महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-273, verse-34

ततो वृक्षौषधितृणं समाहूय पितामहः ।
इममर्थं महाराज वक्तुं समुपचक्रमे ॥३४॥

34. tato vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇaṁ samāhūya pitāmahaḥ ,
imamarthaṁ mahārāja vaktuṁ samupacakrame.

34. tataḥ vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam samāhūya pitāmahaḥ
imam artham mahārāja vaktum samupacakrame

34. tataḥ pitāmahaḥ vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam samāhūya,
mahārāja,
imam artham vaktum samupacakrame

34. Then, having summoned the trees, herbs, and grasses, the Grandfather (Brahmā) began, O great king, to speak about this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, therefrom, after that)

• वृक्षौषधितृणम् (vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam) - all forms of vegetation (trees, herbs, and grasses)

• समाहूय (samāhūya) - having convened, having called forth (having summoned, having called together)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (the grandfather)

• इमम् (imam) - this particular (this)

• अर्थम् (artham) - matter, topic (meaning, purpose, object, matter, wealth)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O great king)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak about (to speak, to say, to tell)

• समुपचक्रमे (samupacakrame) - began to speak (began, undertook, commenced)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

वृक्षौषधितृणम् (vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇam) - all forms of vegetation (trees, herbs, and grasses)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇa

vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇa - trees, herbs, and grasses

Dvandva compound of vṛkṣa, auṣadhi, and tṛṇa

Compound type : dvandva (vṛkṣa+auṣadhi+tṛṇa)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• auṣadhi – herb, medicinal plant
  noun (feminine)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)

Note: The singular ending for a collective dvandva compound.

समाहूय (samāhūya) - having convened, having called forth (having summoned, having called together)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with prefix 'sam' + 'ā' + √hvā/hve (to call)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: hvā/hve (class 1)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (the grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, great ancestor, Brahmā

'pitā' (father) + 'maha' (great)

Compound type : karmadharaya (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, large
  adjective

Note: Refers to Brahmā.

इमम् (imam) - this particular (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'artham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - matter, topic (meaning, purpose, object, matter, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, matter, wealth

Root: arth (class 10)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

mahā (great) + rājan (king)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak about (to speak, to say, to tell)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

समुपचक्रमे (samupacakrame) - began to speak (began, undertook, commenced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kram

Perfect tense, middle voice, with prefixes 'sam' and 'upa'

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: kram (class 1)