महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-212, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
जनको जनदेवस्तु ज्ञापितः परमर्षिणा ।
पुनरेवानुपप्रच्छ सांपराये भवाभवौ ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
janako janadevastu jñāpitaḥ paramarṣiṇā ,
punarevānupapraccha sāṁparāye bhavābhavau.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca janakaḥ janadevaḥ tu jñāpitaḥ paramarṣiṇā
punaḥ eva anupaprachcha sāmparāye bhavābhavau

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca janakaḥ janadevaḥ tu paramarṣiṇā
jñāpitaḥ punaḥ eva sāmparāye bhavābhavau anupaprachcha

1. Bhishma said: King Janaka, having been instructed by the great sage, again inquired about existence and non-existence (bhava-abhava) in the context of the hereafter (saṃparāya).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a character)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he/she said

• जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka (name of a king)

• जनदेवः (janadevaḥ) - King Janaka, the king of men (king of men, lord of people)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• ज्ञापितः (jñāpitaḥ) - having been informed, instructed, enlightened

• परमर्षिणा (paramarṣiṇā) - by the great sage

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• अनुपप्रछ्छ (anupaprachcha) - he/she inquired, questioned

• साम्पराये (sāmparāye) - regarding the next world, in the context of the hereafter, in a future state

• भवाभवौ (bhavābhavau) - existence and non-existence, being and non-being, birth and death

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a character)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he/she said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of uvāca

Root: vac (class 2)

जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (a renowned king of Videha, father of Sītā)

जनदेवः (janadevaḥ) - King Janaka, the king of men (king of men, lord of people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janadeva

janadeva - king of men, lord of people

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jana+deva)

• jana – man, person, people
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity, king, lord
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ज्ञापितः (jñāpitaḥ) - having been informed, instructed, enlightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñāpita

jñāpita - informed, instructed, enlightened, made known

Past Passive Participle (Causal)

Derived from the causal stem of jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

परमर्षिणा (paramarṣiṇā) - by the great sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramarṣi

paramarṣi - great sage, supreme seer

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (parama+ṛṣi)

• parama – highest, supreme, best
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

अनुपप्रछ्छ (anupaprachcha) - he/she inquired, questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of prachch

Prefix: anu

Root: prachch (class 6)

साम्पराये (sāmparāye) - regarding the next world, in the context of the hereafter, in a future state

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃparāya

saṁparāya - future state, hereafter, next world, transition, final struggle

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: i (class 2)

भवाभवौ (bhavābhavau) - existence and non-existence, being and non-being, birth and death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of bhavābhava

bhavābhava - existence and non-existence, being and non-being, birth and death

Compound type : Dvandva (bhava+abhava)

• bhava – existence, being, birth, state of being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhava – non-existence, non-being, death
  noun (masculine)