महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
आद्यन्तं सर्वभूतानां श्रोतुमिच्छामि कौरव ।
ध्यानं कर्म च कालं च तथैवायुर्युगे युगे ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
ādyantaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ śrotumicchāmi kaurava ,
dhyānaṁ karma ca kālaṁ ca tathaivāyuryuge yuge.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca ādyantam sarvabhūtānām śrotum icchāmi
kaurava dhyānam karma ca kālam ca tathā eva āyuḥ yuge yuge

1. Yudhishthira said: 'O Kaurava, I wish to hear about the beginning and end of all beings, as well as about meditation (dhyāna), action (karma), time, and indeed the lifespan in each age (yuga).'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आद्यन्तम् (ādyantam) - the beginning and the end, from beginning to end

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

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

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava, O descendant of Kuru

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation (dhyāna), contemplation

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed, work

• च (ca) - and

• कालम् (kālam) - time, season, period

• च (ca) - and

• तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in that manner, and also)

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

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life, duration of life

• युगे (yuge) - in the age (yuga), in an age

• युगे (yuge) - in each age (yuga) (in the age (yuga), in an age)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, 'steady in battle')

Compound of 'yudhi' (in battle, locative of 'yudh' 'battle') and 'sthira' (steady).

Compound type : aluk-ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle (locative of 'yudh')
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – steady, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

Irregular perfect form from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

आद्यन्तम् (ādyantam) - the beginning and the end, from beginning to end

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ādyanta

ādyanta - beginning and end, entire, complete

Dvandva compound of 'ādi' (beginning) and 'anta' (end).

Compound type : dvandva (ādi+anta)

• ādi – beginning, first, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings, of all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'bhūta' (being, creature, element).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• bhūta – being, creature, past, element
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of śru

Infinitive

From root 'śru' with suffix 'tum'.

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root 'iṣ'.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava, O descendant of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to Kuru's race

Patronymic from 'kuru'.

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation (dhyāna), contemplation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought, reflection

verbal noun

From root 'dhyai' (to contemplate, meditate).

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śrotum icchāmi'.

कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate resulting from past actions

verbal noun

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix 'man'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'śrotum icchāmi'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - time, season, period

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, proper moment, fate

Note: Object of 'śrotum icchāmi'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, in that manner, and also)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad'.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'tathā'.

आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life, duration of life

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, vital power, duration of life, lifespan

Note: Object of 'śrotum icchāmi'.

युगे (yuge) - in the age (yuga), in an age

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuga

yuga - age, era, epoch, a pair, yoke

Root: yuj

युगे (yuge) - in each age (yuga) (in the age (yuga), in an age)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuga

yuga - age, era, epoch, a pair, yoke

Root: yuj

Note: Repetition of the word indicates 'each' or 'every'.