit dasyumaryādā yām aham parivarjaye

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca yat idam ghoram aśraddheyam iva anṛtam
uddiṣṭam asti svit dasyumaryādā yām aham parivarjaye

1. Yudhiṣṭhira said: 'This dreadful, unbelievable, and untrue matter that has been set forth—is it perhaps a rule for plunderers which I should completely avoid?'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• इदम् (idam) - this

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible

• उद्दिष्टम् (uddiṣṭam) - described, indicated, set forth

• अश्रद्धेयम् (aśraddheyam) - unbelievable, incredible

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untrue, false, falsehood

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• स्वित् (svit) - perhaps, indeed (interrogative particle)

• दस्युमर्यादा (dasyumaryādā) - rule of robbers, code for plunderers

• याम् (yām) - which

• अहम् (aham) - I

• परिवर्जये (parivarjaye) - I should avoid, I should shun

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava); steady in battle

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

Root: ghur (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

उद्दिष्टम् (uddiṣṭam) - described, indicated, set forth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uddiṣṭa

uddiṣṭa - described, indicated, directed, pointed out, set forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'diś' with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

अश्रद्धेयम् (aśraddheyam) - unbelievable, incredible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśraddheya

aśraddheya - unbelievable, incredible, not to be trusted

Gerundive

Derived from 'śrad-dhā' (to believe) with negative prefix 'a'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śraddheya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• śraddheya – to be believed, credible
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from śrad-dhā (to believe) + ya
  Prefix: śrad
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untrue, false, falsehood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untrue, false, falsehood; disorder, chaos

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

स्वित् (svit) - perhaps, indeed (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

दस्युमर्यादा (dasyumaryādā) - rule of robbers, code for plunderers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dasyumaryādā

dasyumaryādā - rule/limit/code of robbers/plunderers

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dasyu+maryādā)

• dasyu – robber, brigand, enemy, plunderer
  noun (masculine)
• maryādā – limit, boundary, rule, law, code of conduct
  noun (feminine)

याम् (yām) - which

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

परिवर्जये (parivarjaye) - I should avoid, I should shun

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vṛj

Optative Active

1st person singular, optative mood, active voice, Ātmanepada form (often used for desire/permission)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 1)