महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-226, verse-1

व्यास उवाच ।
भूतग्रामे नियुक्तं यत्तदेतत्कीर्तितं मया ।
ब्राह्मणस्य तु यत्कृत्यं तत्ते वक्ष्यामि पृच्छते ॥१॥

1. vyāsa uvāca ,
bhūtagrāme niyuktaṁ yattadetatkīrtitaṁ mayā ,
brāhmaṇasya tu yatkṛtyaṁ tatte vakṣyāmi pṛcchate.

1. Vyāsaḥ uvāca | bhūtagrāme niyuktam yat tat etat kīrtitam
mayā | brāhmaṇasya tu yat kṛtyam tat te vakṣyāmi pṛcchate

1. Vyāsaḥ uvāca bhūtagrāme yat niyuktam tat etat mayā kīrtitam
tu brāhmaṇasya yat kṛtyam tat te pṛcchate vakṣyāmi

1. Vyasa said: What was appointed in the realm of beings (bhūtagrāma)—that has been described by me. Now, what is the duty of a Brahmin—that I shall tell to you, who are asking.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (name of the sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भूतग्रामे (bhūtagrāme) - in the realm of beings, in the aggregate of creatures

• नियुक्तम् (niyuktam) - appointed, engaged, assigned

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• तत् (tat) - that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - described, proclaimed, mentioned

• मया (mayā) - by me

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty, action to be done, proper action

• तत् (tat) - that

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I shall tell, I will speak

• पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - to the one asking, for the questioner

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (name of the sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Vyāsa

Vyāsa - Vyasa (name of the sage, author of Mahābhārata, Purāṇas etc.)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

भूतग्रामे (bhūtagrāme) - in the realm of beings, in the aggregate of creatures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūtagrāma

bhūtagrāma - aggregate of beings, multitude of creatures, realm of elements

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhūta+grāma)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• grāma – village, multitude, collection, aggregate
  noun (masculine)

नियुक्तम् (niyuktam) - appointed, engaged, assigned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niyukta

niyukta - appointed, engaged, assigned, employed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yuj (to join, apply) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this (demonstrative pronoun)

कीर्तितम् (kīrtitam) - described, proclaimed, mentioned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - described, proclaimed, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kīrt (to mention, praise, describe)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty, action to be done, proper action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - duty, action to be done, proper action

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I shall tell, I will speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - to the one asking, for the questioner

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, inquiring

Present Active Participle

Derived from root prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)