महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-236, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
प्रोक्ता गृहस्थवृत्तिस्ते विहिता या मनीषिणाम् ।
तदनन्तरमुक्तं यत्तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
proktā gṛhasthavṛttiste vihitā yā manīṣiṇām ,
tadanantaramuktaṁ yattannibodha yudhiṣṭhira.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca proktā gṛhasthavṛttiḥ te vihitā yā
manīṣiṇām tadanantaram uktam yat tat nibodha yudhiṣṭhira

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca yā manīṣiṇām vihitā gṛhasthavṛttiḥ te
proktā tadanantaram yat uktam tat nibodha yudhiṣṭhira

1. Bhishma said: The householder's (gṛhastha) way of life, which is prescribed by the wise, has been thoroughly explained to you. Now, O Yudhishthira, understand what has been spoken thereafter.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the grand-uncle and revered warrior in the Mahabharata (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• प्रोक्ता (proktā) - spoken, declared, explained

• गृहस्थवृत्तिः (gṛhasthavṛttiḥ) - the conduct/way of life of a householder

• ते (te) - to you (Yudhishthira) (to you (dative), of you (genitive))

• विहिता (vihitā) - prescribed, ordained

• या (yā) - which (feminine)

• मनीषिणाम् (manīṣiṇām) - of the wise, of the intelligent

• तदनन्तरम् (tadanantaram) - thereafter, subsequently, immediately after that

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, declared

• यत् (yat) - that which (was spoken) (which, what)

• तत् (tat) - that (which was spoken) (that, it)

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand or take note of this teaching (understand, know, perceive (imperative))

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava brother, the listener to Bhishma's discourse (Yudhishthira)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the grand-uncle and revered warrior in the Mahabharata (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character), terrible, formidable

From root 'bhīṣ' (to frighten)

Root: bhīṣ (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect

Irregular perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रोक्ता (proktā) - spoken, declared, explained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared, narrated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) with prefix 'pra', irregular past participle form.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

गृहस्थवृत्तिः (gṛhasthavṛttiḥ) - the conduct/way of life of a householder

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛhasthavṛtti

gṛhasthavṛtti - householder's way of life, conduct of a householder

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛhastha+vṛtti)

• gṛhastha – householder
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtti – conduct, course of action, way of life, profession
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vṛt' (to be, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

ते (te) - to you (Yudhishthira) (to you (dative), of you (genitive))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विहिता (vihitā) - prescribed, ordained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vihita

vihita - ordained, appointed, arranged, performed, created, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place, set) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

या (yā) - which (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

मनीषिणाम् (manīṣiṇām) - of the wise, of the intelligent

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious, a sage, a thinker

From 'manīṣā' (wisdom, intellect)

तदनन्तरम् (tadanantaram) - thereafter, subsequently, immediately after that

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'tat' (that) + 'anantara' (without interval, next)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+anantara)

• tad – that
  pronoun
• anantara – next, immediate, without interval
  adjective
  Negative 'an' + 'antara' (interval)
  Prefix: an

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, declared

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak), irregular past participle form.

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - that which (was spoken) (which, what)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

तत् (tat) - that (which was spoken) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

निबोध (nibodha) - understand or take note of this teaching (understand, know, perceive (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

Imperative

From root 'budh' (to know) with prefix 'ni', 2nd person singular, imperative mood.

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava brother, the listener to Bhishma's discourse (Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (name of a character), firm in battle

Compound: 'yudhi' (in battle) + 'sthira' (firm, steady)

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle, in war
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of 'yudh' (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, fixed
  adjective
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)