महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-202, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
पितामह महाप्राज्ञ युधि सत्यपराक्रम ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि कार्त्स्न्येन कृष्णमव्ययमीश्वरम् ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
pitāmaha mahāprājña yudhi satyaparākrama ,
śrotumicchāmi kārtsnyena kṛṣṇamavyayamīśvaram.

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca pitāmaha mahāprājña yudhi satyaparākrama
śrotum icchāmi kārtsnyena kṛṣṇam avyayam īśvaram

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca pitāmaha mahāprājña satyaparākrama
yudhi kṛṣṇam avyayam īśvaram kārtsnyena śrotum icchāmi

1. Yudhishthira said: O Grandfather, O greatly wise one, whose prowess in battle is true, I wish to hear completely about Krishna, the immutable Lord.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather Bhishma! (O Grandfather!)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise Bhishma! (O greatly wise one!)

• युधि (yudhi) - in battle, during war

• सत्यपराक्रम (satyaparākrama) - O Bhishma, whose prowess in battle is true! (whose valor is truth, truly valorous, truly mighty)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, in order to hear

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, fully

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - about Krishna

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - the immutable Krishna (the immutable, the imperishable)

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - Krishna, who is the Lord (the Lord, the controller)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira, steady in battle

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudh – battle, war
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – steady, firm, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular formation of the perfect tense.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather Bhishma! (O Grandfather!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahma (as the great father)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+mahā)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise Bhishma! (O greatly wise one!)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• prājña – wise, intelligent, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √jñā (to know) with 'pra' prefix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Adjective modifying the addressed 'Grandfather'.

युधि (yudhi) - in battle, during war

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yudh

yudh - battle, fight, war

Note: Modifies 'satyaparākrama'.

सत्यपराक्रम (satyaparākrama) - O Bhishma, whose prowess in battle is true! (whose valor is truth, truly valorous, truly mighty)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of satyaparākrama

satyaparākrama - truly valorous, one whose prowess is truth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+parākrama)

• satya – truth, real, true
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, heroism
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √kram (to step, stride) with 'parā' prefix.
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying the addressed 'Grandfather'.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, in order to hear

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Infinitive verb form, used with 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, entirely, fully

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - totality, completeness, entireness

Derived from 'kṛtsna' (whole, entire) with the suffix '-ya'.

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'śrotum icchāmi'.

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - about Krishna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a name of Viṣṇu), black, dark

Note: Object of 'śrotum'.

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - the immutable Krishna (the immutable, the imperishable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying; an indeclinable word

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – decay, expense, loss
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'Kṛṣṇa'.

ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - Krishna, who is the Lord (the Lord, the controller)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - master, lord, ruler, supreme being

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'Kṛṣṇam'.