महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-201, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
श्रूयतां भरतश्रेष्ठ यन्मा त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।
प्रजानां पतयो ये स्म दिक्षु प्रत्येकशः स्मृताः ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
śrūyatāṁ bharataśreṣṭha yanmā tvaṁ paripṛcchasi ,
prajānāṁ patayo ye sma dikṣu pratyekaśaḥ smṛtāḥ.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca śrūyatām bharataśreṣṭha yat mā tvam
paripṛcchasi prajānām patayaḥ ye sma dikṣu pratyekaśaḥ smṛtāḥ

2. bharataśreṣṭha! tvam yat mā paripṛcchasi tat śrūyatām.
ye sma prajānām patayaḥ dikṣu pratyekaśaḥ smṛtāḥ.

2. Bhīṣma said, "O best among the Bhāratas, listen to what you ask of me. These are the lords of creation (prajā) who are remembered individually in each of the directions."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - listen (imperative command) (let it be heard, listen)

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bhārata dynasty, an address to Yudhiṣṭhira (O best of Bharatas)

• यत् (yat) - what (referring to the question) (which, what, that)

• मा (mā) - me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask, you inquire

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creation or progeny (of beings, of creatures, of progeny, of creation)

• पतयः (patayaḥ) - lords or progenitors (lords, masters, rulers)

• ये (ye) - who (plural), which (plural)

• स्म (sma) - indeed, emphasizing the identification of the lords (indeed, verily (particle often used with present tense to denote past action, or for emphasis))

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all cardinal directions (in the directions)

• प्रत्येकशः (pratyekaśaḥ) - individually, severally, one by one

• स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are known or referred to as (remembered, considered, known as)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of Devavrata, son of Śāntanu), terrible

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Prefix:

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - listen (imperative command) (let it be heard, listen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Prefix:

Root: śru (class 5)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bhārata dynasty, an address to Yudhiṣṭhira (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of a king, a descendant of whom are the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Prefix:
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix:

यत् (yat) - what (referring to the question) (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

मा (mā) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask, you inquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pari-prach

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of creation or progeny (of beings, of creatures, of progeny, of creation)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, creatures, subjects, people, creation

Prefix:

Root: jan (class 4)

पतयः (patayaḥ) - lords or progenitors (lords, masters, rulers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler

ये (ye) - who (plural), which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

स्म (sma) - indeed, emphasizing the identification of the lords (indeed, verily (particle often used with present tense to denote past action, or for emphasis))

(indeclinable)

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all cardinal directions (in the directions)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

प्रत्येकशः (pratyekaśaḥ) - individually, severally, one by one

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'pratyeka' (each, every single) with suffix -śaḥ

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are known or referred to as (remembered, considered, known as)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, known, traditional

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'smṛ' (to remember)

Prefix:

Root: smṛ (class 1)