महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-252, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
सूक्ष्मं साधु समादिष्टं भवता धर्मलक्षणम् ।
प्रतिभा त्वस्ति मे काचित्तां ब्रूयामनुमानतः ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
sūkṣmaṁ sādhu samādiṣṭaṁ bhavatā dharmalakṣaṇam ,
pratibhā tvasti me kācittāṁ brūyāmanumānataḥ.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca sūkṣmam sādhu samādiṣṭam bhavatā
dharma-lakṣaṇam pratibhā tu asti me kācit tām brūyām anumānataḥ

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca bhavatā sūkṣmam sādhu dharma-lakṣaṇam
samādiṣṭam tu me kācit pratibhā asti tām anumānataḥ brūyām

1. Yudhiṣṭhira said: "The subtle characteristic of natural law (dharma) has been well explained by you. However, I have a certain intuition, which I would like to state through inference."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun) (Yudhiṣṭhira)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• सूक्ष्मम् (sūkṣmam) - subtle (subtle, minute, delicate)

• साधु (sādhu) - well, properly (well, properly, rightly, good, virtuous)

• समादिष्टम् (samādiṣṭam) - well explained, properly instructed (well taught, properly instructed, explained)

• भवता (bhavatā) - by you (by you (respectful))

• धर्म-लक्षणम् (dharma-lakṣaṇam) - characteristic of natural law (dharma) (characteristic of natural law, definition of duty)

• प्रतिभा (pratibhā) - intuition, insight (intuition, flash of insight, intellect, splendor)

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

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मे (me) - my, of me (to me, for me, my, of me)

• काचित् (kācit) - a certain, some (some, any (feminine))

• ताम् (tām) - that (intuition) (her, that (feminine accusative))

• ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I would like to state (I would say, I should speak)

• अनुमानतः (anumānataḥ) - by inference (by inference, through conjecture)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun) (Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

Compound: yudhi (locative of yudh 'battle') + sthira (firm).

Compound type : Aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight, war
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

Reduplicated perfect form of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

सूक्ष्मम् (sūkṣmam) - subtle (subtle, minute, delicate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate, intangible

साधु (sādhu) - well, properly (well, properly, rightly, good, virtuous)

(indeclinable)

Can be an adjective or an adverb. Here it functions as an adverb.

Root: sādh (class 5)

समादिष्टम् (samādiṣṭam) - well explained, properly instructed (well taught, properly instructed, explained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samādiṣṭa

samādiṣṭa - instructed, taught, commanded, explained, well-directed

Past Passive Participle

From root diś with prefixes sam and ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Predicate.

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (by you (respectful))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite form)

Present Active Participle (from bhū)

Functions as a respectful second-person pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'samādiṣṭam'.

धर्म-लक्षणम् (dharma-lakṣaṇam) - characteristic of natural law (dharma) (characteristic of natural law, definition of duty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharma-lakṣaṇa

dharma-lakṣaṇa - characteristic of natural law (dharma), definition of duty, sign of righteousness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+lakṣaṇa)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious ordinance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition, token
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root lakṣ
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Subject of 'samādiṣṭam'.

प्रतिभा (pratibhā) - intuition, insight (intuition, flash of insight, intellect, splendor)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratibhā

pratibhā - intuition, flash of insight, intellect, genius, splendor, manifestation

From root bhā with prefix prati.

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

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

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of as

Present Tense (Laṭ Lakāra)

3rd person singular present active indicative of as.

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - my, of me (to me, for me, my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun, enclitic form for genitive/dative singular.

Note: Possessive.

काचित् (kācit) - a certain, some (some, any (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, any

Indefinite pronoun formed by ka + cid. Feminine nominative singular.

Note: Adjective pronoun modifying 'pratibhā'.

ताम् (tām) - that (intuition) (her, that (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Feminine accusative singular of tad.

Note: Object of 'brūyām'.

ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I would like to state (I would say, I should speak)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (Vidhi-liṅ) of brū

Optative/Potential Mood (Vidhi-liṅ Lakāra)

1st person singular active of brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

अनुमानतः (anumānataḥ) - by inference (by inference, through conjecture)

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -tas (indicating 'from', 'by means of').

Prefix: anu

Root: mā (class 3)